1950 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1950 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 19 to 26 February 1950. Janet Morgan won her first title defeating Joan Curry in the final. Former multiple champion Margot Lumb returned to competition as Mrs Margot Gordon.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreJoan Curry (*1) A L Isaac 9-3 9-0 9–1Janet Morgan (*2) Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton 9-0 9-2 9–0Margaret Carlisle* S C Palmer 9-3 9-4 9–1Margot Harris * A E Timson 9-1 9-5 9–1Betty Hilton * Katherine Keith-Steele 9-1 9-1 9–3Margot Gordon (née Lumb)* J P Mead 9-1 9-3 9–1Peggy Howe * M H Palmer 9-0 9-6 9–4Rachel Byrne S Forsyth 9-2 9-5 9–0Audrey Bates H Selkirk-Wills 9-0 9-0 9–0Ruth Turner H A Downey 9-1 9-2 8-10 9–2V Ord C Scott Evans 9-5 7-9 9-7 8-10 9–3M E Gowthorpe R G Rolls 9-5 9-6 9–7D P Chalkin Barbara Banks 9-3 9-2 9–1A V M Isaac V Hodgson 9-0 9-1 9–0B Cowderoy J M Broad 9-3 9-5 9–6Sheila Speight B J Grant 9-1 9-0 9–0Betty Cooke P Marshall 9-1 9-6 9–3Charlotte Prizer Jnr. Cdr. M Walker 9-2 9-7 9–0M B Lewis U Trott 3-9 7-9 9-6 9-2 9–6Pat Cowney J E Manning 9-1 9-1 5-9 9–1Betty Meagher R Nagle 9-1 9-7 9–2M A Illing A Kaye 9-4 9-1 9–0M M Bourne Snr. Cdr. Daphne Portway 9-7 7-9 8-10 9-4 10–9H Bleasby Sally-Anne Jackson 9-3 9-3 9–5Nancy Bayard-Stockton J B Martin 9-1 9-4 9–1K A Abbott R Raikes 9-1 9-5 9–1Inger Gelardi Sqd. Off. M M Sturge 9-3 9-5 9–4A F B Stanfast Elizabeth Pearson 9-6 3-9 10-9 3-9 9–4Barbara Knapp P R Sutherland 9-2 9-1 9–2Margaret Dawnay M S Armytage-MacDonald 9-4 9-10 7-9 9-7 9–3Margaret Morgan Helen Stone 9-3 9-2 9–3Helen Lacy-Hulbert 2/O N A Swainson 9-7 9-4 9–3

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Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Curry Cooke 10-8 9-4 9–1 Morgan J Prizer 9-4 9-0 9–1 Carlisle Lewis 9-1 9-2 9–2 Harris Cowney 9-5 9-6 9–5 Hilton Meagher 9-7 9-6 9–0 Gordon Illing 9-4 9-1 9–2 Howe Bourne 9-3 9-0 9–4 Byrne Bleasby 8-10 9-1 9-4 9–3 Bates Martin 9-0 9-1 10–8 Turner Abbott 9-2 9-3 9–0 Ord Gelardi 5-9 9-5 5-9 10-8 9–2 Gowthorpe Stanfast 7-9 9-1 9-3 5-9 10–8 Chalkin Knapp 9-6 9-3 8-10 9–1 Isaac Dawnay 10-8 9-6 9–3 Cowderoy Morgan M 10-8 10-8 9–7 Speight Lacy-Hulbert 10-8 4-9 5-9 9-5 9–5

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Byrne 5-9 9-2 9-3 10–8 Howe Bates 9-5 10-8 9–4 Carlisle Turner 9-3 9-7 9–1 Harris Ord 9-1 9-6 9–6 Hilton Gowthorpe 9-7 9-5 9–0 Gordon Chalkin 9-1 9-4 9–2 Isaac Cowderoy 9-4 9-3 9–3 Curry Speight 9-1 9-7 9–4

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan J Howe 9-4 9-5 9–7 Curry Isaac 9-2 9-5 9–3 Hilton Gordon 9-5 9-8 9–5 Carlisle Harris 1-9 2-9 9-4 9-1 9–0

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Carlisle 9-3 9-2 9–4 Curry Hilton 10-8 9-5 9–2

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Curry 9-4 9-3 9–0

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