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
• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Miss Janet Morgan

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Miss Sheila Speight

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mrs Marjorie Townsend

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mrs Ruth Turner

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mrs Jill Campion

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Miss M E Gowthorpe

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mrs Rosemary Deloford

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Miss D C Herman

First round
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