1964 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
36th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

The 1964 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 15–21 February 1964.Heather Blundell won her third consecutive title defeating Fran Marshall for the third successive year in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather Blundell
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Sheila Macintosh
  4. Anna Craven-Smith
  5. Mary Muncaster
  6. Jenny Irving
  7. Pat McClenaughan
  8. Pauline White

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Anna Craven-Smith R Cooper 9-0 9-1 9-1
Patricia McClenaughan P D Gimson 9-1 9-3 9-4
Diane Corbett Sylvia McClure 9-1 9-5 9-7
B M Horton B Law 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-1
Helen Plaisted R B Hawkey 9-3 9-0 9-5
M Ashmore J Young 6-9 9-7 9-2
Claire Chapman A M Backhouse 9-0 9-0 9-3
Barbara McMullen S P Y Whitby w/o
Ann Price Barbara Wheen 9-4 9-3 9-0
Ruth Turner D W Courtney 8-10 9-3 9-5 9-3
J F Leslie M J Danks 0-9 9-2 9-6 9-3
Peggy Mason A M Geddes 9-2 9-4 9-7
Daphne Portway M Rutherford 9-3 3-9 9-3 9-1
A Norval B Knapp 9-2 9-3 7-9 9-5

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Heather Blundell Sheila Cooper 9-0 9-0 9-4
Fran Marshall K J Dempsey 9-0 9-1 9-0
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) A Norval 9-0 9-5 9-1
Anna Craven-Smith Diane Corbett 9-3 9-3 9-2
Mary Muncaster J F Leslie 9-0 9-5 9-5
Jenny Irving Jean Wilson 9-1 9-3 9-0
Pat McClenaughan M Ashmore 9-0 9-0 9-1
Pauline White Barbara Baxter 5-9 9-7 9-0 9-10 9-6
Ursula Smith S M Atherden 9-0 9-1 9-0
Helen Plaisted B M Horton 9-4 9-5 9-4
M Taylor N A Watkins 9-10 9-5 9-4 9-6
Claire Chapman Barbara McMullen 9-4 9-6 9-4
Jill Campion Celeste Dickson w/o
Ruth Turner Ann Price 9-6 9-5 9-2
C Johnson S G Youatt 9-4 9-4 9-5
Daphne Portway Peggy Mason 9-2 9-0 9-3

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Johnson 9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall Smith 9-0 9-1 9-0
Craven-Smith Plaisted 6-9 9-1 9-3 9-1
White Taylor 9-0 9-0 9-0
Macintosh Portway 9-0 9-2 9-0
Irving Campion 9-0 9-2 9-1
McClenaughan Chapman 9-3 9-4 9-4
Muncaster Turner 10-8 9-0 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell White 9-0 9-2 9-0
Craven-Smith McClenaughan 2-9 9-2 9-7 9-7
Marshall Irving 9-6 9-3 9-3
Muncaster Macintosh 9-4 6-9 10-8 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Craven-Smith 9-4 7-9 9-1 9-3
Marshall Muncaster 9-4 9-6 9-5

Final

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Marshall 9-2 9-2 9-1

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1964 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Miss Blundell top seed". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.