1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1954 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 February 1954. Janet Morgan won her fifth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreJanet Morgan (1*) byeSheila Speight (2*) byeW Peile byeJ Dannatt byeE I Jonas byeRosemary Walsh* byeD Chalk byeBobs Whitehead byeRachel Byrne* byeE J Boggis byePat Gotla (née Cowney) byeJ B Watson byeMargaret Dawnay byeM H Palmer byeD C Herman byeRuth Turner* Judith Tissot 9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7Alice Teague* Jennifer Pendered 9-2 9-4 9-3M E Gowthorpe * S Cooper 9-3 9-1 9-1Marjorie Townsend* J Covell 9-4 9-0 9-1Margaret Morgan M M Hazell 9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6J M Hall Barbara Knapp 9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3P Smith Marion Craig-Smith w/oFran Marshall Captain M U Walker w/oV Moore N A Watkins 9-2 9-0 9-2J P Marshall M Young 9-3 9-3 9-3 Major Daphne Portway R B Hawkey 10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2E Wilson S C Palmer 8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2R E G Parsons E J Boggis w/oR Nagle L Lefevre 9-3 9-2 9-1R B R Wilson Ann Mitham 9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7J Watkins K Abbott 9-0 9-5 9-6J E Manning Katherine Keith-Steele w/o

denotes seed *

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan J Whitehead 9-1 9-0 9-0 Speight Dannatt 9-3 9-2 9-1 Turner Marshall 2-9 9-3 9-2 9-1 Teague Watson 9-4 9-2 9-1 Gowthorpe Moore 9-1 9-3 9-2 Byrne Dawnay w/o Walsh Palmer 9-2 9-2 9-2 Townsend Marshall 9-3 9-5 9-5 Powell Herman 10-8 7-9 9-2 9-3 Gotla Jonas 9-4 9-4 9-2 Morgan M Manning 9-3 9-5 7-9 10-9 Pelle Portway 9-0 9-2 9-0 Watson Wilson 9-6 9-1 9-1 Chalk Parsons 9-3 9-1 9-7 Hall Nagle 9-7 9-1 7-9 9-3 Smith Wilson 4-9 9-2 9-6 10-9

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan J Powell 9-2 9-0 9-3 Speight Gotla 9-3 9-2 9-1 Turner Morgan M 9-6 9-0 9-3 Teague Pelle 9-3 9-3 9-0 Byrne Watson 9-4 9-6 9-0 Walsh Chalk 9-1 9-3 9-0 Gowthorpe Hall 6-9 9-6 9-6 9-3 Townsend Smith 6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Byrne 9-0 9-1 6-9 9-2 Speight Walsh 9-2 9-5 9-3 Turner Gowthorpe 9-6 9-5 9-2 Teague Townsend 9-4 5-9 9-1 8-9 9-4

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Turner 9-1 9-3 9-2 Speight Teague 9-5 9-1 9-2

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Speight 9-3 9-1 9-7

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