This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2015) |
The 1961 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1961.
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) the number one seed was unable to defend her title due to contracting mumps. Fran Marshall defeated Ruth Turner in the final.[1]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 33rd Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
bye | |
| R Nagle |
bye | |
| K A Abbott |
bye | |
| E N Fraser |
bye | |
| M E Gowthorpe |
bye | |
| R Cooper |
A Norval |
9-4 9-6 9-0 |
| J Hawson |
N A Watkins |
10-9 9-7 9-2 |
 Aline Smith |
Sally Gildon |
9-1 9-2 10-9 |
| Ruth Turner |
 G Holleran |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
 R Waterhouse |
D Attwood |
9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| B M Horton |
Daphne Portway |
9-1 5-9 9-0 9-0 |
| K Tomlin |
R Lincoln |
9-2 9-3 9-2 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
K J Dempsey |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
 Jill Campion |
K S Magoon |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Mary Muncaster |
B E Simister |
10-8 9-1 9-0 |
| Joyce Davenport |
G T Brooks |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| Peggy Carrott |
A Brice |
9-4 9-6 9-1 |
| Marjorie Townsend |
J F Leslie |
9-6 9-7 10-9 |
| C J Taunton |
J C Hodson |
9-0 9-2 9-3 |
| Rosemary Deloford |
P D Gimson |
9-2 9-0 9-3 |
| J M Goodin |
J E A Lanning |
9-6 9-4 9-1 |
| B Lewis |
H F Newberry |
9-4 9-1 9-6 |
| G A Pears |
H J Bell |
5-9 9-2 9-2 9-0 |
| Diane Corbett |
H Knapp |
9-1 9-5 9-0 |
| Jan Shearer |
Sally Cave |
9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Barbara Wheen |
Annette Picton |
w/o |
| Marion Lloyd |
A M Backhouse |
9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| Pauilne White |
bye | |
| R B Hawkey |
bye | |
| Ann Price |
bye | |
| Yvonne West |
bye | |
| Fran Marshall (2) |
bye |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nagle |
Macintosh |
w/o |
| Marshall |
West |
|
| Gowthorpe |
Cooper |
|
| Smith |
Hawson |
|
| Turner |
Waterhouse |
|
| Tomlin |
Horton |
|
| Whitehead |
Campion |
|
| Muncaster |
Davenport |
|
| Abbott |
Fraser |
|
| Townsend |
Carrott |
|
| Deloford |
Taunton |
|
| Goodin |
Lewis |
|
| Corbett |
Pears |
|
| Shearer |
Wheen |
|
| White |
Lloyd |
|
| Price |
Hawkey |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
Price |
9-3 9-4 9-0 |
| White |
Shearer |
5-9 9-4 10-8 9-6 |
| Corbett |
Goodin |
10-8 9-5 9-7 |
| Deloford |
Townsend |
9-1 8-10 8-10 9-2 9-7 |
| Whitehead |
Muncaster |
8-10 6 5 3 |
| Turner |
Tomlin |
9-1 9-6 9-2 |
| Gowthorpe |
Smith |
9-1 9-3 9-6 |
| Nagle |
Abbott |
9-7 9-3 9-7 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
White |
9-3 9-0 9-4 |
| Turner |
Whitehead |
10-8 9-6 9-7 |
| Corbett |
Deloford |
9-4 10-9 9-3 |
| Gowthorpe |
Nagle |
9-0 9-6 9-3 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
Corbett |
9-5 9-4 9-4 |
| Turner |
Gowthorpe |
7-9 9-5 9-2 9-2 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
Turner |
9-3 9-5 9-1 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1961 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.