1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1957 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 18 to 23 February.
Janet Morgan won her eighth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in a repeat of the 1956 final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 29th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
Janet Morgan- Sheila Speight
- Marjorie Townsend
- Ruth Turner
- Rosemary Deloford
- D C Herman
Jill Campion- Margaret Morgan
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Morgan (1) | B A Powell | 9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Sheila Speight (2) | H E Bond | 9-3 9-0 9-3 |
| Marjorie Townsend (3) | J Kinghorn | 9-4 9-1 9-6 |
| Ruth Turner (4) | A Roynon | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Rosemary Deloford (5) | J M Goodin | 9-4 9-2 9-4 |
| D C Herman (6) | P Creek | 9-1 9-0 9-3 |
| Jill Campion (7) | R B Hawkey | 9-3 10-8 9-0 |
| Margaret Morgan (8) | N A Watkins | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Pat Gotla (née Cowney) | R Nagle | 9-2 9-4 9-2 |
 M C Willcox | Captain M U Walker | w/o |
| J B Watson | Peggy White | 10-8 10-8 5-9 9-7 |
| Barbara Laussat Clement | A Cloke | 9-0 9-2 9-7 |
| R Cooper | E L Curtis | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Ann Wetzel | T Stevenson | 9-5 9-5 9-4 |
| Ann Mitham | K Abbott | 9-4 9-4 9-5 |
| B Davidson | Louisa Manly-Power | 9-7 1-9 7-9 10-8 9-5 |
| J M Gilley | S Jones | 9-6 9-2 9-5 |
| Frances Pilling | P Flower | 9-0 4-9 1-9 9-6 9-3 |
| Peggy Carrott | V J Foster | 9-5 9-3 9-2 |
| J M Hall | C E Harrison | 9-0 8-10 9-6 9-4 |
| M E Gowthorpe | M M Hazell | 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| Daphne Portway | L Malone | 10-9 9-5 1-9 9-5 |
| R L Pottinger | Charlotte Prizer | 7-9 9-5 9-2 9-6 |
| E Foden | P Gates | 9-2 9-1 1-9 9-4 |
| G Macpherson | P Colyer | 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-7 |
| Carol Haussermann | P H Smallwood | 9-5 9-1 9-7 |
 J Jamin | J Dannatt | w/o |
| J Butler | S Shand | 2-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 9-2 |
| J McCormick | N Sage | 9-3 9-0 9-2 |
| Ann Price | A Shephard | 9-0 9-7 9-1 |
| B Lewis | S Cook | 9-3 10-8 9-0 |
| Betty Constable | J Covell | 9-3 9-4 9-4 |
denotes seed *
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Davidson | 9-7 9-0 9-1 |
| Speight | Gilley | 9-4 9-0 9-2 |
| Townsend | Pilling | 9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| Turner | Carrott | 9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| Deloford | Hall | 9-1 9-1 9-5 |
| Herman | Gowthorpe | 10-8 2 3 |
| Campion | Portway | 9-2 9-4 9-6 |
| Morgan M | Pottinger | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Gotla | Foden | 9-4 9-1 9-1 |
| Willcox | Macpherson | 4-9 10-9 9-5 7-9 9-7 |
| Watson | Haussermann | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Clement | Jamin | 9-0 9-10 9-0 9-1 |
| Cooper | Butler | 9-5 9-1 9-2 |
| Wetzel | McCormick | 9-2 8-10 9-6 10-8 |
| Mitham | Price | 9-2 9-3 10-8 |
| Betty Constable | Lewis | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Cooper | 9-3 9-4 9-1 |
| Speight | Gotla | 9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Turner | Willcox | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Campion | Watson | 6-9 9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Deloford | Clement | 9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| Morgan M | Wetzel | 6-9 9-5 9-6 9-4 |
| Herman | Betty Constable | 9-7 9-3 9-2 |
| Townsend | Mitham | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Deloford | 9-2 9-2 7-9 9-4 |
| Speight | Morgan M | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Turner | Herman | 10-9 9-0 9-2 |
| Campion | Townsend | 9-0 5-9 6-9 9-4 9-2 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Turner | 9-6 9-5 9-7 |
| Speight | Campion | 9-5 9-0 9-3 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Speight | 4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6 |
References
- "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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