1962 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:34
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:London, England
Venue:Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
Prevseason:1961
Nextseason:1963

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]

Draw and results

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First round

width=270Player onewidth=270Player twowidth=150Score
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

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J C Hodson 9-0 9-4 9-1
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

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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

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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

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Blundell Hargreaves 9-2 9-2 9-3
Marshall Price 9-0 9-1 9-0

Final

width=170Player onewidth=170Player twowidth=150Score
Blundell Marshall 9-6 9-5 9-4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 1962 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: Miss Blundell wins squash. Trove.
  3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 2 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.