The 1949 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 10–16 January 1949.
Joan Curry won her third title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.^[1]

Seeds

Joan Curry

Janet Morgan
Betty Hilton
Margaret Carlisle
Margot Harris
Myriam De Borman

Betty Cooke

Draw and results

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First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Janet Morgan *	bye
Joan Curry *	Miss T Stevenson	9-0 9-0 9-3
Mrs Betty Hilton*	Sqd. Off. M M Sturge	9-2 9-1 9-2
Miss Margaret Carlisle*	Mrs D Hobson	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Margot Harris *	Miss U Trott	9-6 9-2 9-4
Miss Myriam De Borman*	Miss M J Mayer	9-2 9-2 9-0
Miss G W James	Miss M A Travers	w/o
Miss Betty Cooke *	Miss K Abbot	9-3 9-1 9-2
Miss Audrey Bates	Junior Cdr. Daphne Portway	9-3 9-7 9-2
Miss Pat Cowney	Mrs M B Lewis	9-4 9-5 9-1
Mrs D F Morgan	Mrs A E Timson	9-1 9-2 9-2
Mrs M S Armytage-MacDonald	Miss D Castle	7-6 ret hurt
Sheila Speight	Miss S C Palmer	9-1 9-6 9-4
Mrs J L C Cox	Mrs M Pacquet	9-7 9-0 9-0
Miss A L Isaac	Mrs E Van der Elst	w/o
Mrs Marjorie Townsend	Mrs F M Edmonds	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs J Hall	Mrs G E Baker	9-1 9-7 9-0
Rosemary Walsh	Miss K M A Steele	9-7 9-6 9-1
Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert	Mrs H J Stribling	9-10 9-1 9-6 10-8
Miss M A Iling	Miss J M Broad	0-9 9-4 9-5 9-6
Miss A V M Isaac	Mrs M Richards	9-0 9-2 9-2
Mrs M Anthony-Davies	Mrs W D Porter	9-6 9-4 9-1
Mrs M M Bourne	Mrs Alice Teague*	w/o
Miss A A Hodges	Miss Kay Tuckey	9-4 10-8 9-7
Miss M H Palmer	Miss Nelly Glamonna	9-2 9-6 9-6
Miss V Ord	2/O N A Swainson	5-9 9-4 9-7 9-4
Mrs Violet St Clair Morford	Miss P R Sutherland	9-7 9-5 9-10 9-4
Mrs J B Parker	Mrs D Liddell	w/o
Mrs M Van Laer	Miss R McClenaghan	9-0 9-1 5-9 10-8
Mrs A Mostyn	Mrs H A Downey	6-9 9-2 7-9 9-2 9-1
Mrs J Rathbone	Peggy Dawson-Scott	w/o
Mrs J Pottier	Sub. M Walker ATS	9-7 6-9 6-9 9-4 9-3

seed *

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Hall	9-2 9-5 9-4
Morgan J	Walsh	9-1 9-1 9-0
Hilton	Lacy-Hulbert	9-2 9-0 9-1
Carlisle	Iling	9-0 9-2 9-0
Harris	A L Isaac	9-2 9-3 9-1
De Borman	Anthony-Davies	9-2 9-0 9-3
James	Bourne	10-8 5 6
Cooke	Hodges	9-3 9-2 9-1
Bates	Palmer	9-2 9-3 9-1
Cowney	Ord	9-0 9-4 9-6
Morgan D F	St Clair Morford	9-2 9-7 4-9 9-7
Armytage-M	Parker	9-1 9-0 9-5
Speight	Van Laer	9-0 9-3 9-2
Cox	Mostyn	9-4 9-6 9-4
A V M Isaac	Rathbone	9-7 3-9 0-9 9-3 9-7
Townsend	Pottier	9-0 9-0 9-3

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Bates	9-4 9-1 9-2
Morgan J	Isaac	9-3 9-2 9-3
Hilton	Townsend	9-2 4-9 9-2 9-4
Carlisle	Cowney	9-0 9-4 6-9 9-1
Harris	Cox	9-2 9-1 9-2
De Borman	Armytage-M	9-7 6-9 9-5 9-2
James	Speight	4-9 9-4 10-8 9-2
Cooke	Morgan D F	9-5 9-1 9-6

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Harris	9-0 9-3 9-2
Curry	De Borman	9-1 9-1 9-7
Hilton	James	9-4 9-4 9-3
Carlisle	Cooke	9-0 9-6 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Hilton	9-1 9-3 9-2
Curry	Carlisle	0-9 9-2 9-0 9-0

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Morgan	2-9 9-3 10-8 9-0

References