1948 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1948 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 19–25 January 1948.
Joan Curry won her second title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
20th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

Seeds

1. Joan Curry
2. Janet Morgan
3. Alice Teague
4. Margaret Carlisle

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Joan Curry		bye
Janet Morgan		bye
Miss M H Palmer		bye
Mrs J Hall		bye
Miss M Piper		bye
Mrs M G Magniac		bye
Miss R Howard		bye
Miss P Sutherland		bye
Mrs Alice Teague	Mrs D Hobson	9-4 9-2 9-0
Miss Margaret Carlisle	Miss J Taylor	9-2 9-0 9-2
Mrs Margot Harris	Miss M E Sarel	9-0 9-0 9-2
Miss Myriam De Borman	Miss P R Read	9-1 9-4 9-0
Mrs Betty Hilton	Miss U Trott	9-1 9-6 9-5
Miss Betty Cooke	Mrs L E Lefevre	w/o
Mrs Peggy Dawson-Scott	Mrs J L C Cox	10-8 9-1 3-9 9-5
Miss Pat Cowney	Miss P A Morse	9-0 9-2 9-0
Mrs Violet St Clair Morford	Mrs W D Porter	9-3 2-9 9-5 9-3
Mrs V Leakey	Miss Valerie Cooper	9-4 9-2 9-7
Miss Rachel Byrne	Miss Nelly Glamonna	9-2 9-0 9-0
Mrs H Bleasby	Mrs Ginette Germaine	9-0 9-6 9-1
Miss D Salter	Miss D Castle	7-9 9-3 9-5 9-5
Mrs H J Stribling	Mrs G Pottier	9-1 9-6 9-4
Mrs Margaret Dawnay	Miss J M Broad	9-0 9-6 7-9 9-5
Miss Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton	Mrs Lulu Boon	9-6 10-9 9-3
Miss Meg Buxton-Knight	Miss Sheila Speight	9-0 9-3 0-9 6-2 ret
Mrs D F Morgan	Miss K Abbott	9-7 9-3 9-7
Miss V Ord	Mrs E Van der Elst	9-4 9-5 10-8
Mrs R Rathbone	Mrs J Price	4-9 10-8 9-5 9-6
Miss H A Downey	Mrs A F B Standfast	w/o
Miss Rosemary Walsh	Miss Katherine Keith-Steele	9-4 9-0 9-3
Miss K A M Steele	Miss S C Palmer	9-4 9-5 10-8
Miss G James	Miss M A Travers	3-9 9-5 5-9 9-2 10-8

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Palmer	9-4 9-3 9-5
J Morgan	Hall	9-1 9-3 9-6
Teague	Salter	9-0 9-4 9-3
Carlisle	Stribling	9-4 9-1 9-2
Harris	Dawnay	9-6 9-5 10-8
De Borman	de Courcy-Hamilton	9-4 9-3 9-0
Hilton	Buxton-Knight	9-1 9-1 4-9 9-3
Cooke	D F Morgan	9-2 9-4 9-1
Dawson-Scott	Ord	9-5 9-3 9-4
Cowney	Rathbone	5-9 9-3 6-9 5 9-6
St Clair Morford	Dawney	1-9 9-5 9-2 5-9 9-5
Piper	Howard	9-4 9-1 9-2
Leakey	Walsh	9-3 9-3 10-8
Byrne	Steele	9-2 9-6 9-2
Magniac	Sutherland	9-6 9-3 9-3
Bleasby	James	4-9 9-2 3-9 9-1 9-4

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Magniac	9-2 9-7 9-5
Morgan	Piper	9-1 10-8 6-9 9-1
Teague	Byrne	9-0 9-4 9-1
Carlisle	Dawson-Scott	9-0 9-3 9-5
Hilton	Harris	9-2 9-4 9-2
De Borman	Cowmey	10-8 9-7 9-9
Bleasby	Leakey	9-3 9-3 1-9 5-9 9-5
Cooke	St Clair-Morford	9-2 9-2 9-2

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Hilton	9-1 9-0 7-9 9-2
Curry	Cooke	3-9 9-1 9-2 9-3
Teague	Bleasby	9-5 9-2 9-1
Carlisle	De Borman	9-7 9-2 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Teague	9-1 7-9 9-6 9-1
Curry	Carlisle	9-2 9-3 9-4

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Morgan	9-5 9-0 9-10 6-9 10-8

Preceded by 1947	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1948	Succeeded by 1949

References

1. "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.