The 1956 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1956. Janet Morgan won her seventh consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) Miss N Sage 9-1 9-0 9-0 Miss D C Herman (8) Miss A V M Isaac 9-10 9-2 9-2 9-1 Miss Daphne Portway Miss S Jones 9-6 9-4 9-3 Mrs R Cooper Miss P Flower 9-0 9-0 9-0 Miss Jenifer Gidwell Miss A Doe 9-6 9-2 9-7 Mrs P Colyer Miss J M Gilley 10-8 9-4 9-2 Miss J Duckit Miss J Covell w/o Miss W Peile Mrs R L Pottinger 9-5 9-5 9-3

denotes seed *

Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Miss Janet Morgan (1) Mrs J B Watson w/o Miss Sheila Speight (2) Mrs B A Powell 9-5 9-0 9-0 Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3) Miss J Dannatt 9-6 9-2 9-2 Mrs Ruth Turner (4) Mrs R B Wilson 9-0 9-4 9-2 Mrs Jill Campion (5) Miss E Wilson w/o Miss M E Gowthorpe (6) Miss J M Martin 9-7 9-0 9-1 Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) Miss Jenifer Gidwell 8-10 9-1 4-9 9-2 9-0 Miss D C Herman (8) Mrs P Colyer 9-3 9-2 9-3 Miss Margaret Morgan Mrs R B Hawkey 9-2 9-1 9-2 Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) Miss S Peskett 9-0 9-2 10-8 Mrs R Nagle Miss P Gates 9-4 9-3 9-3 Miss Daphne Portway Miss J Duckit 9-4 9-5 9-0 Mrs R Cooper Miss W Peile 9-1 9-1 9-0 Mrs H Bleasby Miss P H Smallwood 9-2 9-7 9-1 Miss D Lange Miss Ann Mitham 9-0 9-5 9-2 Mrs J M Hall Miss V M J McLernon 9-3 9-6 9-5

Third round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Morgan J (1) Hall 9-3 9-2 9-4 Speight (2) Bleasby 9-2 9-3 9-2 Townsend (3) Lange 9-1 9-3 9-3 Turner (4) Morgan M 9-7 9-2 9-3 Campion (5) Nagle 9-3 3-9 9-5 9-2 Gowthorpe (6) Gotla 10-9 9-2 9-4 Deloford (7) Portway 9-7 9-4 9-0 Herman (8) Cooper 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-7

Quarter finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore Morgan J (1) Campion (5) 9-4 9-6 9-2 Speight (2) Gowthorpe (6) 9-5 10-8 9-7 Townsend (3) Herman (8)10-9 9-4 5-9 9-6 Turner (4) Deloford (7) 1-9 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-5

Semi finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore Morgan (1) Turner (4) 9-2 9-2 9-7 Speight (2) Townsend (3) 9-0 9-3 9-6

Final Player OnePlayer TwoScore Morgan (1) Speight (2) 9-6 9-4 9-2

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