1947 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1947 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 January - 2 February 1947.
Joan Curry won her first title defeating Alice Teague in the final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 19th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Joan Curry | bye | |
| Miss Janet Morgan | Mrs Lewis-Shaw | 9-5 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs Alice Teague | Miss Pat Cowney | 9-0 9-4 9-4 |
| Mrs G F Powell | bye | |
| Miss Margaret Carlisle | Miss C Werner | 9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Miss Myriam De Borman | Miss Rachel Byrne | 9-7 9-1 9-6 |
| Miss Betty Cooke | Miss J Wilson | 9-3 9-1 9-0 |
| Miss E E Knox | Miss A de Kettenis | 9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss A Taylor | bye | |
| Miss A Gowthorpe | Miss M Dens | 8-10 9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Miss Barbara Knapp | Miss R Howard | 9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Mrs V Leaky | bye | |
| Miss M Piper | Miss K M A Steele | 9-3 9-3 10-8 |
| Mrs A Smith | bye | |
| Miss B Cowderoy | bye | |
| Miss V M Ord | bye | |
| Mrs G Pottier | bye | |
| Miss Katherine Keith-Steele | Miss T Caldwell | 9-7 9-3 9-10 9-3 |
| Mrs A F B Standfast | Miss A Pratt | 9-5 10-8 9-3 |
| Mrs S Woodhouse | bye | |
| Mrs J Price | Miss G W James | 9-3 3-9 5-9 9-1 9-6 |
| Miss B Kentfield | Mrs D Morgan | 10-9 9-4 9-5 |
| Miss J Howard | bye | |
| Mrs M van der Elst | bye | |
| Mrs H S Hughes | bye | |
| Mrs J Bleasby | Sqd. Off. M M Sturge | 9-3 9-5 7-9 9-10 9-1 |
| Mrs H A Downey | Miss E Walker | 1-9 7-9 9-5 9-6 9-5 |
| Mrs H J Stribling | Miss I J Trangmer | 9-10 9-1 10-9 9-6 |
| Mrs W D Porter | bye |
Second round
Third round
References
- "Times Archives 1947 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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