1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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]

Seeds

1. Janet Morgan
2. Sheila Speight

Marjorie Townsend
M E Gowthorpe
Alice Teague
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne

Rosemary Walsh

Draw & Results

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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

References