1951 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1951 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 5–11 February 1951.
Janet Morgan won her second title defeating Joan Curry in a repeat of the 1950 final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
23rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

Seeds
  1. Janet Morgan
  2. Joan Curry
  3. Margot Harris
  4. Audrey Bates - withdrew

A V M Isaac
Marjorie Townsend
Helen Lacy-Hulbert
Rachel Byrne

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
Janet Morgan (*1)bye
Joan Curry (*2)bye
Mrs E Vannerbye
Miss Nelly Glamonnabye
Mrs H A Downeybye
Mrs J L C Coxbye
Mrs R Naglebye
Mrs M Richardsbye
Mrs Marjorie Townsend* Mrs A E Timson9-0 9-2 9-2
Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert * Miss K A Abbott9-2 9-5 9-4
Mrs Margot Harris (*3) 3/O J M Morgan9-1 9-0 9-0
Miss A V M Isaac* Mrs T Veith-Brown9-2 9-0 9-1
Mrs J E Manning Miss S C Palmer9-2 9-4 9-4
Miss M H Palmer L/Wren A Tate9-4 9-0 10-8
Sheila Speight Mrs Margaret Dawnay9-3 5-9 9-4 9-5
Mrs M B Lewis Miss H Selkirk-Wells9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs D Cooper Mrs J Mills9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss M Gowthorpe Miss Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton9-5 9-0 9-4
Miss J Capes Miss L Jackson1-9 9-7 9-1 9-6
Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) Miss Rachel Byrne *9-5 5-9 9-5 9-7
Mrs J M Hall Miss Rosemary Walsh9-1 7-9 9-7 10-9
Mrs M Cunneen Fru Ellen Kaas9-4 9-0 9-2
Mrs H J Stribling Mrs G Riggall9-7 5-9 5-9 9-1 9-4
Miss Margaret Morgan Mrs R B Hawkey9-2 9-0 10-9
Miss Katherine Keith-Steele Miss Linda Winkel9-3 9-6 9-0
Miss P Marshall 2/O H M Jones9-5 9-0 9-7
Miss E Wilson Mrs Y Barbor9-1 9-0 9-4
Major N Christy Miss M Dwelly9-2 5-9 10-8 9-3
Mrs Sheila McKechnie F/Officer J Pawson9-3 9-7 9-5
Mrs B A Powell Miss J P Mead9-7 9-4 9-1
Mrs Van der Geissen Mrs J Evers9-3 9-4 3-9 9-5
Miss A L Isaac Miss W Josephs9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3

denotes seed *
Mrs Audrey Bayes (Wal 4*) withdrew because of influenza

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Morgan Downey9-1 9-1 9-1
Townsend Hall9-5 7-9 9-4 9-7
Lacy-Hulbert Cunneen9-0 9-1 9-1
Harris Stribling9-4 9-2 9-0
Isaac A V Morgan M9-3 9-3 5-9 9-3
Curry Cox9-4 9-2 9-4
Richards Nagle9-6 6-9 9-3 9-4
Manning Keith-Steele9-4 9-5 9-1
Vanner Glamonnaw/o
Palmer Marshall10-8 9-4 9-2
Speight Wilson9-1 9-0 9-1
Lewis Christy9-1 2-9 9-3 9-3
Cooper McKechnie9-0 9-0 9-6
Gowthorpe Powell9-0 3-9 3 9-2
Capes Van der Geissen9-0 9-0 9-7
Gotla Isaac A L9-1 9-1 9-0

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Morgan J Vanner9-1 9-2 9-1
Speight Lacy-Hulbert9-4 10-9 9-3
Curry Richards9-4 9-2 9-1
Gowthorpe Harris9-3 9-0 2-9 8-10 9-2
Townsend Palmer9-2 9-6 9-4
Cooper Lewis9-3 9-3 9-1
Isaac Manning9-5 9-2 9-3
Gotla Capes9-3 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Morgan Townsend9-1 9-0 9-3
Speight Cooper9-5 9-1 9-0
Curry Isaac9-4 9-6 9-1
Gowthorpe Gotla9-7 7-9 1-9 10-8 9-6

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Morgan Speight9-3 9-1 9-1
Curry Gowthorpe9-3 9-0 9-2

Final
Player one Player two Score
Morgan Curry9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4
Preceded by
1950		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1951		 Succeeded by
1952
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References
  1. "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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