1958 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1958 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 17–23 February 1958. Janet Morgan won her ninth consecutive title defeating Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) for the third successive year in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreRuth Turner (3) R Nagle 9-3 9-4 9-0Rosemary Deloford * E Fagan 9-0 9-0 9-1M E Gowthorpe (7) J Butler 9-0 9-2 9-1Marjorie Townsend* H F Newberry 9-3 9-1 9-4D M Holman J Dannatt 9-4 8-10 9-7 9-2J B Watson Major M U Walker 9-2 9-1 9-1J M Hall A Cloke w/oM Cunneen R Waterhouse w/oH E Bond K Tomlin 10-8 5-9 9-5 9-2G A Pears J Sciver 9-3 8-10 9-4 9-1J M Gilley B M Horton 7-9 9-1 1-9 10-9 9-5Bobs Whitehead Annette Picton 9-1 9-1 9-1C E Harrison G Macpherson 4-9 5-9 9-1 9-3 9-4M M Hazell A Doe 9-4 9-4 2-9 9-7B Davidson K Abbott 9-2 4-9 1-9 9-5 9-4V J Foster Corporal L Collins 9-4 9-0 9-7J M Goodin Marion Lloyd 9-1 9-0 9-3

denotes seed *

Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreJanet Morgan (1) R B Hawkey 9-1 9-2 9-2Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) (2) Fran Marshall 9-7 9-1 9-3Ruth Turner (3) G A Pears 9-3 9-4 9-3Rosemary Deloford (4) J M Gilley 9-3 9-2 9-0D C Herman * Daphne Portway 9-0 10-8 9-0R Cooper* Ann Mitham 9-5 9-1 9-2M E Gowthorpe (7) Bobs Whitehead 9-1 9-0 9-6 Marjorie Townsend* C E Harrison 9-2 9-0 9-2D M Holman M M Hazell 9-1 9-3 9-7J B Watson B Davidson 8-10 9-4 9-6 9-5J M Hall Ann Price 9-2 4-9 9-4 9-1S McMullan C J Taunton 9-4 4-9 9-6 5-9 9-2M Cunneen V J Foster 1-9 4-9 1 10-9 0H E Bond J M Goodin 9-6 5-9 8-9 9-3 9-5J Paterson E Sprawson 9-3 9-1 9-1Claire Hargreaves N A Watkins 9-3 2-9 9-2 2-9 9-0

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Paterson 9-3 9-1 9-0 Macintosh Hargreaves 9-0 9-0 9-2 Townsend Watson 9-2 9-3 9-5 Herman McMullan 9-1 9-3 9-0 Gowthorpe Holman 9-5 9-6 9-2 Deloford Cunneen 9-0 ret Turner Bond 9-0 9-1 9-6 Cooper Hall 9-2 9-0 9-7

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Cooper 9-2 9-2 9-6 Macintosh Herman 3-9 9-3 9-7 9-4 Deloford Towsend 9-5 2-9 3-9 10-9 9-3 Gowthorpe Turner 6-9 9-6 9-2 9-5

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Morgan Gowthorpe 9-5 9-1 9-2 Macintosh Deloford 9-7 9-6 9-6

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

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