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1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
24th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1951
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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]

Seeds

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Draw and results

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First round

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

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Second round

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

Third round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Curry 9-3 9-1 9-5
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1952
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.