1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1952 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 9 December 1951 – 16 December 1951.
Janet Morgan won her third consecutive title defeating Joan Curry once again in the final. The competition was held during 1951 but formed part of the 1951/1952 season.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
24th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

Seeds

1. Janet Morgan
2. Joan Curry

Sheila Speight
M E Gowthorpe
A V M Isaac
Marjorie Townsend
Pat Gotla née Cowney
Rachel Byrne

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Janet Morgan (1*)		bye
Joan Curry (2*)		bye
I M Roe		bye
Rosemary Walsh		bye
M J Williams		bye
Sheila Speight *		bye
E Vanner		bye
A L Isaac		bye
I M Wood		bye
J L C Cox		bye
M E Gowthorpe*		bye
A V M Isaac*	Major Daphne Portway	9-4 9-1 9-0
Marjorie Townsend*	S C Palmer	9-3 9-2 9-2
Rachel Byrne*	J Capes	9-1 9-0 9-10 9-2
Pat Gotla (née Cowney)*	B A Powell	9-5 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner	Katherine Keith-Steele	9-3 9-2 9-2
M H Palmer	R B Hawkey	9-0 9-0 9-2
Helen Lacy-Hulbert	K A Abbott	9-1 9-5 9-5
R Nagle	Sqd. Off. M M Sturge	9-7 10-9 10-8
B J Grant	F/Offr. J Pawson	4-9 9-0 9-0 9-3
J M Hall	H J Stribling	9-7 9-0 9-4
R Cooper	E I Jonas	9-1 9-3 9-2
J F Gammon	G Riggall	9-7 9-2 9-6
E J Boggis	Captain M Walker	9-4 9-0 9-0
J P Mead	Fru Ellen Kaas	9-0 9-0 9-1
Margot Harris	S Forsyth	9-1 10-9 9-7
Margaret Morgan	Major N Christy	9-4 9-0 9-0
M Richards	A A Hodges	1-9 9-7 10-8 8-10 10-8
M A Williams	M M Hazell	7-9 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-1
J M Broad	M Barry	9-4 9-0 9-3
A Taylor	K A C Martin	w/o
A Dudley-Smith	V M J McLernon	9-1 9-1 9-2

seed *

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan J	Roe	9-0 9-0 9-3
Curry	Isaac A L	w/o
Isaac A V M	Cooper	9-5 9-2 9-6
Speight	Vanner	9-3 9-2 9-3
Townsend	Gammon	9-3 10-8 9-7
Gowthorpe	Boggis	9-2 5-9 9-0 9-6
Byrne	Mead	9-4 9-2 9-1
Gotla	Harris	9-4 8-10 6-9 4-9
Walsh	Williams	10-9 9-2 9-1
Wood	Cox	9-2 9-2 9-4
Turner	Morgan M	9-6 9-4 9-4
Palmer	Richards	9-6 9-3 9-5
Lacy-Hulbert	Williams	10-9 9-2 9-3
Nagle	Broad	9-7 10-8 9-1
Grant	Taylor	8-10 9-7 9-0 3-9 9-5
Hall	Dudley-Smith	3-9 9-2 9-4 7-9 9-6

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Walsh	9-5 9-1 9-0
Turner	Harris	9-7 9-3 9-3
Curry	Wood	9-1 9-4 9-1
Isaac	Hall	9-2 9-4 9-1
Speight	Lacy-Hulbert	9-2 9-1 10-8
Townsend	Palmer	9-1 9-2 9-5
Gowthorpe	Nagle	9-1 9-2 9-5
Byrne	Grant	9-3 9-4 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Speight	9-6 9-6 9-2
Turner	Townsend	9-6 9-5 5-9 5-9 10-8
Curry	Gowthorpe	9-1 9-5 3-9 9-2
Isaac	Byrne	9-0 9-2 9-3

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Isaac	9-2 9-3 3-9 9-0
Curry	Turner	9-3 10-8 7-9 9-2

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Curry	9-3 9-1 9-5

Preceded by 1951	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1952	Succeeded by 1953

References

1. "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.