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The 1924 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 3–8 December 1923.
Nancy Cave won the title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1923 but in the 1923/24 season so is attributed as being the 1924 event.

Draw and results

Section A (round robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Joyce Cave	Mrs E Tew ++	21-12
Miss Joyce Cave	Miss Eileen Nicholson	21-3
Miss Joyce Cave	Mrs R G De Quetteville +	21-2
Mrs E Tew ++	Miss Eileen Nicholson	21-10
Mrs E Tew ++	Mrs R G De Quetteville +	21-3
Miss Eileen Nicholson	Mrs R G De Quetteville +	21-2

Section B (round robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Reid	21-0
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Cecily Fenwick	21-9
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Joyce Nicholson	21-9
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Reid	21-0
Miss Joyce Nicholson	Miss Reid	21-4
Miss Cecily Fenwick	Miss Joyce Nicholson	21-16

Section C (round robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Miss Lees	21-5
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Mrs Potter	21-3
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Miss V Wagg	21-0
Miss Lees	Mrs Potter	21-4
Miss Lees	Miss V Wagg	21-14
Miss V Wagg	Mrs Potter	21-2

Section D (round robin)

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Phyllis Blake	Miss Joan Huntsman	21-10
Miss Phyllis Blake	Mrs Johnson	21-15
Miss Phyllis Blake	Miss P Slagg	21-10
Miss Joan Huntsman	Mrs Johnson	21-14
Miss Joan Huntsman	Miss P Slagg	21-15
Mrs Johnson	Miss P Slagg	w/o

Second round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Joan Huntsman	15-5 15-4
Miss Joyce Cave	Miss Lees	15-3 15-4
Miss Sylvia Huntsman	Miss Cecily Fenwick	15-11 15-11
Miss Phyllis Blake	Hon Mrs Edward Tew ++	15-61 15-12

Semi finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Sylvia Huntsman	15-10 15-5
Miss Joyce Cave	Miss Phyllis Blake	15-1 15-7

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Nancy Cave	Miss Joyce Cave	15-8 15-13

+ Mrs R G De Quetteville (née Molly Austin-Cartmell)
++ Honourable Mrs Edward Tew (née Catherine Hawke)

References

1. "Times Archives 1923 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

• Women's British Open Squash Championships
• 1923 in British women's sport
• 1923 sports events in London
• Squash competitions in London
• 1923 in women's squash