1948 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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Squash tournament held in London, England
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 20th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1948 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 19–25 January 1948.
Joan Curry won her second title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.[1]
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Joan Curry | bye | |
| Janet Morgan | bye | |
| Miss M H Palmer | bye | |
| Mrs J Hall | bye | |
| Miss M Piper | bye | |
| Mrs M G Magniac | bye | |
| Miss R Howard | bye | |
| Miss P Sutherland | bye | |
| Mrs Alice Teague | Mrs D Hobson | 9-4 9-2 9-0 |
| Miss Margaret Carlisle | Miss J Taylor | 9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Mrs Margot Harris | Miss M E Sarel | 9-0 9-0 9-2 |
 Miss Myriam De Borman | Miss P R Read | 9-1 9-4 9-0 |
| Mrs Betty Hilton | Miss U Trott | 9-1 9-6 9-5 |
| Miss Betty Cooke | Mrs L E Lefevre | w/o |
| Peggy Dawson-Scott | Mrs J L C Cox | 10-8 9-1 3-9 9-5 |
| Miss Pat Cowney | Miss P A Morse | 9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Mrs Violet St Clair Morford | Mrs W D Porter | 9-3 2-9 9-5 9-3 |
| Mrs V Leakey | Miss Valerie Cooper | 9-4 9-2 9-7 |
 Miss Rachel Byrne | Miss Nelly Glamonna | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs H Bleasby | Mrs Ginette Germaine | 9-0 9-6 9-1 |
| Miss D Salter | Miss D Castle | 7-9 9-3 9-5 9-5 |
| Mrs H J Stribling | Mrs G Pottier | 9-1 9-6 9-4 |
| Mrs Margaret Dawnay | Miss J M Broad | 9-0 9-6 7-9 9-5 |
| Miss Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton | Mrs Lulu Boon | 9-6 10-9 9-3 |
| Miss Meg Buxton-Knight | Miss Sheila Speight | 9-0 9-3 0-9 6-2 ret |
| Mrs D F Morgan | Miss K Abbott | 9-7 9-3 9-7 |
| Miss V Ord | Mrs E Van der Elst | 9-4 9-5 10-8 |
| Mrs R Rathbone | Mrs J Price | 4-9 10-8 9-5 9-6 |
| Miss H A Downey | Mrs A F B Standfast | w/o |
| Rosemary Walsh | Miss Katherine Keith-Steele | 9-4 9-0 9-3 |
| Miss K A M Steele | Miss S C Palmer | 9-4 9-5 10-8 |
| Miss G James | Miss M A Travers | 3-9 9-5 5-9 9-2 10-8 |
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry | Palmer | 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| J Morgan | Hall | 9-1 9-3 9-6 |
| Teague | Salter | 9-0 9-4 9-3 |
| Carlisle | Stribling | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Harris | Dawnay | 9-6 9-5 10-8 |
| De Borman | de Courcy-Hamilton | 9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Hilton | Buxton-Knight | 9-1 9-1 4-9 9-3 |
| Cooke | D F Morgan | 9-2 9-4 9-1 |
| Dawson-Scott | Ord | 9-5 9-3 9-4 |
| Cowney | Rathbone | 5-9 9-3 6-9 5 9-6 |
| St Clair Morford | Dawney | 1-9 9-5 9-2 5-9 9-5 |
| Piper | Howard | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Leakey | Walsh | 9-3 9-3 10-8 |
| Byrne | Steele | 9-2 9-6 9-2 |
| Magniac | Sutherland | 9-6 9-3 9-3 |
| Bleasby | James | 4-9 9-2 3-9 9-1 9-4 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry | Magniac | 9-2 9-7 9-5 |
| Morgan | Piper | 9-1 10-8 6-9 9-1 |
| Teague | Byrne | 9-0 9-4 9-1 |
| Carlisle | Dawson-Scott | 9-0 9-3 9-5 |
| Hilton | Harris | 9-2 9-4 9-2 |
| De Borman | Cowmey | 10-8 9-7 9-9 |
| Bleasby | Leakey | 9-3 9-3 1-9 5-9 9-5 |
| Cooke | St Clair-Morford | 9-2 9-2 9-2 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Hilton | 9-1 9-0 7-9 9-2 |
| Curry | Cooke | 3-9 9-1 9-2 9-3 |
| Teague | Bleasby | 9-5 9-2 9-1 |
| Carlisle | De Borman | 9-7 9-2 9-5 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Teague | 9-1 7-9 9-6 9-1 |
| Curry | Carlisle | 9-2 9-3 9-4 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry | Morgan | 9-5 9-0 9-10 6-9 10-8 |
| Preceded by | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1948 |
Succeeded by |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2015.