Janet Rachael Margaret Morgan, later known by her married name Janet Shardlow, lived from 1921 to 1990 and was an English squash player who dominated the game in the 1950s. Born in Wandsworth, London, she was originally a tennis player who played for Britain in the Wightman Cup in 1946. She was a losing British Open finalist in 1948 and 1949, won her first title in 1950 and then won the British Open on ten consecutive occasions, retiring after the 1959 event on medical advice because of persistent back injuries. She became the first chairwoman of the Women's Squash Association and was appointed MBE in 1961.
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