1935 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1935 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 3–8 December 1934.
Margot Lumb won her first title defeating the Honourable Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke in the final. Three times champion Miss Susan Noel decided not to defend her title. Seeds were inaugurated and the slower ball used in men's competitions was also introduced. The event took place in December 1934 which formed part of the 1934-1935 season.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
14th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
Margot Lumb + Miss C Vickers9-0 9-0 9-2
Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke + Mrs C Pinckney9-0 9-3 9-1
Mrs Elsie Pittman + Miss G Lawrence9-1 9-1 9-1
Mrs Sheila McKechnie + Miss Betty Cooke9-0 10-9 9-2
Miss Kathleen Tew Miss S Keanew/o
Miss R Sykes Miss Joan Huntsman9-4 9-4 9-7
Miss N L Kelman Miss E Windsor-Aubrey9-7 9-4 9-2
Mrs Edith Strawson Miss Alexandra McOstrich7-9 9-5 9-10 9-2 9-4
Mrs Judith Backhouse Miss J Pearson9-6 9-2 9-4
Sylvia Huntsman Miss G Babington-Smith9-7 9-0 9-5
Miss Mary McLintock Mrs Waymouth9-0 9-6 9-0
Miss J E Cunningham Miss E Fordham0-9 4-9 9-3 9-1 9-4
Miss M Fraser Mrs M Gill9-2 7-9 9-3 9-5
Miss E M Bain Miss T Rowland9-1 9-2 9-0
Miss J Porter Miss I W Leach9-0 9-2 9-0
Mrs E C M Sewell Miss K M Roberts9-7 9-0 9-1
Miss M E L Haynes Mrs Dorothy Crouch9-6 9-6 9-3
Miss Marjorie Raphael Miss K Steele0-9 9-6 9-2 10-8
Miss Phyllis Tew Mrs Madeline Chichester9-6 9-2 9-0
Mrs Angela Frisby Miss D Winterbotham9-0 9-3 9-3
Miss P Phelps Mrs H M Jones9-6 9-7 9-0
Miss Diana Lamplough Miss M E Hayes9-6 9-5 9-6
Mrs V S Daniell Miss A Connell9-4 9-0 9-2
Mrs Barbara Shakerley Mrs E Jordanw/o
Mrs Phyllis Philcox Miss Margery Alabaster9-0 9-0 9-5
Miss Josephine Ley Mrs S Fisk9-5 10-8 9-6
Miss W E Murphy Mrs D R Hicks7-9 9-4 9-5 9-4
Mrs G Craig Lucy Miss W M H Wild9-3 9-3 9-3
Mrs Violet St Clair Morford Miss J Mardon9-1 9-0 9-4
Mrs Margaret Dawnay Mrs D Page10-8 9-6 9-1
Miss C Mellor Miss Elizabeth Manson Bahr10-8 7-9 9-7 3-9 9-5
Miss M G Roberston Miss E Dewhurst9-0 9-1 10-8

+ denotes seed

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Haynes9-0 9-0 9-1
Lytton-M Raphael9-4 9-4 9-1
Pittman Tew9-5 9-3 9-2
McKechnie Frisby9-2 9-0 9-0
Tew Phelps9-5 9-2 9-0
Sykes Lamplough9-6 9-2 9-3
Kelman Daniell9-4 9-5 9-3
Strawson Shakerley9-7 9-3 9-5
Backhouse Philcox9-3 9-0 9-3
Huntsman Ley10-8 9-0 9-0
McLintock Murphy9-5 9-2 9-0
Cunningham Lucy9-2 9-1 9-1
Fraser St Clair Morford9-3 9-3 9-6
Bain Dawnay9-5 9-6 9-3
Porter Mellor9-2 9-2 9-6
Sewell Roberston9-3 9-7 9-2

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Fraser9-2 9-2 9-6
Lytton-M Backhouse9-0 9-2 9-3
Pittman McLintock9-7 5-9 3-9 9-6 9-3
McKechnie Bain9-3 9-0 9-0
Tew Cunningham5-9 9-3 9-6 5-9 9-7
Sykes Huntsman2-9 1-9 9-3 9-6 9-0
Kelman Sewell8-10 9-6 10-8 9-7
Strawson Porter9-7 9-4 9-1

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Tew9-1 9-4 9-0
Lytton-M Sykes9-2 9-1 9-4
Pittman Kelman2-9 9-3 9-3 7-9 9-4
McKechnie Strawson9-4 9-1 9-4

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Lytton-M McKechnie9-4 5-9 10-8 9-5
Lumb Pittman9-2 9-0 9-2

Final
Player one Player two Score
Lumb Lytton-Millbanke9-4 9-0 9-1
Preceded by
1934		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1935		 Succeeded by
1936

References
  1. "Times Archives 1934 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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