1951 Women's British Open Squash Championship
Squash tournament held in London, England
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The 1951 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 5–11 February 1951.
Janet Morgan won her second title defeating Joan Curry in a repeat of the 1950 final.[1]
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
Janet Morgan- Joan Curry
- Margot Harris
Audrey Bates - withdrew
A V M Isaac
Marjorie Townsend
Helen Lacy-Hulbert
Rachel ByrneDraw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Morgan (*1) | bye | |
| Joan Curry (*2) | bye | |
| Mrs E Vanner | bye | |
 Miss Nelly Glamonna | bye | |
| Mrs H A Downey | bye | |
| Mrs J L C Cox | bye | |
| Mrs R Nagle | bye | |
| Mrs M Richards | bye | |
| Mrs Marjorie Townsend* | Mrs A E Timson | 9-0 9-2 9-2 |
| Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert * | Miss K A Abbott | 9-2 9-5 9-4 |
| Mrs Margot Harris (*3) | 3/O J M Morgan | 9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss A V M Isaac* | Mrs T Veith-Brown | 9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| Mrs J E Manning | Miss S C Palmer | 9-2 9-4 9-4 |
| Miss M H Palmer | L/Wren A Tate | 9-4 9-0 10-8 |
| Sheila Speight | Mrs Margaret Dawnay | 9-3 5-9 9-4 9-5 |
| Mrs M B Lewis | Miss H Selkirk-Wells | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs D Cooper | Mrs J Mills | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss M Gowthorpe | Miss Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton | 9-5 9-0 9-4 |
| Miss J Capes |  Miss L Jackson | 1-9 9-7 9-1 9-6 |
| Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) | Miss Rachel Byrne * | 9-5 5-9 9-5 9-7 |
| Mrs J M Hall | Rosemary Walsh | 9-1 7-9 9-7 10-9 |
| Mrs M Cunneen |  Fru Ellen Kaas | 9-4 9-0 9-2 |
| Mrs H J Stribling | Mrs G Riggall | 9-7 5-9 5-9 9-1 9-4 |
| Miss Margaret Morgan | Mrs R B Hawkey | 9-2 9-0 10-9 |
| Miss Katherine Keith-Steele | Miss Linda Winkel | 9-3 9-6 9-0 |
| Miss P Marshall | 2/O H M Jones | 9-5 9-0 9-7 |
| Miss E Wilson | Mrs Y Barbor | 9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| Major N Christy | Miss M Dwelly | 9-2 5-9 10-8 9-3 |
| Mrs Sheila McKechnie | F/Officer J Pawson | 9-3 9-7 9-5 |
| Mrs B A Powell | Miss J P Mead | 9-7 9-4 9-1 |
 Mrs Van der Geissen | Mrs J Evers | 9-3 9-4 3-9 9-5 |
| Miss A L Isaac | Miss W Josephs | 9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3 |
denotes seed *
Mrs Audrey Bayes (Wal 4*) withdrew because of influenza
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Downey | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Townsend | Hall | 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-7 |
| Lacy-Hulbert | Cunneen | 9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Harris | Stribling | 9-4 9-2 9-0 |
| Isaac A V | Morgan M | 9-3 9-3 5-9 9-3 |
| Curry | Cox | 9-4 9-2 9-4 |
| Richards | Nagle | 9-6 6-9 9-3 9-4 |
| Manning | Keith-Steele | 9-4 9-5 9-1 |
| Vanner | Glamonna | w/o |
| Palmer | Marshall | 10-8 9-4 9-2 |
| Speight | Wilson | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Lewis | Christy | 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-3 |
| Cooper | McKechnie | 9-0 9-0 9-6 |
| Gowthorpe | Powell | 9-0 3-9 3 9-2 |
| Capes | Van der Geissen | 9-0 9-0 9-7 |
| Gotla | Isaac A L | 9-1 9-1 9-0 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Vanner | 9-1 9-2 9-1 |
| Speight | Lacy-Hulbert | 9-4 10-9 9-3 |
| Curry | Richards | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Gowthorpe | Harris | 9-3 9-0 2-9 8-10 9-2 |
| Townsend | Palmer | 9-2 9-6 9-4 |
| Cooper | Lewis | 9-3 9-3 9-1 |
| Isaac | Manning | 9-5 9-2 9-3 |
| Gotla | Capes | 9-3 9-1 9-3 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Townsend | 9-1 9-0 9-3 |
| Speight | Cooper | 9-5 9-1 9-0 |
| Curry | Isaac | 9-4 9-6 9-1 |
| Gowthorpe | Gotla | 9-7 7-9 1-9 10-8 9-6 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Speight | 9-3 9-1 9-1 |
| Curry | Gowthorpe | 9-3 9-0 9-2 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Curry | 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4 |