The 1947 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 January - 2 February 1947.
Joan Curry won her first title defeating Alice Teague in the final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 19th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Miss Joan Curry |
bye | |
| Miss Janet Morgan |
Mrs Lewis-Shaw |
9-5 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs Alice Teague |
Miss Pat Cowney |
9-0 9-4 9-4 |
| Mrs G F Powell |
bye | |
| Miss Margaret Carlisle |
Miss C Werner |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
 Miss Myriam De Borman |
 Miss Rachel Byrne |
9-7 9-1 9-6 |
| Miss Betty Cooke |
Miss J Wilson |
9-3 9-1 9-0 |
 Miss E E Knox |
Miss A de Kettenis |
9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss A Taylor |
bye | |
| Miss A Gowthorpe |
Miss M Dens |
8-10 9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss Barbara Knapp |
Miss R Howard |
9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Mrs V Leaky |
bye | |
| Miss M Piper |
Miss K M A Steele |
9-3 9-3 10-8 |
| Mrs A Smith |
bye | |
| Miss B Cowderoy |
bye | |
| Miss V M Ord |
bye | |
| Mrs G Pottier |
bye | |
| Miss Katherine Keith-Steele |
Miss T Caldwell |
9-7 9-3 9-10 9-3 |
| Mrs A F B Standfast |
Miss A Pratt |
9-5 10-8 9-3 |
| Mrs S Woodhouse |
bye | |
| Mrs J Price |
Miss G W James |
9-3 3-9 5-9 9-1 9-6 |
| Miss B Kentfield |
Mrs D Morgan |
10-9 9-4 9-5 |
| Miss J Howard |
bye | |
| Mrs M van der Elst |
bye | |
| Mrs H S Hughes |
bye | |
| Mrs J Bleasby |
Sqd. Off. M M Sturge |
9-3 9-5 7-9 9-10 9-1 |
| Mrs H A Downey |
Miss E Walker |
1-9 7-9 9-5 9-6 9-5 |
| Mrs H J Stribling |
Miss I J Trangmer |
9-10 9-1 10-9 9-6 |
| Mrs W D Porter |
bye |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry |
Pottier |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Morgan |
Keith-Steele |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Teague |
Standfast |
9-1 9-0 9-3 |
| Powell |
Woodhouse |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Carlisle |
Price |
9-1 9-3 9-1 |
| Borman |
Kentfield |
9-6 9-4 9-4 |
| Cooke |
Howard |
9-2 9-5 9-4 |
| Knox |
van der Elst |
9-0 9-0 9-4 |
| Taylor |
Hughes |
9-0 9-1 9-4 |
| Gowthorpe |
Bleasby |
2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0 |
| Knapp |
Downey |
9-1 2-9 9-1 9-6 |
| Piper |
Stribling |
9-4 9-0 9-0 |
| Ord |
Porter |
9-2 9-1 7-9 9-2 |
| Smith |
bye | |
| Cowderoy |
bye | |
| Leakey |
bye |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry |
Taylor |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Morgan |
Gowthorpe |
9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Teague |
Knapp |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Powell |
Leakey |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Piper |
Carlisle |
9-5 9-10 9-4 9-4 |
| De Borman |
Ord |
9-1 10-8 9-3 |
| Cooke |
Cowderoy |
9-0 9-3 9-1 |
| Knox |
Smith |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Piper |
De Borman |
2-9 9-3 9-7 9-4 |
| Curry |
Knox |
6-9 9-1 9-2 9-5 |
| Teague |
Morgan |
7-9 3-9 9-2 9-4 9-2 |
| Powell |
Cooke |
9-6 9-3 0-9 9-0 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Teague |
Powell |
8-10 9-1 9-1 9-4 |
| Curry |
Piper |
9-1 9-2 9-2 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curry |
Teague |
9-3 10-9 9-5 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1947 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2015.