1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
26th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 February 1954.
Janet Morgan won her fifth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Janet Morgan
2. Sheila Speight

Marjorie Townsend
M E Gowthorpe
Alice Teague
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne

Rosemary Walsh

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Janet Morgan (1*)		bye
Miss Sheila Speight (2*)		bye
Miss W Peile		bye
Miss J Dannatt		bye
Mrs E I Jonas		bye
Miss Rosemary Walsh*		bye
Miss D Chalk		bye
Mrs Bobs Whitehead		bye
Miss Rachel Byrne*		bye
Miss E J Boggis		bye
Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)		bye
Mrs J B Watson		bye
Mrs Margaret Dawnay		bye
Miss M H Palmer		bye
Miss D C Herman		bye
Mrs Ruth Turner*	Miss Judith Tissot	9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7
Mrs Alice Teague*	Mrs Jennifer Pendered	9-2 9-4 9-3
Miss M E Gowthorpe *	Mrs S Cooper	9-3 9-1 9-1
Mrs Marjorie Townsend*	Miss J Covell	9-4 9-0 9-1
Miss Margaret Morgan	Miss M M Hazell	9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6
Mrs J M Hall	Miss Barbara Knapp	9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3
Miss P Smith	Miss Marion Craig-Smith	w/o
Mrs Fran Marshall	Captain M U Walker	w/o
Miss V Moore	Mrs N A Watkins	9-2 9-0 9-2
Miss J P Marshall	Miss M Young	9-3 9-3 9-3
Major Daphne Portway	Mrs R B Hawkey	10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2
Miss E Wilson	Miss S C Palmer	8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2
Mrs R E G Parsons	Miss E J Boggis	w/o
Mrs R Nagle	Mrs L Lefevre	9-3 9-2 9-1
Mrs R B R Wilson	Miss Ann Mitham	9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7
Miss J Watkins	Miss K Abbott	9-0 9-5 9-6
Mrs J E Manning	Miss Katherine Keith-Steele	w/o

denotes seed *

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan J	Whitehead	9-1 9-0 9-0
Speight	Dannatt	9-3 9-2 9-1
Turner	Marshall	2-9 9-3 9-2 9-1
Teague	Watson	9-4 9-2 9-1
Gowthorpe	Moore	9-1 9-3 9-2
Byrne	Dawnay	w/o
Walsh	Palmer	9-2 9-2 9-2
Townsend	Marshall	9-3 9-5 9-5
Powell	Herman	10-8 7-9 9-2 9-3
Gotla	Jonas	9-4 9-4 9-2
Morgan M	Manning	9-3 9-5 7-9 10-9
Pelle	Portway	9-0 9-2 9-0
Watson	Wilson	9-6 9-1 9-1
Chalk	Parsons	9-3 9-1 9-7
Hall	Nagle	9-7 9-1 7-9 9-3
Smith	Wilson	4-9 9-2 9-6 10-9

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan J	Powell	9-2 9-0 9-3
Speight	Gotla	9-3 9-2 9-1
Turner	Morgan M	9-6 9-0 9-3
Teague	Pelle	9-3 9-3 9-0
Byrne	Watson	9-4 9-6 9-0
Walsh	Chalk	9-1 9-3 9-0
Gowthorpe	Hall	6-9 9-6 9-6 9-3
Townsend	Smith	6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Byrne	9-0 9-1 6-9 9-2
Speight	Walsh	9-2 9-5 9-3
Turner	Gowthorpe	9-6 9-5 9-2
Teague	Townsend	9-4 5-9 9-1 8-9 9-4

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Turner	9-1 9-3 9-2
Speight	Teague	9-5 9-1 9-2

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Speight	9-3 9-1 9-7

References

1. "Times Archives 1954 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.