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