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| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 29th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
The 1957 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 18 to 23 February.
Janet Morgan won her eighth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in a repeat of the 1956 final. [1]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Janet Morgan (1) | B A Powell | 9-4 9-0 9-1 |
| Sheila Speight (2) |  H E Bond | 9-3 9-0 9-3 |
| Marjorie Townsend (3) | J Kinghorn | 9-4 9-1 9-6 |
| Ruth Turner (4) | A Roynon | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Rosemary Deloford (5) | J M Goodin | 9-4 9-2 9-4 |
| D C Herman (6) | P Creek | 9-1 9-0 9-3 |
| Jill Campion (7) | R B Hawkey | 9-3 10-8 9-0 |
| Margaret Morgan (8) | N A Watkins | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Pat Gotla (née Cowney) | R Nagle | 9-2 9-4 9-2 |
 M C Willcox | Captain M U Walker | w/o |
| J B Watson | Peggy White | 10-8 10-8 5-9 9-7 |
| Barbara Laussat Clement | A Cloke | 9-0 9-2 9-7 |
| R Cooper | E L Curtis | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Ann Wetzel | T Stevenson | 9-5 9-5 9-4 |
| Ann Mitham | K Abbott | 9-4 9-4 9-5 |
| B Davidson | Louisa Manly-Power | 9-7 1-9 7-9 10-8 9-5 |
| J M Gilley | S Jones | 9-6 9-2 9-5 |
| Frances Pilling | P Flower | 9-0 4-9 1-9 9-6 9-3 |
| Peggy Carrott | V J Foster | 9-5 9-3 9-2 |
| J M Hall | C E Harrison | 9-0 8-10 9-6 9-4 |
| M E Gowthorpe | M M Hazell | 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| Daphne Portway | L Malone | 10-9 9-5 1-9 9-5 |
| R L Pottinger | Charlotte Prizer | 7-9 9-5 9-2 9-6 |
| E Foden | P Gates | 9-2 9-1 1-9 9-4 |
| G Macpherson | P Colyer | 10-8 9-6 3-9 9-7 |
| Carol Haussermann | P H Smallwood | 9-5 9-1 9-7 |
 J Jamin | J Dannatt | w/o |
| J Butler | S Shand | 2-9 7-9 9-5 9-5 9-2 |
| J McCormick | N Sage | 9-3 9-0 9-2 |
| Ann Price | A Shephard | 9-0 9-7 9-1 |
| B Lewis | S Cook | 9-3 10-8 9-0 |
| Betty Constable | J Covell | 9-3 9-4 9-4 |
denotes seed *
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Davidson | 9-7 9-0 9-1 |
| Speight | Gilley | 9-4 9-0 9-2 |
| Townsend | Pilling | 9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| Turner | Carrott | 9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| Deloford | Hall | 9-1 9-1 9-5 |
| Herman | Gowthorpe | 10-8 2 3 |
| Campion | Portway | 9-2 9-4 9-6 |
| Morgan M | Pottinger | 9-4 9-1 9-2 |
| Gotla | Foden | 9-4 9-1 9-1 |
| Willcox | Macpherson | 4-9 10-9 9-5 7-9 9-7 |
| Watson | Haussermann | 9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Clement | Jamin | 9-0 9-10 9-0 9-1 |
| Cooper | Butler | 9-5 9-1 9-2 |
| Wetzel | McCormick | 9-2 8-10 9-6 10-8 |
| Mitham | Price | 9-2 9-3 10-8 |
| Betty Constable | Lewis | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Cooper | 9-3 9-4 9-1 |
| Speight | Gotla | 9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Turner | Willcox | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Campion | Watson | 6-9 9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Deloford | Clement | 9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| Morgan M | Wetzel | 6-9 9-5 9-6 9-4 |
| Herman | Betty Constable | 9-7 9-3 9-2 |
| Townsend | Mitham | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Deloford | 9-2 9-2 7-9 9-4 |
| Speight | Morgan M | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Turner | Herman | 10-9 9-0 9-2 |
| Campion | Townsend | 9-0 5-9 6-9 9-4 9-2 |
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Turner | 9-6 9-5 9-7 |
| Speight | Campion | 9-5 9-0 9-3 |
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Speight | 4-9 9-5 9-1 9-6 |
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