1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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| British Open Squash Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Women's British Open Championships | |||
| Details | |||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Venue | Lansdowne Club | ||
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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.[1]
Contents
Seeds
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Draw & Results
First Round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Miss Janet Morgan (1*) |
bye | |
| Miss Sheila Speight (2*) |
bye | |
| Miss W Peile |
bye | |
| Miss J Dannatt |
bye | |
| Mrs E I Jonas |
bye | |
| Miss Rosemary Walsh* |
bye | |
| Miss D Chalk |
bye | |
| Mrs Bobs Whitehead |
bye | |
 Miss Rachel Byrne* |
bye | |
| Miss E J Boggis |
bye | |
| Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) |
bye | |
| Mrs J B Watson |
bye | |
| Mrs Margaret Dawnay |
bye | |
| Miss M H Palmer |
bye | |
| Miss D C Herman |
bye | |
| Mrs Ruth Turner* |
 Miss Judith Tissot |
9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7 |
| Mrs Alice Teague* |
Mrs Jennifer Pendered |
9-2 9-4 9-3 |
| Miss M E Gowthorpe * |
Mrs S Cooper |
9-3 9-1 9-1 |
| Mrs Marjorie Townsend* |
Miss J Covell |
9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Miss Margaret Morgan |
Miss M M Hazell |
9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6 |
| Mrs J M Hall |
Miss Barbara Knapp |
9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3 |
| Miss P Smith |
Miss Marion Craig-Smith |
w/o |
 Mrs Fran Marshall |
Captain M U Walker |
w/o |
| Miss V Moore |
Mrs N A Watkins |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss J P Marshall |
Miss M Young |
9-3 9-3 9-3 |
| Major Daphne Portway |
Mrs R B Hawkey |
10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2 |
| Miss E Wilson |
Miss S C Palmer |
8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2 |
| Mrs R E G Parsons |
Miss E J Boggis |
w/o |
| Mrs R Nagle |
Mrs L Lefevre |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Mrs R B R Wilson |
Miss Ann Mitham |
9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7 |
| Miss J Watkins |
Miss K Abbott |
9-0 9-5 9-6 |
| Mrs J E Manning |
Miss Katherine Keith-Steele |
w/o |
denotes seed *
Second Round
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Turner |
9-1 9-3 9-2 |
| Speight |
Teague |
9-5 9-1 9-2 |
Final
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Speight |
9-3 9-1 9-7 |
| Preceded by | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1954 |
Succeeded by 1955 |
