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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 34th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fran Marshall |
J C Hodson |
9-0 9-4 9-1 |
 Heather Blundell |
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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Hargreaves |
9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| Marshall |
Price |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Marshall |
9-6 9-5 9-4 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1962 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Miss Blundell wins squash". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.