British Open Squash Championships
20th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

The 1948 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 19โ€“25 January 1948.
Joan Curry won her second title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. England Joan Curry
  2. England Janet Morgan
  3. England Alice Teague
  4. England Margaret Carlisle

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
EnglandJoan Currybye
EnglandJanet Morganbye
England Miss M H Palmerbye
England Mrs J Hallbye
England Miss M Piperbye
England Mrs M G Magniacbye
England Miss R Howardbye
England Miss P Sutherlandbye
England Mrs Alice TeagueEngland Mrs D Hobson9-4 9-2 9-0
England Miss Margaret CarlisleEngland Miss J Taylor9-2 9-0 9-2
England Mrs Margot HarrisEngland Miss M E Sarel9-0 9-0 9-2
Belgium Miss Myriam De BormanEngland Miss P R Read9-1 9-4 9-0
England Mrs Betty HiltonEngland Miss U Trott9-1 9-6 9-5
England Miss Betty CookeEngland Mrs L E Lefevrew/o
England Peggy Dawson-ScottEngland Mrs J L C Cox10-8 9-1 3-9 9-5
England Miss Pat CowneyEngland Miss P A Morse9-0 9-2 9-0
England Mrs Violet St Clair MorfordEngland Mrs W D Porter9-3 2-9 9-5 9-3
England Mrs V LeakeyEngland Miss Valerie Cooper9-4 9-2 9-7
Wales Miss Rachel ByrneBelgium Miss Nelly Glamonna9-2 9-0 9-0
England Mrs H BleasbyBelgium Mrs Ginette Germaine9-0 9-6 9-1
England Miss D SalterEngland Miss D Castle7-9 9-3 9-5 9-5
England Mrs H J StriblingBelgium Mrs G Pottier9-1 9-6 9-4
England Mrs Margaret DawnayEngland Miss J M Broad9-0 9-6 7-9 9-5
England Miss Carroll de Courcy-HamiltonBelgium Mrs Lulu Boon9-6 10-9 9-3
England Miss Meg Buxton-KnightEngland Miss Sheila Speight9-0 9-3 0-9 6-2 ret
England Mrs D F MorganEngland Miss K Abbott9-7 9-3 9-7
England Miss V OrdBelgium Mrs E Van der Elst9-4 9-5 10-8
England Mrs R RathboneEngland Mrs J Price4-9 10-8 9-5 9-6
England Miss H A DowneyEngland Mrs A F B Standfastw/o
England Rosemary WalshEngland Miss Katherine Keith-Steele9-4 9-0 9-3
England Miss K A M SteeleEngland Miss S C Palmer9-4 9-5 10-8
Wales Miss G JamesEngland Miss M A Travers3-9 9-5 5-9 9-2 10-8

Second round

Player one Player two Score
England CurryEngland Palmer9-4 9-3 9-5
England J MorganEngland Hall9-1 9-3 9-6
England TeagueEngland Salter9-0 9-4 9-3
England CarlisleEngland Stribling9-4 9-1 9-2
England HarrisEngland Dawnay9-6 9-5 10-8
Belgium De BormanEngland de Courcy-Hamilton9-4 9-3 9-0
England HiltonEngland Buxton-Knight9-1 9-1 4-9 9-3
England CookeEngland D F Morgan9-2 9-4 9-1
England Dawson-ScottEngland Ord9-5 9-3 9-4
England CowneyEngland Rathbone5-9 9-3 6-9 5 9-6
England St Clair MorfordEngland Dawney1-9 9-5 9-2 5-9 9-5
England PiperEngland Howard9-4 9-1 9-2
England LeakeyEngland Walsh9-3 9-3 10-8
Wales ByrneEngland Steele9-2 9-6 9-2
England MagniacEngland Sutherland9-6 9-3 9-3
England BleasbyWales James4-9 9-2 3-9 9-1 9-4

Third round

Player one Player two Score
England CurryEngland Magniac9-2 9-7 9-5
England MorganEngland Piper9-1 10-8 6-9 9-1
England TeagueWales Byrne9-0 9-4 9-1
England CarlisleEngland Dawson-Scott9-0 9-3 9-5
England HiltonEngland Harris9-2 9-4 9-2
Belgium De BormanEngland Cowmey10-8 9-7 9-9
England BleasbyEngland Leakey9-3 9-3 1-9 5-9 9-5
England CookeEngland St Clair-Morford9-2 9-2 9-2

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Hilton9-1 9-0 7-9 9-2
England CurryEngland Cooke3-9 9-1 9-2 9-3
England TeagueEngland Bleasby9-5 9-2 9-1
England CarlisleBelgium De Borman9-7 9-2 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Teague9-1 7-9 9-6 9-1
England CurryEngland Carlisle9-2 9-3 9-4

Final

Player one Player two Score
England CurryEngland Morgan9-5 9-0 9-10 6-9 10-8

References

  1. โ†‘ "Times Archives 1948 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. โ†‘ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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