1962 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
34th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

The 1962 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 18–24 February 1962. Heather Blundell won her first title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Fran Marshall
  2. Heather Blundell
  3. Claire Hargreaves
  4. Pauline White

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
G A Pears M Cunneen w/o
Third-Officer S J Hogg M Ashmore 9-0 9-1 9-0
Ann Price Marjorie Townsend 2-9 9-3 8-10 9-5 9-1
A Norval R B Hawkey 5-9 9-1 9-5 9-0
D M Holman A M Backhouse 4-9 9-4 9-2 9-2
B M Horton S P Whitby 9-2 9-1 9-1
Ruth Turner S G Young 9-1 9-3 9-3
Jennifer Crane Daphne Portway 9-2 9-0 9-2
K J Dempsey N A Watkins 9-6 9-4 9-1
R Cooper Sheila Cooper 9-4 9-0 9-2

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Fran Marshall J C Hodson 9-0 9-4 9-1
Heather Blundell J E A Lanning 9-1 9-2 9-2
Claire Hargreaves K C L Abbott 9-2 9-2 9-3
Pauline White C E Harrison 9-4 9-1 9-4
Mary Muncaster J Arckedekne-Butler 9-0 9-1 9-5
Jennifer Crane K J Dempsey 9-2 10-8 9-7-9 9-3
Ann Price Third Officer S J Hogg 7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3
Bobs Whitehead Miss W Courtney 9-2 9-1 9-6
Barbara Wheen B J Holt 9-1 9-5 9-2
D Attwood D Escott 9-5 9-3 5-9 9-4
Anna Craven-Smith G A Pears 9-7 9-4 9-4
Ruth Turner B M Horton 9-1 9-2 9-3
Jill Campion J M Goodin 2-9 10-8 9-1 9-3
D M Holman A Norval 9-6 10-8 9-4
Marion Lloyd B A Thomas 9-1 9-5 9-2
R Cooper M Taylor 9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Lloyd 9-0 9-4 9-3
Marshall Wheen 9-1 9-1 9-1
Price Holman 1-9 10-9 9-5 9-0
Hargreaves Cooper 9-4 9-3 9-0
Muncaster Campion 9-4 9-3 9-3
Whitehead Attwood 9-1 9-0 9-2
White Craven-Smith 1-9 9-5 5-9 9-7 10-8
Crane Turner 9-4 9-5 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Muncaster 9-7 9-4 9-6
Marshall Whitehead 9-1 9-5 9-3
Price White w/o
Hargreaves Crane 9-3 9-2 10-8

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Hargreaves 9-2 9-2 9-3
Marshall Price 9-0 9-1 9-0

Final

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Marshall 9-6 9-5 9-4

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1962 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Miss Blundell wins squash". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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