1955 Men's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
17th British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1954 1956 

The 1955 Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 23 March - 28 March. Hashim Khan won his fifth consecutive title defeating his younger brother Azam Khan in a repeat of the 1954 final. Hashim Khan equalled the record number of five wins set by F.D. Amr Bey[1]

Seeds

Results

[2]

First RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
Pakistan Hashim Khan ^ 9 9 9
England Richard Hawkey + 0 3 1 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 9 9
England Jack Giles 6 9 9 9 England Giles 4 5 4
England W J Moss 9 4 6 4 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 7 2 9 9
Pakistan Roshan Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Roshan Khan 2 9 9 2 5
England H de B Priestley + 0 0 6 Pakistan Roshan Khan 9 9 9
England Alan Seymour-Haydon + 5 2 10 9 9 England Seymour-Hayden 1 0 4
India Jamal Din 9 9 8 1 7 Pakistan Hashim Khan 9 7 9 5 9
Pakistan Azam Khan ^ 9 9 9 Pakistan Azam Khan 7 9 7 9 7
England W J Ashford 3 4 2 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
Wales Denis Hughes + 3 4 9 9 9 Wales Hughes 4 0 3
Pakistan Safirullah 9 9 5 2 0 Pakistan Azam Khan 9 9 9
England Roy Wilson + 9 4 9 6 9 England Wilson 0 1 3
Iran Matthew Farhang Mohtadi + 2 9 5 9 6 England Wilson 9 9 9
England P M H Robinson + 0 5 10 7 England Doggart 7 5 2
England Peter Doggart + 9 9 8 9

+ amateur
^ seeded

Preceded by
1954
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1955
Succeeded by
1956

References

  1. "Times Archives 1955 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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