1956 Women's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |
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28th Women's British Open Championships | |
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Location | London, England |
Venue | Lansdowne Club |
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]
Seeds[edit]
Miss Janet Morgan
Miss Sheila Speight
Mrs Marjorie Townsend
Mrs Ruth Turner
Mrs Jill Campion
Miss M E Gowthorpe
Mrs Rosemary Deloford
Miss D C Herman
Draw and results[edit]
First round[edit]
denotes seed *
Second round[edit]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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![]() | ![]() | w/o |
![]() | ![]() | 9-5 9-0 9-0 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-6 9-2 9-2 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-0 9-4 9-2 |
![]() | ![]() | w/o |
![]() | ![]() | 9-7 9-0 9-1 |
![]() | ![]() | 8-10 9-1 4-9 9-2 9-0 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-3 9-2 9-3 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-2 9-1 9-2 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-0 9-2 10-8 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-4 9-3 9-3 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-4 9-5 9-0 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-1 9-1 9-0 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-2 9-7 9-1 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-0 9-5 9-2 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-3 9-6 9-5 |
Third round[edit]
Quarter finals[edit]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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![]() | ![]() | 9-4 9-6 9-2 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-5 10-8 9-7 |
![]() | ![]() | 10-9 9-4 5-9 9-6 |
![]() | ![]() | 1-9 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-5 |
Semi finals[edit]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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![]() | ![]() | 9-2 9-2 9-7 |
![]() | ![]() | 9-0 9-3 9-6 |
Final[edit]
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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![]() | ![]() | 9-6 9-4 9-2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.