Janet Morgan
Janet Rachael Margaret Morgan (later known by her married name, Janet Shardlow) (1921–1990) was an English squash player who dominated the game in the 1950s. She won the British Open on ten consecutive occasions and was the sport's most famous player until the rise of Heather McKay. Born in Wandsworth, London, Morgan was originally a tennis player who played for Britain in the Wightman Cup in 1946. She quickly turned to squash and in 1948 and 1949 was a losing finalist against Joan Curry. In 1950 she won her first British Open title, beating Curry in the final. She went on to win the trophy for the next ten successive years through to 1959. Before the 1959 British Open Morgan announced that she would retire after the competition due to medical advice because she had suffered from persistent back injuries. Following the tenth victory and retirement she married Roland Horcae “Joe” Bisley later that year in 1959 in London. She became the first chairwoman of the Women's Squas ...
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1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1952 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 9 December 1951 – 16 December 1951. Janet Morgan won her third consecutive title defeating Joan Curry once again in the final. The competition was held during 1951 but formed part of the 1951/1952 season. Seeds Draw and results First round seed * Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

English Female Squash Players
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1990 Deaths
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1921 Births
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1959 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1959 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1959. Janet Morgan announced that she was to retire on medical advice after the 1959 Championship; she duly won an incredible tenth consecutive title defeating Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) for the fourth successive year in the final. Later in the year Morgan retired and married becoming Janet Bisley and the following year Macintosh would finally have the chance to compete without having to play Morgan. Seeds Draw and results First round denotes seed (*) Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adu ...
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Sheila Macintosh
Sheila Macintosh (''née'' Speight) is an English squash player who won the British Open in 1960. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 and in 1959. Besides winning the British Open, she also won the Massachusetts Women's Hardball Championships in 1959 and 1963. References External linksOfficial British Open Squash Championships website
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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 denotes seed * Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

1957 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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. Seeds Draw and results First round denotes seed * Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

1956 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1956 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1956. Janet Morgan won her seventh consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final. Seeds Draw and results First round denotes seed * Second round Third round Quarter finals Semi finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

Ruth Turner (squash Player)
Ruth Dixon Turner (1914 – April 30, 2000) was a pioneering U.S. marine biologist and malacologist. She was the world's expert on Teredinidae or shipworms, a taxonomic family of wood-boring bivalve mollusks which severely damage wooden marine installations. Turner held the Alexander Agassiz Professorship at Harvard University, and was a Curator of Malacology in the university's Museum of Comparative Zoology, where she also served as co-editor of the scientific journal '' Johnsonia''. She graduated from Bridgewater State College, earned a master's degree at Cornell University and a Ph.D. at Harvard (Radcliffe College) where she specialized in shipworm research. Turner became one of Harvard's first tenured women professors in 1973, and was one of the most academically successful female marine researchers, publishing over 200 scientific articles and a book during her long career. She was also the first female scientist to use the deep ocean research submarine Alvin. Much of ...
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1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1955 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 7–12 December 1954. Janet Morgan won her sixth consecutive title defeating Ruth Turner in the final. The competition was held during December 1954 but formed part of the 1954/1955 season. Seeds Draw and results First round denotes seed * Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{Women's British Open Squash Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships Squash competitions in London Women's British Open Championships British Open Championships Women's British Open Squash Championships A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...