The 1969 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 11 to 16 January 1969.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eighth consecutive title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 41st 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
bye | |
 Fran Marshall |
bye | |
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
Di Fuller |
9-0 9-2 9-2 |
| Claire Chapman |
Sheila Cooper |
9-4 9-5 9-1 |
 Cecilie Fleming |
M Moon |
9-0 9-2 9-7 |
| Ann Price |
S Peach |
9-7 9-2 10-8 |
| Margaret Burke |
J Hall |
9-3 9-0 9-1 |
 Sylvia McClure |
Janet Ledger |
9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| Janice Townsend |
J F Lawrence |
9-4 9-4 9-3 |
 Barbara Sanderson |
C Machadow |
w/o |
| Jane Poynder |
Beryl Hayward |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| A Norval |
R Rowles |
9-0 9-2 9-2 |
| Dianne Corbett |
 Miss L Stork |
9-0 9-4 9-2 |
| Ann Jee |
C Cole |
w/o |
| Barbara McMullen |
Daphne Portway |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| S Burley |
Vicky Lunt |
9-7 9-1 4-9 5-9 10-8 |
| Thea Moore |
P Goodall |
7-9 9-0 9-7 9-4 |
| Jane Barham |
J Turner |
9-3 9-1 9-4 |
 Goldie Edwards |
L Fanoni |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Ruth Turner |
D Ibrahim |
9-2 9-2 9-1 |
| Soraya Haye |
Mary McNally |
2-9 7-9 9-4 2-8 ret |
| Joy Alexander |
Mandy Holdsworth |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| A Hardy Smith |
E Ward |
9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| Annette Picton |
M Lambert |
w/o |
| E M Boswell |
A Sinclair |
9-6 6-9 9-6 9-7 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
B Whitehouse |
w/o |
| Valerie Watson |
J Pallister |
9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| V Corbett |
Peggy Mason |
9-2 9-3 6-9 9-6 |
| Y Watkins |
M Makower |
9-1 9-1 9-4 |
| Brenda Carmichael |
Marjorie Townsend |
9-3 9-2 7-9 9-1 |
| M E Case |
Sue Stott |
5-9 9-6 9-0 8-10 9-2 |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Corbett |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| Burke |
Burley |
9-2 9-0 9-3 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Sanderson |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Fleming |
Alexander |
6-9 9-7 10-8 1-9 9-4 |
| McClure |
McMullen |
9-1 9-4 9-1 |
| Macintosh |
Corbett |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Marshall |
Jee |
9-0 9-1 9-2 |
| Burke |
Carmichael |
10-8 9-6 9-2 |
| Price |
Watson |
9-5 9-4 9-3 |
| Chapman |
Edwards |
9-0 9-3 9-5 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Fleming |
9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Marshall |
Price |
9-6 9-1 9-1 |
| McClure |
Chapman |
9-3 9-3 9-2-9 5 |
| Macintosh |
Burke |
9-6 9-7 9-7 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Macintosh |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Marshall |
McClure |
9-4 4-9 9-1 9-4 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Marshall |
9-2 9-0 9-0 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Eighth title for Mrs McKay". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.