1956 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained
The 1956 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1956.
Janet Morgan won her seventh consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.[1]
Draw and results
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First round
| width=270 | Player One | width=270 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) | Miss N Sage | 9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss D C Herman (8) | Miss A V M Isaac | 9-10 9-2 9-2 9-1 |
| Miss Daphne Portway | Miss S Jones | 9-6 9-4 9-3 |
| Mrs R Cooper | Miss P Flower | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Miss Jenifer Gidwell | Miss A Doe | 9-6 9-2 9-7 |
| Mrs P Colyer | Miss J M Gilley | 10-8 9-4 9-2 |
| Miss J Duckit | Miss J Covell | w/o |
| Miss W Peile | Mrs R L Pottinger | 9-5 9-5 9-3 | |
denotes seed *
Second round
| width=270 | Player One | width=270 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Miss Janet Morgan (1) | Mrs J B Watson | w/o |
| Miss Sheila Speight (2) | Mrs B A Powell | 9-5 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3) | Miss J Dannatt | 9-6 9-2 9-2 |
| Mrs Ruth Turner (4) | Mrs R B Wilson | 9-0 9-4 9-2 |
| Mrs Jill Campion (5) | Miss E Wilson | w/o |
| Miss M E Gowthorpe (6) | Miss J M Martin | 9-7 9-0 9-1 |
| Mrs Rosemary Deloford (7) | Miss Jenifer Gidwell | 8-10 9-1 4-9 9-2 9-0 |
| Miss D C Herman (8) | Mrs P Colyer | 9-3 9-2 9-3 |
| Miss Margaret Morgan | Mrs R B Hawkey | 9-2 9-1 9-2 |
| Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney) | Miss S Peskett | 9-0 9-2 10-8 |
| Mrs R Nagle | Miss P Gates | 9-4 9-3 9-3 |
| Miss Daphne Portway | Miss J Duckit | 9-4 9-5 9-0 |
| Mrs R Cooper | Miss W Peile | 9-1 9-1 9-0 |
| Mrs H Bleasby | Miss P H Smallwood | 9-2 9-7 9-1 |
| Miss D Lange | Miss Ann Mitham | 9-0 9-5 9-2 |
| Mrs J M Hall | Miss V M J McLernon | 9-3 9-6 9-5 | |
Third round
| width=170 | Player One | width=170 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Morgan J (1) | Hall | 9-3 9-2 9-4 |
| Speight (2) | Bleasby | 9-2 9-3 9-2 |
| Townsend (3) | Lange | 9-1 9-3 9-3 |
| Turner (4) | Morgan M | 9-7 9-2 9-3 |
| Campion (5) | Nagle | 9-3 3-9 9-5 9-2 |
| Gowthorpe (6) | Gotla | 10-9 9-2 9-4 |
| Deloford (7) | Portway | 9-7 9-4 9-0 |
| Herman (8) | Cooper | 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-7 | |
Quarter finals
| width=170 | Player One | width=170 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Morgan J (1) | Campion (5) | 9-4 9-6 9-2 |
| Speight (2) | Gowthorpe (6) | 9-5 10-8 9-7 |
| Townsend (3) | Herman (8) | 10-9 9-4 5-9 9-6 |
| Turner (4) | Deloford (7) | 1-9 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-5 | |
Semi finals
| width=170 | Player One | width=170 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Morgan (1) | Turner (4) | 9-2 9-2 9-7 |
| Speight (2) | Townsend (3) | 9-0 9-3 9-6 | |
Final
| width=170 | Player One | width=170 | Player Two | width=150 | Score |
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| Morgan (1) | Speight (2) | 9-6 9-4 9-2 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Times Archives 1956 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
- Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 31 July 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.
