1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
29th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
← 1956 1958 →

The 1957 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from February 18 to February 23.
Janet Morgan won her eighth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in a repeat of the 1956 final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Miss Janet Morgan
2. Miss Sheila Speight
3. Mrs Marjorie Townsend
4. Mrs Ruth Turner
5. Mrs Rosemary Deloford
6. Miss D C Herman
7. Mrs Jill Campion
8. Miss Margaret Morgan

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Janet Morgan (1)	Mrs B A Powell	9-4 9-0 9-1
Miss Sheila Speight (2)	Miss H E Bond	9-3 9-0 9-3
Mrs Marjorie Townsend (3)	Miss J Kinghorn	9-4 9-1 9-6
Mrs Ruth Turner (4)	Miss A Roynon	9-4 9-1 9-2
Mrs Rosemary Deloford (5)	Mrs J M Goodin	9-4 9-2 9-4
Miss D C Herman (6)	Miss P Creek	9-1 9-0 9-3
Mrs Jill Campion (7)	Mrs R B Hawkey	9-3 10-8 9-0
Miss Margaret Morgan (8)	Mrs N A Watkins	9-2 9-1 9-3
Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)	Mrs R Nagle	9-2 9-4 9-2
Miss M C Willcox	Captain M U Walker	w/o
Mrs J B Watson	Mrs P White	10-8 10-8 5-9 9-7
Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement	Miss A Cloke	9-0 9-2 9-7
Mrs R Cooper	Miss E L Curtis	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs Ann Wetzel	Miss T Stevenson	9-5 9-5 9-4
Miss Ann Mitham	Miss K Abbott	9-4 9-4 9-5
Miss B Davidson	Mrs Louisa Manly-Power	9-7 1-9 7-9 10-8 9-5
Miss J M Gilley	Miss S Jones	9-6 9-2 9-5
Mrs Frances Pilling	Mrs P Flower	9-0 4-9 1-9 9-6 9-3
Mrs Peggy Carrott	Miss V J Foster	9-5 9-3 9-2
Mrs J M Hall	Mrs C E Harrison	9-0 8-10 9-6 9-4
Miss M E Gowthorpe	Miss M M Hazell	9-4 9-3 9-5
Miss Daphne Portway	Mrs L Malone	10-9 9-5 1-9 9-5
Mrs R L Pottinger	Mrs Charlotte Prizer	7-9 9-5 9-2 9-6
Miss E Foden	Miss P Gates	9-2 9-1 1-9 9-4
Miss G Macpherson	Mrs P Colyer	10-8 9-6 3-9 9-7
Miss Carol Haussermann	Miss P H Smallwood	9-5 9-1 9-7
Miss J Jamin	Miss J Dannatt	w/o
Miss J Butler	Mrs S Shand	2-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 9-2
Miss J McCormick	Miss N Sage	9-3 9-0 9-2
Miss Ann Price	Miss A Shephard	9-0 9-7 9-1
Mrs B Lewis	Miss S Cook	9-3 10-8 9-0
Mrs Betty Constable	Miss J Covell	9-3 9-4 9-4

denotes seed *

Second Round

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
Constable	Lewis	9-4 9-2 9-1

Third Round

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	Constable	9-7 9-3 9-2
Townsend	Mitham	9-3 9-3 9-5

Quarter Finals

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

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Turner	9-6 9-5 9-7
Speight	Campion	9-5 9-0 9-3

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Speight	4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6

References

1. "Times Archives 1957 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.