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. England Janet Morgan
  2. England Sheila Speight

England Marjorie Townsend
England M E Gowthorpe
England Alice Teague
England Ruth Turner
Wales Rachel Byrne

England Rosemary Walsh

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

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

denotes seed *

Second Round

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

Third Round

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

Quarter Finals

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

Semi Finals

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

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Speight 9-3 9-1 9-7
Preceded by
1953
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1954
Succeeded by
1955

References

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