1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
29th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1956 1958 

The 1957 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from February 18 to February 23.
Janet Morgan won her eighth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in a repeat of the 1956 final.[1]

Seeds

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

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Janet Morgan (1) England Mrs B A Powell 9-4 9-0 9-1
England Miss Sheila Speight (2) Wales Miss H E Bond 9-3 9-0 9-3
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3) England Miss J Kinghorn 9-4 9-1 9-6
England Mrs Ruth Turner (4) England Miss A Roynon 9-4 9-1 9-2
England Mrs Rosemary Deloford (5) England Mrs J M Goodin 9-4 9-2 9-4
England Miss D C Herman (6) England Miss P Creek 9-1 9-0 9-3
Wales Mrs Jill Campion (7) England Mrs R B Hawkey 9-3 10-8 9-0
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan (8) England Mrs N A Watkins 9-2 9-1 9-3
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) England Mrs R Nagle 9-2 9-4 9-2
United States Miss M C Willcox England Captain M U Walker w/o
England Mrs J B Watson United States Mrs P White 10-8 10-8 5-9 9-7
United States Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement England Miss A Cloke 9-0 9-2 9-7
England Mrs R Cooper England Miss E L Curtis 9-0 9-0 9-1
United States Mrs Ann Wetzel England Miss T Stevenson 9-5 9-5 9-4
England Miss Ann Mitham England Miss K Abbott 9-4 9-4 9-5
England Miss B Davidson United States Mrs Louisa Manly-Power 9-7 1-9 7-9 10-8 9-5
England Miss J M Gilley England Miss S Jones 9-6 9-2 9-5
United States Mrs Frances Pilling England Mrs P Flower 9-0 4-9 1-9 9-6 9-3
United States Mrs Peggy Carrott England Miss V J Foster 9-5 9-3 9-2
England Mrs J M Hall Wales Mrs C E Harrison 9-0 8-10 9-6 9-4
England Miss M E Gowthorpe Wales Miss M M Hazell 9-4 9-3 9-5
England Miss Daphne Portway England Mrs L Malone 10-9 9-5 1-9 9-5
England Mrs R L Pottinger United States Mrs Charlotte Prizer 7-9 9-5 9-2 9-6
England Miss E Foden England Miss P Gates 9-2 9-1 1-9 9-4
England Miss G Macpherson England Mrs P Colyer 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-7
United States Miss Carol Haussermann England Miss P H Smallwood 9-5 9-1 9-7
Netherlands Miss J Jamin England Miss J Dannatt w/o
England Miss J Butler United States Mrs S Shand 2-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 9-2
United States Miss J McCormick England Miss N Sage 9-3 9-0 9-2
England Miss Ann Price United States Miss A Shephard 9-0 9-7 9-1
United States Mrs B Lewis England Miss S Cook 9-3 10-8 9-0
United States Mrs Betty Constable England Miss J Covell 9-3 9-4 9-4

denotes seed *

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Davidson 9-7 9-0 9-1
England Speight England Gilley 9-4 9-0 9-2
England Townsend United States Pilling 9-0 9-0 9-3
England Turner United States Carrott 9-2 9-1 9-0
England Deloford England Hall 9-1 9-1 9-5
England Herman England Gowthorpe 10-8 2 3
Wales Campion England Portway 9-2 9-4 9-6
Wales Morgan M England Pottinger 9-4 9-1 9-2
England Gotla England Foden 9-4 9-1 9-1
United States Willcox England Macpherson 4-9 10-9 9-5 7-9 9-7
England Watson United States Haussermann 9-2 9-1 9-3
United States Clement Netherlands Jamin 9-0 9-10 9-0 9-1
England Cooper England Butler 9-5 9-1 9-2
United States Wetzel United States McCormick 9-2 8-10 9-6 10-8
England Mitham England Price 9-2 9-3 10-8
United States Constable United States Lewis 9-4 9-2 9-1

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Cooper 9-3 9-4 9-1
England Speight England Gotla 9-1 9-4 9-3
England Turner United States Willcox 9-0 9-0 9-1
Wales Campion England Watson 6-9 9-2 9-1 9-1
England Deloford United States Clement 9-1 9-1 9-2
Wales Morgan M United States Wetzel 6-9 9-5 9-6 9-4
England Herman United States Constable 9-7 9-3 9-2
England Townsend England Mitham 9-3 9-3 9-5

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Deloford 9-2 9-2 7-9 9-4
England Speight Wales Morgan M 9-3 9-3 9-5
England Turner England Herman 10-9 9-0 9-2
Wales Campion England Townsend 9-0 5-9 6-9 9-4 9-2

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Turner 9-6 9-5 9-7
England Speight Wales Campion 9-5 9-0 9-3

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Speight 4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6
Preceded by
1956
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1957
Succeeded by
1958

References

  1. "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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