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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 26th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Janet Morgan (1*) |
bye | |
| Sheila Speight (2*) |
bye | |
| W Peile |
bye | |
| J Dannatt |
bye | |
| E I Jonas |
bye | |
| Rosemary Walsh* |
bye | |
| D Chalk |
bye | |
| Bobs Whitehead |
bye | |
 Rachel Byrne* |
bye | |
| E J Boggis |
bye | |
| Pat Gotla (née Cowney) |
bye | |
| J B Watson |
bye | |
| Margaret Dawnay |
bye | |
| M H Palmer |
bye | |
| D C Herman |
bye | |
| Ruth Turner* |
 Judith Tissot |
9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7 |
| Alice Teague* |
Jennifer Pendered |
9-2 9-4 9-3 |
| M E Gowthorpe * |
S Cooper |
9-3 9-1 9-1 |
| Marjorie Townsend* |
J Covell |
9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Margaret Morgan |
M M Hazell |
9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6 |
| J M Hall |
Barbara Knapp |
9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3 |
| P Smith |
Marion Craig-Smith |
w/o |
 Fran Marshall |
Captain M U Walker |
w/o |
| V Moore |
N A Watkins |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| J P Marshall |
M Young |
9-3 9-3 9-3 |
| Major Daphne Portway |
R B Hawkey |
10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2 |
| E Wilson |
S C Palmer |
8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2 |
| R E G Parsons |
E J Boggis |
w/o |
| R Nagle |
L Lefevre |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| R B R Wilson |
Ann Mitham |
9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7 |
| J Watkins |
K Abbott |
9-0 9-5 9-6 |
| J E Manning |
Katherine Keith-Steele |
w/o |
denotes seed *
Second round edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Turner |
9-1 9-3 9-2 |
| Speight |
Teague |
9-5 9-1 9-2 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Speight |
9-3 9-1 9-7 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1954 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.