1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
27th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
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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. Janet Morgan

M E Gowthorpe
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne
Rosemary Walsh
V Lowe
Audrey Bates

Marjorie Townsend

Draw & Results

^[2]

First Round

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

denotes seed *

Second Round

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

Third Round

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

Quarter Finals

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

Semi Finals

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

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Curry	9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4

References

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