1956 Women's British Open Squash Championship
Appearance
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
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
First round
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Second round
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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9-5 9-0 9-0 |
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9-6 9-2 9-2 |
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9-0 9-4 9-2 |
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w/o |
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9-7 9-0 9-1 |
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8-10 9-1 4-9 9-2 9-0 |
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9-3 9-2 9-3 |
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9-2 9-1 9-2 |
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9-0 9-2 10-8 |
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9-4 9-3 9-3 |
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9-4 9-5 9-0 |
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9-1 9-1 9-0 |
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9-2 9-7 9-1 |
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9-0 9-5 9-2 |
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9-3 9-6 9-5 |
Third round
Quarter finals
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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9-4 9-6 9-2 |
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9-5 10-8 9-7 |
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10-9 9-4 5-9 9-6 |
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1-9 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-5 |
Semi finals
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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9-2 9-2 9-7 |
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9-0 9-3 9-6 |
Final
Player One | Player Two | Score |
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9-6 9-4 9-2 |
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1956 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.