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The 1959 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1959.
Janet Morgan announced that she was to retire on medical advice after the 1959 Championship; she duly won an incredible tenth consecutive title defeating Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) for the fourth successive year in the final. Later in the year Morgan retired and married becoming Janet Bisley and the following year Macintosh would finally have the chance to compete without having to play Morgan.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Rosemary Deloford (3) |
Claire Hargreaves |
9-3 9-1 9-5 |
| Ruth Turner (7) |
T Stevenson |
9-1 9-1 9-5 |
| R Cooper (8) |
B M Horton |
9-2 9-1 9-5 |
| C Ashton |
J M Gilley |
9-0 9-0 9-5 |
| H Bleasby |
H F Newberry |
9-4 9-4 9-2 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
P Drew |
6-9 9-0 9-1 3-9 9-2 |
| Annette Picton |
P H Smallwood |
9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| R Nagle |
Whitby |
9-3 9-1 9-4 |
| Fran Marshall |
J M Goodin |
9-6 9-2 9-2 |
| J M Hall |
J Lancaster |
5-9 7-9 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
 M M Hazell |
H Jolly |
9-7 9-0 9-1 |
| C E Harrison |
J M Mallen |
9-3 7-9 9-5 3-9 9-5 |
| Marion Lloyd |
B E Simister |
9-5 9-5 9-6 |
| G Pears |
Pat Gotla (née Cowney) |
9-6 9-4 2-9 9-5 |
| R B Hawkey |
Major M U Walker |
9-2 9-6 9-4 |
| S McMullan |
C J Taunton |
2-9 6-9 9-7 9-2 9-3 |
denotes seed (*)
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Morgan (1) |
H E Bond |
w/o |
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) (2) |
 H J Bell |
9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| Rosemary Deloford (3) |
Bobs Whitehead |
9-5 6-9 9-6 9-2 |
| D C Herman (4) |
R Nagle |
9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| M E Gowthorpe (5) |
N A Watkins |
9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Marjorie Townsend (6) |
J Covell |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Ruth Turner (7) |
M M Hazell |
9-4 7-9 9-1 9-1 |
| R Cooper (8) |
C E Harrison |
9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| D M Holman |
Ann Mitham |
9-5 9-0 9-1 |
 D Lange |
K A Abbott |
9-5 9-0 9-7 |
| J M Hall |
Marion Lloyd |
9-4 9-2 1-9 9-3 |
| R Waterhouse |
G Pears |
4-9 9-7 9-4 9-3 |
| Fran Marshall |
Annette Picton |
9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| C Ashton |
R B Hawkey |
9-2 9-3 9-6 |
| H Bleasby |
V J Foster |
9-3 9-8 8-10 1-9 9-4 |
| K Tomlin |
S McMullan |
5-9 4-9 9-7 9-3 9-1 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Holman |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Macintosh |
Lange |
9-1 9-7 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Deloford |
9-6 9-2 3-9 2-9 9-5 |
| Herman |
Hall |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Gowthorpe |
Waterhouse |
9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Townsend |
Ashton |
9-3 9-1 9-1 |
| Turner |
Bleasby |
9-4 9-2 9-6 |
| Cooper |
Tomlin |
6-9 9-3 9-5 2-9 9-1 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Gowthorpe |
9-7 9-7 9-2 |
| Macintosh |
Townsend |
9-7 9-7 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Turner |
10-9 9-10 2-5 ret |
| Herman |
Cooper |
9-2 9-3 9-1 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Marshall |
4-9 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-0 |
| Macintosh |
Herman |
9-5 9-6 9-4 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Speight |
9-6 9-4 9-2 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1959 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.