1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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

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.

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

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