1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1954 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 February 1954.
Janet Morgan won her fifth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.

British Open Squash Championships
26th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

Seeds

1. Janet Morgan
2. Sheila Speight

Marjorie Townsend
M E Gowthorpe
Alice Teague
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne

Rosemary Walsh

Draw and results

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Janet Morgan (1*)		bye
Sheila Speight (2*)		bye
W Peile		bye
J Dannatt		bye
E I Jonas		bye
Rosemary Walsh*		bye
D Chalk		bye
Bobs Whitehead		bye
Rachel Byrne*		bye
E J Boggis		bye
Pat Gotla (née Cowney)		bye
J B Watson		bye
Margaret Dawnay		bye
M H Palmer		bye
D C Herman		bye
Ruth Turner*	Judith Tissot	9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7
Alice Teague*	Jennifer Pendered	9-2 9-4 9-3
M E Gowthorpe *	S Cooper	9-3 9-1 9-1
Marjorie Townsend*	J Covell	9-4 9-0 9-1
Margaret Morgan	M M Hazell	9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6
J M Hall	Barbara Knapp	9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3
P Smith	Marion Craig-Smith	w/o
Fran Marshall	Captain M U Walker	w/o
V Moore	N A Watkins	9-2 9-0 9-2
J P Marshall	M Young	9-3 9-3 9-3
Major Daphne Portway	R B Hawkey	10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2
E Wilson	S C Palmer	8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2
R E G Parsons	E J Boggis	w/o
R Nagle	L Lefevre	9-3 9-2 9-1
R B R Wilson	Ann Mitham	9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7
J Watkins	K Abbott	9-0 9-5 9-6
J E Manning	Katherine Keith-Steele	w/o

denotes seed *

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan J	Whitehead	9-1 9-0 9-0
Speight	Dannatt	9-3 9-2 9-1
Turner	Marshall	2-9 9-3 9-2 9-1
Teague	Watson	9-4 9-2 9-1
Gowthorpe	Moore	9-1 9-3 9-2
Byrne	Dawnay	w/o
Walsh	Palmer	9-2 9-2 9-2
Townsend	Marshall	9-3 9-5 9-5
Powell	Herman	10-8 7-9 9-2 9-3
Gotla	Jonas	9-4 9-4 9-2
Morgan M	Manning	9-3 9-5 7-9 10-9
Pelle	Portway	9-0 9-2 9-0
Watson	Wilson	9-6 9-1 9-1
Chalk	Parsons	9-3 9-1 9-7
Hall	Nagle	9-7 9-1 7-9 9-3
Smith	Wilson	4-9 9-2 9-6 10-9

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan J	Powell	9-2 9-0 9-3
Speight	Gotla	9-3 9-2 9-1
Turner	Morgan M	9-6 9-0 9-3
Teague	Pelle	9-3 9-3 9-0
Byrne	Watson	9-4 9-6 9-0
Walsh	Chalk	9-1 9-3 9-0
Gowthorpe	Hall	6-9 9-6 9-6 9-3
Townsend	Smith	6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Byrne	9-0 9-1 6-9 9-2
Speight	Walsh	9-2 9-5 9-3
Turner	Gowthorpe	9-6 9-5 9-2
Teague	Townsend	9-4 5-9 9-1 8-9 9-4

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Turner	9-1 9-3 9-2
Speight	Teague	9-5 9-1 9-2

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Speight	9-3 9-1 9-7