Squash tournament held in London, England
British Open Squash Championships | |
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27th Women's British Open Championships | |
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Location | London, England |
Venue | Lansdowne Club |
← 19541956 → |
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.
Seeds
M E Gowthorpe
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne
Rosemary Walsh
V Lowe
Audrey Bates
Draw and results
First round
Player one | Player two | Score |
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V Lowe * | Barbara Knapp | 9-5 9-4 8-10 9-5 |
P Chalk | Capt M U Walker | 9-3 9-0 9-3 |
Judith Tissot | J B Watson | 9-5 9-4 9-3 |
E Wilson | A E Cox | w/o |
D C Herman | W Peile | 9-1 9-1 9-4 |
Margaret Morgan | P M Smith | 9-3 9-7 9-2 |
J P Marshall | V J Mercer | 9-4 9-3 9-0 |
B A Powell | Major Daphne Portway | 10-8 9-4 5-9 9-4 |
Ann Mitham | G Riggall | 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-3 9-0 |
J Covell | Audrey Bates* | w/o |
denotes seed *
Second round
Player one | Player two | Score |
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Janet Morgan * | J Dannatt | 9-2 9-2 9-0 |
Ruth Turner * | E J Boggis | 9-5 9-0 9-0 |
Rosemary Walsh * | A Dudley-Smith | 9-3 9-2 9-1 |
Miss V Lowe * | Margaret Morgan | 6-9 10-8 7-9 8-10 |
M E Gowthorpe * | Marion Craig-Smith | 9-2 9-1 10-8 |
Rachel Byrne* | H Bleasby | 9-5 9-3 9-3 |
P Chalk | K A Abbott | 9-3 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-1 |
Jennifer Pendered | R Nagle | 10-9 9-10 9-1 9-5 |
R B Hawkey | M A Young | w/o |
Judith Tissot | J P Marshall | 9-3 9-5 9-1 |
V A Moore | B A Powell | 9-3 9-6 2-9 5-9 9-7 |
E Wilson | Ann Mitham | 7-9 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-3 |
M M Hazell | S Peskett | 9-1 9-1 9-0 |
E I Mostyn | J M Hall | 9-5 9-3 9-6 |
D C Herman | J Covell | 9-0 9-1 9-6 |
Marjorie Townsend | V J Foster | 9-3 9-1 9-0 |
Third round
Quarter-finals
Player one | Player two | Score |
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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 |
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Morgan | Walsh | 9-4 9-2 9-7 |
Turner | Byrne | 7-9 9-4 9-2 10-9 |
Final
Player one | Player two | Score |
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Morgan | Curry | 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4 |
Preceded by1954 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1955 |
Succeeded by1956 |
References
- "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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