The 1947 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 January - 2 February 1947. Joan Curry won her first title defeating Alice Teague in the final.

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScore Miss Joan Curry bye Miss Janet Morgan Mrs Lewis-Shaw 9-5 9-0 9-0 Mrs Alice Teague Miss Pat Cowney 9-0 9-4 9-4 Mrs G F Powell bye Miss Margaret Carlisle Miss C Werner 9-0 9-1 9-1 Miss Myriam De Borman Miss Rachel Byrne 9-7 9-1 9-6 Miss Betty Cooke Miss J Wilson 9-3 9-1 9-0 Miss E E Knox Miss A de Kettenis 9-1 9-0 9-2 Miss A Taylor bye Miss A Gowthorpe Miss M Dens 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-2 Miss Barbara Knapp Miss R Howard 9-1 9-4 9-3 Mrs V Leaky bye Miss M Piper Miss K M A Steele 9-3 9-3 10-8 Mrs A Smith bye Miss B Cowderoy bye Miss V M Ord bye Mrs G Pottier bye Miss Katherine Keith-Steele Miss T Caldwell 9-7 9-3 9-10 9-3 Mrs A F B Standfast Miss A Pratt 9-5 10-8 9-3 Mrs S Woodhouse bye Mrs J Price Miss G W James 9-3 3-9 5-9 9-1 9-6 Miss B Kentfield Mrs D Morgan 10-9 9-4 9-5 Miss J Howard bye Mrs M van der Elst bye Mrs H S Hughes bye Mrs J Bleasby Sqd. Off. M M Sturge 9-3 9-5 7-9 9-10 9-1 Mrs H A Downey Miss E Walker 1-9 7-9 9-5 9-6 9-5 Mrs H J Stribling Miss I J Trangmer 9-10 9-1 10-9 9-6 Mrs W D Porter bye

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Curry Pottier 9-0 9-1 9-1 Morgan Keith-Steele 9-0 9-1 9-0 Teague Standfast 9-1 9-0 9-3 Powell Woodhouse 9-0 9-0 9-0 Carlisle Price 9-1 9-3 9-1 Borman Kentfield 9-6 9-4 9-4 Cooke Howard 9-2 9-5 9-4 Knox van der Elst 9-0 9-0 9-4 Taylor Hughes 9-0 9-1 9-4 Gowthorpe Bleasby 2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0 Knapp Downey 9-1 2-9 9-1 9-6 Piper Stribling 9-4 9-0 9-0 Ord Porter 9-2 9-1 7-9 9-2 Smith bye Cowderoy bye Leakey bye

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Curry Taylor 9-0 9-1 9-0 Morgan Gowthorpe 9-4 9-0 9-1 Teague Knapp 9-1 9-0 9-1 Powell Leakey 9-2 9-0 9-2 Piper Carlisle 9-5 9-10 9-4 9-4 De Borman Ord 9-1 10-8 9-3 Cooke Cowderoy 9-0 9-3 9-1 Knox Smith 9-2 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Piper De Borman 2-9 9-3 9-7 9-4 Curry Knox 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-5 Teague Morgan 7-9 3-9 9-2 9-4 9-2 Powell Cooke 9-6 9-3 0-9 9-0

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Teague Powell 8-10 9-1 9-1 9-4 Curry Piper 9-1 9-2 9-2

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Curry Teague 9-3 10-9 9-5

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