1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreJanet Morgan (1*) byeJoan Curry (2*) bye I M Roe bye Rosemary Walsh bye M J Williams byeSheila 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

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Second round Player onePlayer twoScore 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 onePlayer twoScore 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 onePlayer twoScore 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 onePlayer twoScore Morgan Isaac 9-2 9-3 3-9 9-0 Curry Turner 9-3 10-8 7-9 9-2

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Curry 9-3 9-1 9-5

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