| British Open Squash Championships | |
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| 14th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1952 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 02-7 April. Hashim Khan won his second consecutive title defeating four times champion Mahmoud Karim in the final. [1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hashim Khan ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Doggart + | 3 | 2 | 1 | Hashim Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Fairbairn + | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Fairbairn | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Seymour-Hayden + | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | ret | Hashim Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 William 'Doug' McLaggan | 4 | 3 | 4 |  Hildick-Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr Gavin Hildick-Smith + | 9 | 9 | 9 | Hildick-Smith | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N E Hooper | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Hooper | scr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Keeble | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Hashim Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mahmoud Karim ^ | 9 | 9 | 9 | Karim | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G J Reece | 3 | 3 | 7 | Karim | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Wilson + | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Wilson | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D W Harman | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Karim | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Phillips ^ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Phillips | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Giles | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Phillips | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Charles McLeod + | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | McLeod | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W E J Gordon | 8 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950.
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The 1947 Open Championship was between the defending champion Jim Dear of the Queen's Club and the professional champion Mahmoud Karim of Egypt.
The 1949 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 22–27 April. Mahmoud Karim won his third consecutive title defeating Brian Phillips in the final.
The 1950 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 13 to 17 April. Mahmoud Karim won his fourth consecutive title defeating Abdul Bari in the final.
The 1951 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 04-9 April. Hashim Khan won his first title defeating four times champion Mahmoud Karim in the final.
The 1953 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 25 March - 2 April. Hashim Khan won his third consecutive title defeating Roy Wilson in the final.
The 1954 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 24 March - 29 March. Hashim Khan won his fourth consecutive title defeating his younger brother Azam Khan in the final.
The 1955 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 23 March - 28 March. Hashim Khan won his fifth consecutive title defeating his younger brother Azam Khan in a repeat of the 1954 final. Hashim Khan equalled the record number of five wins set by F.D. Amr Bey
The 1956 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 21 March - 26 March. Hashim Khan won his sixth consecutive title defeating Roshan Khan in the final.
The 1957 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20 March - 25 March.
Roshan Khan won the title defeating Hashim Khan in the final. This was the first ever defeat for Hashim Khan in the open championships.
The 1958 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 March - 31 March. Hashim Khan won his seventh title to extend his record and in the final he defeated his brother Azam Khan once again.
The 1959 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 11 March - 16 March.
Azam Khan finally won his first title after finishing runner-up to his older brother Hashim Khan on three previous occasions. He defeated Mo Khan in the final.
The Khan squash family, sometimes referred to as the Khan squash dynasty, refers to a Pakistani family that has produced a succession of champion squash players. The dynasty's patriarch was Hashim Khan (1914-2014), whose win at the 1951 British Open began the era of his family's dominance in the sport. This family dominance continues with Ivy League star Anoush Khan. Members of the Khan family have combined for a total of 23 British Open, 16 North American Open, 19 US Professional Championships, and six World Championships wins.
