1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
British Open Squash Championships
27th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
	← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 7–12 December 1954.
Janet Morgan won her sixth consecutive title defeating Ruth Turner in the final. The competition was held during December 1954 but formed part of the 1954/1955 season.^[1]

Seeds

Janet Morgan

M E Gowthorpe
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne
Rosemary Walsh
V Lowe
Audrey Bates

Marjorie Townsend

Draw and results

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First round

Player one	Player two	Score
V Lowe *	Barbara Knapp	9-5 9-4 8-10 9-5
P Chalk	Capt M U Walker	9-3 9-0 9-3
Judith Tissot	J B Watson	9-5 9-4 9-3
E Wilson	A E Cox	w/o
D C Herman	W Peile	9-1 9-1 9-4
Margaret Morgan	P M Smith	9-3 9-7 9-2
J P Marshall	V J Mercer	9-4 9-3 9-0
B A Powell	Major Daphne Portway	10-8 9-4 5-9 9-4
Ann Mitham	G Riggall	2-9 5-9 9-6 9-3 9-0
J Covell	Audrey Bates*	w/o

denotes seed *

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Janet Morgan *	J Dannatt	9-2 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner *	E J Boggis	9-5 9-0 9-0
Rosemary Walsh *	A Dudley-Smith	9-3 9-2 9-1
Miss V Lowe *	Margaret Morgan	6-9 10-8 7-9 8-10
M E Gowthorpe *	Marion Craig-Smith	9-2 9-1 10-8
Rachel Byrne*	H Bleasby	9-5 9-3 9-3
P Chalk	K A Abbott	9-3 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-1
Jennifer Pendered	R Nagle	10-9 9-10 9-1 9-5
R B Hawkey	M A Young	w/o
Judith Tissot	J P Marshall	9-3 9-5 9-1
V A Moore	B A Powell	9-3 9-6 2-9 5-9 9-7
E Wilson	Ann Mitham	7-9 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-3
M M Hazell	S Peskett	9-1 9-1 9-0
E I Mostyn	J M Hall	9-5 9-3 9-6
D C Herman	J Covell	9-0 9-1 9-6
Marjorie Townsend	V J Foster	9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan J	Mostyn	9-1 9-2 9-1
Turner	Pendered	9-5 7-9 9-4 10-8
Walsh	Chalk	9-2 9-2 9-4
Gowthorpe	Hazell	9-0 9-2 9-4
Byrne	Moore	9-2 9-0 9-4
Townsend	Hawkey	9-0 9-2 9-0
Tissot	Morgan M	6-9 9-5 9-7 9-5
Herman	Wilson	9-0 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Townsend	9-3 9-0 9-7
Turner	Gowthorpe	9-5 9-2 9-3
Byrne	Tissot	10-9 4-9 7-9 9-5 9-5
Walsh	Herman	9-0 9-2 9-6

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Walsh	9-4 9-2 9-7
Turner	Byrne	7-9 9-4 9-2 10-9

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Curry	9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4

Preceded by 1954	British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1955	Succeeded by 1956

References

^ "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

[1] "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[2] "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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