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1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
25th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1952
1954 →

The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953.
Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.[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
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend* bye
England Miss S C Palmer bye
England Miss M J Williams bye
EnglandSheila Speight * England Miss Barbara Knapp 9-3 9-2 9-0
England Miss Rosermay Walsh England Mrs D M Cooper 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5
England Miss M E Gowthorpe* England Mrs R A Johnson w/o
England Mrs Alice Teague* England Mrs J L C Cox 9-2 9-1 9-6
Wales Miss Audrey Bates* England Mrs D Rich 9-6 9-3 9-1
England Mrs Margot Harris England Miss P Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1
England Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert England Mrs R B R Wilson 9-5 9-5 9-5
Wales Miss M M Hazell England Miss J Mallen 9-6 9-3 9-6
England Miss A Cloke United States Miss Joan Kock* 4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5
England Miss B Holworthy England Mrs Ruth Turner * w/o
England Mrs Margaret Dawnay England Miss V M J McLernon 9-4 9-3 9-0
United States Mrs Charlotte Prizer* Wales Miss Rachel Byrne w/o
England Miss J P Mead England Miss J M Hall 9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6
England Miss A V M Isaac* England Miss M M Sturge 9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3
Wales Mrs E Mostyn England Mrs S Bowyer 9-0 9-1 9-1
United States Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement * England Miss H A Tucker 9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7
England Major Daphne Portway England Miss J Watkins 9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3
Wales Miss K A C Martin England Mrs R B Hawkey 9-4 9-6 9-0
England Mrs R Nagle England Mrs M A Williams 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2
United States Mrs M Short* England Miss Barraclough w/o
United States Mrs Blanche Day* England Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes 9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4
England Miss K A Abbott United States Mrs Frances Pilling 9-4 9-1 9-0
England Mrs G Riggall Scotland Mrs G W Band 9-5 9-0 9-5
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan England Mrs B A Powell 5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7
England Mrs J B Watson United States Mrs Maitland-Griggs* 9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1
England Miss J Stevens England Captain M E Maclagan 9-6 9-4 9-4
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* United States Miss Barbara Banks* 9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4
England Mrs H Bleasby England Miss W Peile w/o

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Second round

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan J England Palmer w/o
England Townsend England Williams 9-4 9-2 9-3
England Speight Wales Mostyn 9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8
England Walsh United States Clement 9-4 9-3 9-5
England Gowthorpe England Portway 9-4 9-3 9-4
England Teague Wales Martin 9-1 9-0 9-0
Wales Bates England Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-3
England Harris United States Short 9-0 9-0 9-4
England Lacy-Hulbert United States Day 9-4 9-1 9-1
Wales Hazell England Abbott 9-4 9-6 9-0
England Cloke England Riggall 0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4
England Holworthy Wales Morgan M 0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8
England Dawnay England Watson 3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1
United States Prizer England Stevens 9-5 9-3 9-1
England Mead England Gotla 10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7
England Isaac AV M England Bleasby 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Lacy-Hulbert 9-5 9-1 9-2
England Townsend Wales Hazell 9-5 9-4 9-1
England Speight England Cloke 9-0 9-1 9-1
England Walsh England Holworthy 9-2 9-4 9-7
England Gowthorpe England Dawnay 9-2 9-0 9-3
England Teague United States Prizer 9-0 9-3 9-0
Wales Bates England Mead 9-1 9-2 9-5
England Harris England Isaac 10-9 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Gowthorpe 9-5 9-1 9-2
England Townsend England Teague 2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8
England Speight Wales Bates 9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0
England Walsh England Harris 9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Speight 9-6 9-1 9-6
England Townsend England Walsh 9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3

Final

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Townsend 9-4 9-2 9-4
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1953
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.