British Open Squash Championships
23rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

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]

Seeds

  1. England Janet Morgan
  2. England Joan Curry
  3. England Margot Harris
  4. Wales Audrey Bates - withdrew

England A V M Isaac
England Marjorie Townsend
England Helen Lacy-Hulbert

Wales Rachel Byrne

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one Player two Score
EnglandJanet Morgan (*1)bye
EnglandJoan Curry (*2)bye
England Mrs E Vannerbye
Belgium Miss Nelly Glamonnabye
England Mrs H A Downeybye
England Mrs J L C Coxbye
England Mrs R Naglebye
England Mrs M Richardsbye
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend*England Mrs A E Timson9-0 9-2 9-2
England Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert *England Miss K A Abbott9-2 9-5 9-4
England Mrs Margot Harris (*3)England 3/O J M Morgan9-1 9-0 9-0
England Miss A V M Isaac*England Mrs T Veith-Brown9-2 9-0 9-1
England Mrs J E ManningEngland Miss S C Palmer9-2 9-4 9-4
England Miss M H PalmerEngland L/Wren A Tate9-4 9-0 10-8
EnglandSheila SpeightEngland Mrs Margaret Dawnay9-3 5-9 9-4 9-5
England Mrs M B LewisEngland Miss H Selkirk-Wells9-0 9-0 9-0
England Mrs D CooperEngland Mrs J Mills9-0 9-0 9-0
England Miss M GowthorpeEngland Miss Carroll de Courcy-Hamilton9-5 9-0 9-4
England Miss J CapesRepublic of Ireland Miss L Jackson1-9 9-7 9-1 9-6
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)Wales Miss Rachel Byrne *9-5 5-9 9-5 9-7
England Mrs J M HallEngland Rosemary Walsh9-1 7-9 9-7 10-9
England Mrs M CunneenDenmark Fru Ellen Kaas9-4 9-0 9-2
England Mrs H J StriblingEngland Mrs G Riggall9-7 5-9 5-9 9-1 9-4
Wales Miss Margaret MorganEngland Mrs R B Hawkey9-2 9-0 10-9
England Miss Katherine Keith-SteeleDenmark Miss Linda Winkel9-3 9-6 9-0
England Miss P MarshallEngland 2/O H M Jones9-5 9-0 9-7
England Miss E WilsonEngland Mrs Y Barbor9-1 9-0 9-4
England Major N ChristyEngland Miss M Dwelly9-2 5-9 10-8 9-3
England Mrs Sheila McKechnieEngland F/Officer J Pawson9-3 9-7 9-5
England Mrs B A PowellEngland Miss J P Mead9-7 9-4 9-1
Netherlands Mrs Van der GeissenEngland Mrs J Evers9-3 9-4 3-9 9-5
England Miss A L IsaacEngland Miss W Josephs9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3

denotes seed *
Mrs Audrey Bayes (Wal 4*) withdrew because of influenza

Second round

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Downey9-1 9-1 9-1
England TownsendEngland Hall9-5 7-9 9-4 9-7
England Lacy-HulbertEngland Cunneen9-0 9-1 9-1
England HarrisEngland Stribling9-4 9-2 9-0
England Isaac A VWales Morgan M9-3 9-3 5-9 9-3
England CurryEngland Cox9-4 9-2 9-4
England RichardsEngland Nagle9-6 6-9 9-3 9-4
England ManningEngland Keith-Steele9-4 9-5 9-1
England VannerBelgium Glamonnaw/o
England PalmerEngland Marshall10-8 9-4 9-2
England SpeightEngland Wilson9-1 9-0 9-1
England LewisEngland Christy9-1 2-9 9-3 9-3
England CooperEngland McKechnie9-0 9-0 9-6
England GowthorpeEngland Powell9-0 3-9 3 9-2
England CapesNetherlands Van der Geissen9-0 9-0 9-7
England GotlaEngland Isaac A L9-1 9-1 9-0

Third round

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan JEngland Vanner9-1 9-2 9-1
England SpeightEngland Lacy-Hulbert9-4 10-9 9-3
England CurryEngland Richards9-4 9-2 9-1
England GowthorpeEngland Harris9-3 9-0 2-9 8-10 9-2
England TownsendEngland Palmer9-2 9-6 9-4
England CooperEngland Lewis9-3 9-3 9-1
England IsaacEngland Manning9-5 9-2 9-3
England GotlaEngland Capes9-3 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Townsend9-1 9-0 9-3
England SpeightEngland Cooper9-5 9-1 9-0
England CurryEngland Isaac9-4 9-6 9-1
England GowthorpeEngland Gotla9-7 7-9 1-9 10-8 9-6

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Speight9-3 9-1 9-1
England CurryEngland Gowthorpe9-3 9-0 9-2

Final

Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Curry9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4

References

  1. "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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