1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 25th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953.
Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.[1]
Seeds
Marjorie Townsend
Sheila Speight
M E Gowthorpe
Audrey Bates
Alice Teague
Charlotte Prizer
A V M Isaac
Barbara Laussat Clement
M Short
Blanche Day
Barbara Banks
Pat Gotla née Cowney
Maitland-Griggs
Joan Kock
Ruth TurnerDraw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Morgan (1*) |
bye | |
| Mrs Marjorie Townsend* |
bye | |
| Miss S C Palmer |
bye | |
| Miss M J Williams |
bye | |
| Sheila Speight * |
Miss Barbara Knapp |
9-3 9-2 9-0 |
| Miss Rosermay Walsh |
Mrs D M Cooper |
9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5 |
| Miss M E Gowthorpe* |
Mrs R A Johnson |
w/o |
| Mrs Alice Teague* |
Mrs J L C Cox |
9-2 9-1 9-6 |
| Miss Audrey Bates* |
Mrs D Rich |
9-6 9-3 9-1 |
| Mrs Margot Harris |
Miss P Smith |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert |
Mrs R B R Wilson |
9-5 9-5 9-5 |
| Miss M M Hazell |
Miss J Mallen |
9-6 9-3 9-6 |
| Miss A Cloke |
Miss Joan Kock* |
4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5 |
| Miss B Holworthy |
Mrs Ruth Turner * |
w/o |
| Mrs Margaret Dawnay |
Miss V M J McLernon |
9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Mrs Charlotte Prizer* |
Miss Rachel Byrne |
w/o |
| Miss J P Mead |
Miss J M Hall |
9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6 |
| Miss A V M Isaac* |
Miss M M Sturge |
9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3 |
| Mrs E Mostyn |
Mrs S Bowyer |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement * |
Miss H A Tucker |
9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7 |
| Major Daphne Portway |
Miss J Watkins |
9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3 |
| Miss K A C Martin |
Mrs R B Hawkey |
9-4 9-6 9-0 |
| Mrs R Nagle |
Mrs M A Williams |
6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2 |
| Mrs M Short* |
Miss Barraclough |
w/o |
| Mrs Blanche Day* |
Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes |
9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4 |
| Miss K A Abbott |
Mrs Frances Pilling |
9-4 9-1 9-0 |
| Mrs G Riggall |
 Mrs G W Band |
9-5 9-0 9-5 |
| Miss Margaret Morgan |
Mrs B A Powell |
5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7 |
| Mrs J B Watson |
Mrs Maitland-Griggs* |
9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1 |
| Miss J Stevens |
Captain M E Maclagan |
9-6 9-4 9-4 |
| Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* |
Miss Barbara Banks* |
9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4 |
| Mrs H Bleasby |
Miss W Peile |
w/o |
seed *
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J |
Palmer |
w/o |
| Townsend |
Williams |
9-4 9-2 9-3 |
| Speight |
Mostyn |
9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8 |
| Walsh |
Clement |
9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| Gowthorpe |
Portway |
9-4 9-3 9-4 |
| Teague |
Martin |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Bates |
Nagle |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Harris |
Short |
9-0 9-0 9-4 |
| Lacy-Hulbert |
Day |
9-4 9-1 9-1 |
| Hazell |
Abbott |
9-4 9-6 9-0 |
| Cloke |
Riggall |
0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4 |
| Holworthy |
Morgan M |
0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8 |
| Dawnay |
Watson |
3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1 |
| Prizer |
Stevens |
9-5 9-3 9-1 |
| Mead |
Gotla |
10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7 |
| Isaac AV M |
Bleasby |
7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Lacy-Hulbert |
9-5 9-1 9-2 |
| Townsend |
Hazell |
9-5 9-4 9-1 |
| Speight |
Cloke |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Walsh |
Holworthy |
9-2 9-4 9-7 |
| Gowthorpe |
Dawnay |
9-2 9-0 9-3 |
| Teague |
Prizer |
9-0 9-3 9-0 |
| Bates |
Mead |
9-1 9-2 9-5 |
| Harris |
Isaac |
10-9 9-2 9-4 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Gowthorpe |
9-5 9-1 9-2 |
| Townsend |
Teague |
2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8 |
| Speight |
Bates |
9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0 |
| Walsh |
Harris |
9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Speight |
9-6 9-1 9-6 |
| Townsend |
Walsh |
9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Townsend |
9-4 9-2 9-4 |
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.