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1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
29th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1956
1958 →

The 1957 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from February 18 to February 23.
Janet Morgan won her eighth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in a repeat of the 1956 final.[1]

Seeds

2

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Janet Morgan (1) England Mrs B A Powell 9-4 9-0 9-1
England Miss Sheila Speight (2) Wales Miss H E Bond 9-3 9-0 9-3
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3) England Miss J Kinghorn 9-4 9-1 9-6
England Mrs Ruth Turner (4) England Miss A Roynon 9-4 9-1 9-2
England Mrs Rosemary Deloford (5) England Mrs J M Goodin 9-4 9-2 9-4
England Miss D C Herman (6) England Miss P Creek 9-1 9-0 9-3
Wales Mrs Jill Campion (7) England Mrs R B Hawkey 9-3 10-8 9-0
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan (8) England Mrs N A Watkins 9-2 9-1 9-3
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) England Mrs R Nagle 9-2 9-4 9-2
United States Miss M C Willcox England Captain M U Walker w/o
England Mrs J B Watson United States Mrs P White 10-8 10-8 5-9 9-7
United States Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement England Miss A Cloke 9-0 9-2 9-7
England Mrs R Cooper England Miss E L Curtis 9-0 9-0 9-1
United States Mrs Ann Wetzel England Miss T Stevenson 9-5 9-5 9-4
England Miss Ann Mitham England Miss K Abbott 9-4 9-4 9-5
England Miss B Davidson United States Mrs Louisa Manly-Power 9-7 1-9 7-9 10-8 9-5
England Miss J M Gilley England Miss S Jones 9-6 9-2 9-5
United States Mrs Frances Pilling England Mrs P Flower 9-0 4-9 1-9 9-6 9-3
United States Mrs Peggy Carrott England Miss V J Foster 9-5 9-3 9-2
England Mrs J M Hall Wales Mrs C E Harrison 9-0 8-10 9-6 9-4
England Miss M E Gowthorpe Wales Miss M M Hazell 9-4 9-3 9-5
England Miss Daphne Portway England Mrs L Malone 10-9 9-5 1-9 9-5
England Mrs R L Pottinger United States Mrs Charlotte Prizer 7-9 9-5 9-2 9-6
England Miss E Foden England Miss P Gates 9-2 9-1 1-9 9-4
England Miss G Macpherson England Mrs P Colyer 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-7
United States Miss Carol Haussermann England Miss P H Smallwood 9-5 9-1 9-7
Netherlands Miss J Jamin England Miss J Dannatt w/o
England Miss J Butler United States Mrs S Shand 2-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 9-2
United States Miss J McCormick England Miss N Sage 9-3 9-0 9-2
England Miss Ann Price United States Miss A Shephard 9-0 9-7 9-1
United States Mrs B Lewis England Miss S Cook 9-3 10-8 9-0
United States Mrs Betty Constable England Miss J Covell 9-3 9-4 9-4

denotes seed *

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Davidson 9-7 9-0 9-1
England Speight England Gilley 9-4 9-0 9-2
England Townsend United States Pilling 9-0 9-0 9-3
England Turner United States Carrott 9-2 9-1 9-0
England Deloford England Hall 9-1 9-1 9-5
England Herman England Gowthorpe 10-8 2 3
Wales Campion England Portway 9-2 9-4 9-6
Wales Morgan M England Pottinger 9-4 9-1 9-2
England Gotla England Foden 9-4 9-1 9-1
United States Willcox England Macpherson 4-9 10-9 9-5 7-9 9-7
England Watson United States Haussermann 9-2 9-1 9-3
United States Clement Netherlands Jamin 9-0 9-10 9-0 9-1
England Cooper England Butler 9-5 9-1 9-2
United States Wetzel United States McCormick 9-2 8-10 9-6 10-8
England Mitham England Price 9-2 9-3 10-8
United States Constable United States Lewis 9-4 9-2 9-1

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Cooper 9-3 9-4 9-1
England Speight England Gotla 9-1 9-4 9-3
England Turner United States Willcox 9-0 9-0 9-1
Wales Campion England Watson 6-9 9-2 9-1 9-1
England Deloford United States Clement 9-1 9-1 9-2
Wales Morgan M United States Wetzel 6-9 9-5 9-6 9-4
England Herman United States Constable 9-7 9-3 9-2
England Townsend England Mitham 9-3 9-3 9-5

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan J England Deloford 9-2 9-2 7-9 9-4
England Speight Wales Morgan M 9-3 9-3 9-5
England Turner England Herman 10-9 9-0 9-2
Wales Campion England Townsend 9-0 5-9 6-9 9-4 9-2

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Turner 9-6 9-5 9-7
England Speight Wales Campion 9-5 9-0 9-3

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Speight 4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1957
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.