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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 35th 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Brenda Carmichael |
 J M Mallen |
9-1 9-3 9-2 |
 Jill Campion |
S P Y Whitby |
w/o |
| B J Holt |
N A Watkins |
w/o |
| Bobs Whitehead |
Jennifer Crane |
w/o |
| Marjorie Townsend |
Ann Price |
9-4 9-10 6-9 9-4 9-7 |
| M Taylor |
P Gimson |
w/o |
| J E A Lanning |
S G Youatt |
9-1 7-9 9-4 5-9 9-0 |
| Ruth Turner |
Annette Picton |
w/o |
| Sheila Ervin |
K Maltby |
9-0 6-9 9-4 9-0 |
| A Norval |
C E Harrison |
9-2 9-1 9-2 |
| Mary Muncaster |
Peggy Mason |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| M Ashmore |
 H M Sedman |
9-3 9-4 9-4 |
| R Cooper |
D Escott |
w/o |
| Daphne Portway |
D M Holman |
w/o |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Blundell |
Barbara Wheen |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Fran Marshall |
J F Leslie |
9-2 9-4 9-1 |
| Anna Craven-Smith |
Di Fuller |
9-2 9-3 9-2 |
| Pauline White |
A M Backhouse |
9-4 9-3 9-2 |
| Claire Hargreaves |
Daphne Portway |
9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
Brenda Carmichael |
8-10 9-1 9-3 9-0 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
Marjorie Townsend |
9-3 9-5 9-5 |
| Ruth Turner |
Sheila Ervin |
9-4 9-4 4-9 9-6 |
| D W Courtney |
H E S Hutchins |
9-2 9-4 9-6 |
| R Cooper |
M Ashmore |
9-0 9-3 9-0 |
| J C Hodson |
J Banks |
4-9 3-8 3-8 ret |
| K J Dempsey |
D E A Wright |
w/o |
| Mary Muncaster |
A Norval |
4-9 9-2 9-7 9-3 |
| J E A Lanning |
M Taylor |
10-8 10-8 9-3 |
| R B Hawkey |
J Arckedekne-Butler |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Jill Campion |
B J Holt |
9-0 9-0 9-2 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
Dempsey |
9-1 9-1 9-0 |
| Macintosh |
Campion |
9-1 9-1 9-7 |
| Muncaster |
Turner |
9-7 9-3 9-7 |
| Blundell |
Hodson |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| White |
Hawkey |
9-4 9-0 9-5 |
| Whitehead |
Lanning |
9-3 9-5 9-0 |
| Hargreaves |
Cooper |
9-1 9-2 9-2 |
| Craven-Smith |
Courtney |
9-6 9-4 9-3 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall |
White |
9-3 9-8 9-1 |
| Macintosh |
Whitehead |
9-4 9-7 9-6 |
| Muncaster |
Hargreaves |
9-2 9-5 3-9 7-9 9-5 |
| Blundell |
Craven-Smith |
9-4 9-1 9-2 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Muncaster |
9-6 9-2 9-6 |
| Marshall |
Macintosh |
9-5 9-4 9-5 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Marshall |
9-4 9-2 9-6 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1962 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Easy win for Miss Blundell". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.