1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 29th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
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]
Seeds[edit]
Draw and results[edit]
First round[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Turner |
9-6 9-5 9-7 |
| Speight |
Campion |
9-5 9-0 9-3 |
Final[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Speight |
4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.