1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1955 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 7–12 December 1954. Janet Morgan won her sixth consecutive title defeating Ruth Turner in the final. The competition was held during December 1954 but formed part of the 1954/1955 season.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScore V Lowe * Barbara Knapp 9-5 9-4 8-10 9-5 P Chalk Capt M U Walker 9-3 9-0 9-3 Judith Tissot J B Watson 9-5 9-4 9-3 E Wilson A E Cox w/o D C Herman W Peile 9-1 9-1 9-4 Margaret Morgan P M Smith 9-3 9-7 9-2 J P Marshall V J Mercer 9-4 9-3 9-0 B A Powell Major Daphne Portway 10-8 9-4 5-9 9-4 Ann Mitham G Riggall 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-3 9-0 J Covell Audrey Bates* w/o

denotes seed *

Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreJanet Morgan * J Dannatt 9-2 9-2 9-0 Ruth Turner * E J Boggis 9-5 9-0 9-0 Rosemary Walsh * A Dudley-Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1 Miss V Lowe * Margaret Morgan 6-9 10-8 7-9 8-10 M E Gowthorpe * Marion Craig-Smith 9-2 9-1 10-8 Rachel Byrne* H Bleasby 9-5 9-3 9-3 P Chalk K A Abbott 9-3 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-1 Jennifer Pendered R Nagle 10-9 9-10 9-1 9-5 R B Hawkey M A Young w/o Judith Tissot J P Marshall 9-3 9-5 9-1 V A Moore B A Powell 9-3 9-6 2-9 5-9 9-7 E Wilson Ann Mitham 7-9 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-3 M M Hazell S Peskett 9-1 9-1 9-0 E I Mostyn J M Hall 9-5 9-3 9-6 D C Herman J Covell 9-0 9-1 9-6 Marjorie Townsend V J Foster 9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan J Mostyn 9-1 9-2 9-1 Turner Pendered 9-5 7-9 9-4 10-8 Walsh Chalk 9-2 9-2 9-4 Gowthorpe Hazell 9-0 9-2 9-4 Byrne Moore 9-2 9-0 9-4 Townsend Hawkey 9-0 9-2 9-0 Tissot Morgan M 6-9 9-5 9-7 9-5 Herman Wilson 9-0 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Townsend 9-3 9-0 9-7 Turner Gowthorpe 9-5 9-2 9-3 Byrne Tissot 10-9 4-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 Walsh Herman 9-0 9-2 9-6

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Walsh 9-4 9-2 9-7 Turner Byrne 7-9 9-4 9-2 10-9

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Curry 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4

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