1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
27th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1954 1956 

The 1955 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 7–12 December 1954.
Janet Morgan won her sixth consecutive title defeating Ruth Turner in the final. The competition was held during December 1954 but formed part of the 1954/1955 season.[1]

Seeds

  1. England Janet Morgan

England M E Gowthorpe
England Ruth Turner
Wales Rachel Byrne
England Rosemary Walsh
South Africa V Lowe
Wales Audrey Bates

England Marjorie Townsend

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
South Africa Miss V Lowe * England Miss Barbara Knapp 9-5 9-4 8-10 9-5
England Mrs P Chalk England Capt M U Walker 9-3 9-0 9-3
Australia Miss Judith Tissot England Mrs J B Watson 9-5 9-4 9-3
England Miss E Wilson England Mrs A E Cox w/o
England Miss D C Herman England Miss W Peile 9-1 9-1 9-4
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan England Miss P M Smith 9-3 9-7 9-2
England Miss J P Marshall England Mrs V J Mercer 9-4 9-3 9-0
England Mrs B A Powell England Major Daphne Portway 10-8 9-4 5-9 9-4
England Miss Ann Mitham England Mrs G Riggall 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-3 9-0
England Miss J Covell Wales Miss Audrey Bates* w/o

denotes seed *

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Janet Morgan * England Miss J Dannatt 9-2 9-2 9-0
England Mrs Ruth Turner * England Miss E J Boggis 9-5 9-0 9-0
England Miss Rosemary Walsh * England Miss A Dudley-Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1
South Africa Miss V Lowe * Wales Miss Margaret Morgan 6-9 10-8 7-9 8-10
England Miss M E Gowthorpe * England Miss Marion Craig-Smith 9-2 9-1 10-8
Wales Miss Rachel Byrne* England Mrs H Bleasby 9-5 9-3 9-3
England Mrs P Chalk England Miss K A Abbott 9-3 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-1
England Mrs Jennifer Pendered England Mrs R Nagle 10-9 9-10 9-1 9-5
England Mrs R B Hawkey England Miss M A Young w/o
Australia Miss Judith Tissot England Miss J P Marshall 9-3 9-5 9-1
England Miss V A Moore England Mrs B A Powell 9-3 9-6 2-9 5-9 9-7
England Miss E Wilson England Miss Ann Mitham 7-9 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-3
Wales Miss M M Hazell England Miss S Peskett 9-1 9-1 9-0
England Mrs E I Mostyn England Mrs J M Hall 9-5 9-3 9-6
England Miss D C Herman England Miss J Covell 9-0 9-1 9-6
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend England Miss V J Foster 9-3 9-1 9-0

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Mostyn 9-1 9-2 9-1
England Turner England Pendered 9-5 7-9 9-4 10-8
England Walsh England Chalk 9-2 9-2 9-4
England Gowthorpe Wales Hazell 9-0 9-2 9-4
Wales Byrne England Moore 9-2 9-0 9-4
England Townsend England Hawkey 9-0 9-2 9-0
Australia Tissot Wales Morgan M 6-9 9-5 9-7 9-5
England Herman England Wilson 9-0 9-2 9-4

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Townsend 9-3 9-0 9-7
England Turner England Gowthorpe 9-5 9-2 9-3
Wales Byrne Australia Tissot 10-9 4-9 7-9 9-5 9-5
England Walsh England Herman 9-0 9-2 9-6

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Walsh 9-4 9-2 9-7
England Turner Wales Byrne 7-9 9-4 9-2 10-9

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Curry 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4
Preceded by
1954
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1955
Succeeded by
1956

References

  1. "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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