1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
37th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather Blundell
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Anna Craven-Smith
  4. Pauline White
  5. Pat McClenaughan
  6. Ann Price

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Anna Craven-Smith Peggy Mason 9-0 9-0 9-0
Pauline White R Cooper 9-2 9-0 9-5
K J Dempsey Janet Ledger 9-2 9-1 9-3
A M Backhouse S Rutherford 9-5 9-2 10-8
Ruth Turner Marjorie Townsend 9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
A G Williams M Young 8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
Daphne Portway J Turner 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
Barbara McMullen M J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-2
Ursula Smith Bobs Whitehead 9-6 9-0 9-1
Sheila Cooper Betty Keenan 5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
S Francis M Makower 9-2 9-0 9-3
Sylvia McClure A Geddes 9-0 9-1 9-6
R Crosby S G Youatt 9-0 9-4 9-7
Jean Wilson M Taylor 9-1 9-5 9-2
Brenda Carmichael G Hogan 9-3 9-2 9-0
B Law Major M U Walker w/o

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Heather Blundell June Swindell 9-0 9-0 9-1
Fran Marshall B M Horton 9-1 9-0 9-2
Anna Craven-Smith S Francis 9-4 9-0 9-0
Pauline White Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-2 9-4
Patricia McClenaughan Judy Wright 9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
Ann Price C Hartwell 9-4 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner A M Backhouse 9-3 9-1 9-4
K J Dempsey Brenda Carmichael 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
Sylvia McClure B Law 9-2 9-0 9-1
Ursula Smith Daphne Portway 9-3 9-2 9-2
Jean Wilson R Crosby 9-0 9-0 9-1
N A Watkins D Bramfit 9-6 9-6 9-3
Barbara McMullen A G Williams 9-3 9-0 9-0
Jennifer Crane S M Atherden 9-1 9-0 9-0
Captain P Davis A R Debus w/o
V Manning J R Tennant 9-0 9-0 9-0

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Crane 9-0 9-2 9-1
Craven-Smith Wilson 9-2 9-1 9-2
Marshall Manning 9-0 9-5 9-0
White McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
Turner Smith 1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2
Dempsey McClure 6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1
McClenaughan Watkins 9-0 9-5 9-0
Price Davis 9-0 9-0 9-1

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Price 9-1 9-0 9-4
Craven-Smith Dempsey 9-0 9-4 9-0
Marshall McClenaughan 9-6 9-5 10-8
White Turner 9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Blundell White 9-0 9-1 9-1
Craven-Smith Marshall 1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

Player one Player two Score
Blundell Craven-Smith 9-1 10-8 9-2

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1965 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Heather Blundell has easy win". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.