The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953. Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreJanet Morgan (1*) bye Mrs Marjorie Townsend* bye Miss S C Palmer bye Miss M J Williams byeSheila Speight * Miss Barbara Knapp 9-3 9-2 9-0 Miss Rosermay Walsh Mrs D M Cooper 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5 Miss M E Gowthorpe* Mrs R A Johnson w/o Mrs Alice Teague* Mrs J L C Cox 9-2 9-1 9-6 Miss Audrey Bates* Mrs D Rich 9-6 9-3 9-1 Mrs Margot Harris Miss P Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1 Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert Mrs R B R Wilson 9-5 9-5 9-5 Miss M M Hazell Miss J Mallen 9-6 9-3 9-6 Miss A Cloke Miss Joan Kock* 4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5 Miss B Holworthy Mrs Ruth Turner * w/o Mrs Margaret Dawnay Miss V M J McLernon 9-4 9-3 9-0 Mrs Charlotte Prizer* Miss Rachel Byrne w/o Miss J P Mead Miss J M Hall 9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6 Miss A V M Isaac* Miss M M Sturge 9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3 Mrs E Mostyn Mrs S Bowyer 9-0 9-1 9-1 Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement * Miss H A Tucker 9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7 Major Daphne Portway Miss J Watkins 9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3 Miss K A C Martin Mrs R B Hawkey 9-4 9-6 9-0 Mrs R Nagle Mrs M A Williams 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2 Mrs M Short* Miss Barraclough w/o Mrs Blanche Day* Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes 9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4 Miss K A Abbott Mrs Frances Pilling 9-4 9-1 9-0 Mrs G Riggall Mrs G W Band 9-5 9-0 9-5 Miss Margaret Morgan Mrs B A Powell 5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7 Mrs J B Watson Mrs Maitland-Griggs* 9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1 Miss J Stevens Captain M E Maclagan 9-6 9-4 9-4 Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* Miss Barbara Banks* 9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4 Mrs H Bleasby Miss W Peile w/o

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Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan J Palmer w/o Townsend Williams 9-4 9-2 9-3 Speight Mostyn 9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8 Walsh Clement 9-4 9-3 9-5 Gowthorpe Portway 9-4 9-3 9-4 Teague Martin 9-1 9-0 9-0 Bates Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-3 Harris Short 9-0 9-0 9-4 Lacy-Hulbert Day 9-4 9-1 9-1 Hazell Abbott 9-4 9-6 9-0 Cloke Riggall 0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4 Holworthy Morgan M 0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8 Dawnay Watson 3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1 Prizer Stevens 9-5 9-3 9-1 Mead Gotla 10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7 Isaac AV M Bleasby 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Lacy-Hulbert 9-5 9-1 9-2 Townsend Hazell 9-5 9-4 9-1 Speight Cloke 9-0 9-1 9-1 Walsh Holworthy 9-2 9-4 9-7 Gowthorpe Dawnay 9-2 9-0 9-3 Teague Prizer 9-0 9-3 9-0 Bates Mead 9-1 9-2 9-5 Harris Isaac 10-9 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Gowthorpe 9-5 9-1 9-2 Townsend Teague 2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8 Speight Bates 9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0 Walsh Harris 9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Speight 9-6 9-1 9-6 Townsend Walsh 9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Townsend 9-4 9-2 9-4

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