The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14 to 19 December 1925. Cecily Fenwick won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1925 but in the 1925/26 season so is attributed as being the 1926 event. Joyce Cave was unable to defend her title due to injury and the Times reported that due to her injury she was unable to train with her sister Nancy Cave which had a bearing on the result of the final.

Draw and results

Section A (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Phyllis Blake Miss Nancy Cave 21–19 Miss Phyllis Blake Miss P Slagg 21–1 Miss Phyllis Blake Mrs Whetstone 21–3 Miss Phyllis Blake Miss Montmorency 21–1 Miss Nancy Cave Miss P Slagg 21–13 Miss Nancy Cave Mrs Whetstone 21–2 Miss Nancy Cave Miss Montmorency 21–0 Miss P Slagg Mrs Whetstone 21–12 Miss P Slagg Miss Montmorency 21–1 Mrs Whetstone Miss Montmorency 21–1

Section B (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Sylvia Huntsman Miss Eileen Nicholson 21-10 Miss Sylvia Huntsman Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-5 Miss Sylvia Huntsman Mrs Hartley 21-2 Miss Sylvia Huntsman Mrs Edith Strawson 21-4 Miss Eileen Nicholson Mrs Judith Backhouse 21-12 Miss Eileen Nicholson Mrs Hartley 21-9 Miss Eileen Nicholson Mrs Edith Strawson 21-10 Mrs Judith Backhouse Mrs Hartley 21-17 Mrs Judith Backhouse Mrs Edith Strawson 21-9 Mrs Hartley Mrs Edith Strawson 21-8

Section C (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScore Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss Joyce Nicholson 23-21 Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-16 Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss Susan Noel 21-6 Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Miss H Foster 21-1 Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce Mrs H G Stoker 21-0 Miss Joyce Nicholson Hon Miss Judith Denman 21-19 Miss Joyce Nicholson Miss Susan Noel 21-1 Miss Joyce Nicholson Miss H Foster 23-21 Miss Joyce Nicholson Mrs H G Stoker 21-1 Hon Miss Judith Denman Miss Susan Noel 21-3 Hon Miss Judith Denman Miss H Foster 21-1 Hon Miss Judith Denman Mrs H G Stoker 21-4 Miss Susan Noel Miss H Foster 21-15 Miss Susan Noel Mrs H G Stoker 21-4 Miss H Foster Mrs H G Stoker 21-3

Section D (round robin) Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss A Blake 21-12 Miss Cecily Fenwick Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 21-6 Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Joan Huntsman 21-2 Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien Miss A Blake 21-7 Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien Miss Joan Huntsman 21-18 Miss Joan Huntsman Miss A Blake 21-7

Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Joyce Nicholson Miss Phyllis Blake 8-15 15-7 15–8 Miss Nancy Cave Lady Olive Smith-Dorrien 15-5 15–0 Miss Sylvia Huntsman Hon Mrs Margaret Bruce 15-0 15–1 Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Eileen Nicholson 15-1 15–4

Semi-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Sylvia Huntsman 16-13 15–3 Miss Nancy Cave Miss Joyce Nicholson 15-6 5-15 15–3

Final Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Cecily Fenwick Miss Nancy Cave 15-12 15–11

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