British Open Squash Championships
35th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

The 1963 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 1–7 December 1962.Heather Blundell won her second title defeating Fran Marshall in a repeat of the 1962 final. The championships were held in December 1962 which formed part of the 1962/1963 season so is classed as the 1963 edition.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. AustraliaHeather Blundell
  2. EnglandFran Marshall
  3. EnglandClaire Hargreaves
  4. EnglandPauline White
  5. EnglandAnna Craven-Smith
  6. EnglandBobs Whitehead
  7. EnglandSheila Macintosh
  8. EnglandJennifer Crane

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
ScotlandBrenda CarmichaelEnglandJ M Mallen9-1 9-3 9-2
WalesJill CampionEnglandS P Y Whitbyw/o
EnglandB J HoltEnglandN A Watkinsw/o
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandJennifer Cranew/o
EnglandMarjorie TownsendEnglandAnn Price9-4 9-10 6-9 9-4 9-7
EnglandM TaylorEnglandP Gimsonw/o
EnglandJ E A LanningEnglandS G Youatt9-1 7-9 9-4 5-9 9-0
EnglandRuth TurnerEnglandAnnette Pictonw/o
EnglandSheila ErvinEnglandK Maltby9-0 6-9 9-4 9-0
EnglandA NorvalWalesC E Harrison9-2 9-1 9-2
EnglandMary MuncasterEnglandPeggy Mason9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandM AshmoreAustraliaH M Sedman9-3 9-4 9-4
EnglandR CooperEnglandD Escottw/o
EnglandDaphne PortwayEnglandD M Holmanw/o

Second round

Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather BlundellEnglandBarbara Wheen9-0 9-0 9-1
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandJ F Leslie9-2 9-4 9-1
EnglandAnna Craven-SmithEnglandDi Fuller9-2 9-3 9-2
EnglandPauline WhiteEnglandA M Backhouse9-4 9-3 9-2
EnglandClaire HargreavesEnglandDaphne Portway9-3 9-0 9-1
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)ScotlandBrenda Carmichael8-10 9-1 9-3 9-0
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandMarjorie Townsend9-3 9-5 9-5
EnglandRuth TurnerEnglandSheila Ervin9-4 9-4 4-9 9-6
EnglandD W CourtneyEnglandH E S Hutchins9-2 9-4 9-6
EnglandR CooperEnglandM Ashmore9-0 9-3 9-0
EnglandJ C HodsonEnglandJ Banks4-9 3-8 3-8 ret
EnglandK J DempseyEnglandD E A Wrightw/o
EnglandMary MuncasterEnglandA Norval4-9 9-2 9-7 9-3
EnglandJ E A LanningEnglandM Taylor10-8 10-8 9-3
EnglandR B HawkeyEnglandJ Arckedekne-Butler9-0 9-0 9-0
WalesJill CampionEnglandB J Holt9-0 9-0 9-2

Third round

Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland Dempsey9-1 9-1 9-0
England MacintoshWales Campion9-1 9-1 9-7
England MuncasterEngland Turner9-7 9-3 9-7
Australia BlundellEngland Hodson9-0 9-0 9-1
England WhiteEngland Hawkey9-4 9-0 9-5
England WhiteheadEngland Lanning9-3 9-5 9-0
England HargreavesEngland Cooper9-1 9-2 9-2
England Craven-SmithEngland Courtney9-6 9-4 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland White9-3 9-8 9-1
England MacintoshEngland Whitehead9-4 9-7 9-6
England MuncasterEngland Hargreaves9-2 9-5 3-9 7-9 9-5
Australia BlundellEngland Craven-Smith9-4 9-1 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Australia BlundellEngland Muncaster9-6 9-2 9-6
England MarshallEngland Macintosh9-5 9-4 9-5

Final

Player one Player two Score
Australia BlundellEngland Marshall9-4 9-2 9-6

References

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