1956 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
28th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1955 1957 

The 1956 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1956.
Janet Morgan won her seventh consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. England Miss Janet Morgan
  2. England Miss Sheila Speight
  3. England Mrs Marjorie Townsend
  4. England Mrs Ruth Turner
  5. Wales Mrs Jill Campion
  6. England Miss M E Gowthorpe
  7. England Mrs Rosemary Deloford
  8. England Miss D C Herman

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) England Miss N Sage 9-1 9-0 9-0
England Miss D C Herman (8) England Miss A V M Isaac 9-10 9-2 9-2 9-1
England Miss Daphne Portway England Miss S Jones 9-6 9-4 9-3
England Mrs R Cooper England Miss P Flower 9-0 9-0 9-0
England Miss Jenifer Gidwell England Miss A Doe 9-6 9-2 9-7
England Mrs P Colyer England Miss J M Gilley 10-8 9-4 9-2
England Miss J Duckit England Miss J Covell w/o
England Miss W Peile England Mrs R L Pottinger 9-5 9-5 9-3

denotes seed *

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Janet Morgan (1) England Mrs J B Watson w/o
England Miss Sheila Speight (2) England Mrs B A Powell 9-5 9-0 9-0
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3) England Miss J Dannatt 9-6 9-2 9-2
England Mrs Ruth Turner (4) England Mrs R B Wilson 9-0 9-4 9-2
Wales Mrs Jill Campion (5) England Miss E Wilson w/o
England Miss M E Gowthorpe (6) England Miss J M Martin 9-7 9-0 9-1
England Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) England Miss Jenifer Gidwell 8-10 9-1 4-9 9-2 9-0
England Miss D C Herman (8) England Mrs P Colyer 9-3 9-2 9-3
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan England Mrs R B Hawkey 9-2 9-1 9-2
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) England Miss S Peskett 9-0 9-2 10-8
England Mrs R Nagle England Miss P Gates 9-4 9-3 9-3
England Miss Daphne Portway England Miss J Duckit 9-4 9-5 9-0
England Mrs R Cooper England Miss W Peile 9-1 9-1 9-0
England Mrs H Bleasby England Miss P H Smallwood 9-2 9-7 9-1
South Africa Miss D Lange England Miss Ann Mitham 9-0 9-5 9-2
England Mrs J M Hall England Miss V M J McLernon 9-3 9-6 9-5

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J (1) England Hall 9-3 9-2 9-4
England Speight (2) England Bleasby 9-2 9-3 9-2
England Townsend (3) England Lange 9-1 9-3 9-3
England Turner (4) Wales Morgan M 9-7 9-2 9-3
Wales Campion (5) England Nagle 9-3 3-9 9-5 9-2
England Gowthorpe (6) England Gotla 10-9 9-2 9-4
England Deloford (7) England Portway 9-7 9-4 9-0
England Herman (8) England Cooper 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-7

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J (1) Wales Campion (5) 9-4 9-6 9-2
England Speight (2) England Gowthorpe (6) 9-5 10-8 9-7
England Townsend (3) England Herman (8)10-9 9-4 5-9 9-6
England Turner (4) England Deloford (7) 1-9 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-5

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan (1) England Turner (4) 9-2 9-2 9-7
England Speight (2) England Townsend (3) 9-0 9-3 9-6

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan (1) England Speight (2) 9-6 9-4 9-2
Preceded by
1955
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1956
Succeeded by
1957

References

  1. "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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