1937 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1937 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 25–31 January 1937.
Margot Lumb won her third consecutive title defeating Mrs Sheila McKechnie in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
16th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Seeds
  1. Margot Lumb
  2. Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke
  3. Sheila McKechnie
  4. Elizabeth Knox

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
Margot Lumbbye
Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbankebye
Miss T Kingbye
Miss E Brettbye
Miss Valerie Dalton-Whitebye
Miss M Riddellbye
Miss H Melsomebye
Mrs G A Murraybye
Mrs Sheila McKechnie Mrs W D Porter9-5 9-0 9-7
Miss Elizabeth Knox Mrs Judith Backhouse8-10 9-1 9-2 9-5
Mrs Margaret Dawnay Miss Marjorie Raphaelw/o
Mrs M G Robertson Miss Ruth Luard9-1 9-1 9-4
Miss E Windsor-Aubrey Mrs H J Stribling9-2 9-4 10-9
Miss U Harris Miss Daphne Colegrave9-3 9-0 9-7
Miss Elizabeth Glascock Miss S M Holroyd9-6 5-9 9-6 9-0
Miss D C Wilcox Miss Elizabeth Manson Bahr9-2 9-3 9-4
Miss N L Kelman Mrs A Knight9-7 3-9 10-8 9-4
Miss M Fraser Mrs Diana Petitpierre9-2 9-3 9-1
Miss G Edwards Miss P Brownw/o
Miss M Grant Miss Peggy Runge9-6 9-3 9-0
Mrs Stella Blaxland-Levick Miss Ursula Foljambe9-2 9-4 9-0
Mrs P L Hervey Miss N Steven9-0 9-2 9-5
Miss A Connell Miss D F Cearns10-8 9-6 9-3
Mrs A Vickers Miss Mary McLintockw/o
Miss H M H Smeeton Mrs S M Greenw/o
Mrs Phyllis Philcox Miss R Vickers9-5 9-5 9-4
Miss Joan Marquis Miss C Babington-Smith9-6 9-6 9-4
Mrs F C Thompson Mrs S B Pakenham9-1 9-6 1-9 9-4
Miss Berenice Lumb Miss E Caldwell9-7 9-5 9-6
Mrs Violet St Clair Morford Mrs D E Patten9-1 9-3 9-4
Miss C Vickers Miss Joan Huntsman9-2 9-2 9-2
Miss Olga Klingenberg Miss K B Jackson9-2 9-0 9-7

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb M Brett9-1 9-0 9-1
Lytton-M Dalton-W9-2 9-5 9-0
McKechnie Blaxland-L9-5 9-4 9-1
Knox Hervey6-9 9-0 9-2 9-4
Dawnay Connell9-1 9-3 9-4
Robertson Vickers9-4 9-0 9-2
Windsor-Aubrey Smeeton9-3 9-0 9-6
Harris Philcox2-9 5-9 9-2 9-6 9-0
King Murray9-10 3-3 ret
Glascock Marquis9-1 10-9 9-4
Wilcox Thompson5-9 9-7 9-2 99-3
Kelman Lumb B9-2 10-8 9-6
Fraser Morford9-2 9-6 0-9 7-9 9-0
Riddell Melsome9-1 9-1 9-1
Edwards Vickers9-2 9-2 9-3
Grant Klingenberg9-2 3-9 9-5 9-4

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb King9-1 9-0 9-5
McKechnie Glascock9-0 9-1 9-0
Robertson Wilcox9-0 9-4 9-4
Windsor-A Kelman9-6 9-4 9-7
Knox Fraser9-5 9-5 0-9 9-1
Lytton-M Riddell9-1 9-2 9-2
Dawnay Edwards4-9 9-7 9-3 9-2
Harris Grant7-9 9-1 9-3 1-9 9-0

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Dawnay9-3 9-1 9-4
McKechnie Robertson9-4 9-4 9-5
Lytton-M Windsor-Aubrey9-1 9-0 9-7
Knox Harris9-3 9-3 9-0

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Knox9-0 9-0 9-2
McKechnie Lytton-M9-2 9-3 1-9 9-5

Final
Player one Player two Score
Lumb McKechnie9-3 9-2 9-0
Preceded by
1936		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1937		 Succeeded by
1938
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References
  1. "Times Archives 1937 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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