1963 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
35th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1962 1964 →

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. Miss Heather Blundell
2. Mrs Fran Marshall
3. Miss Claire Hargreaves
4. Mrs Pauline White
5. Miss Anna Craven-Smith
6. Mrs Bobs Whitehead
7. Mrs Sheila Macintosh
8. Mrs Jennifer Crane

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Brenda Carmichael	Miss J M Mallen	9-1 9-3 9-2
Mrs Jill Campion	Mrs S P Y Whitby	w/o
Miss B J Holt	Mrs N A Watkins	w/o
Mrs Bobs Whitehead	Mrs Jennifer Crane	w/o
Mrs Marjorie Townsend	Miss Ann Price	9-4 9-10 6-9 9-4 9-7
Miss M Taylor	Miss P Gimson	w/o
Miss J E A Lanning	Miss S G Youatt	9-1 7-9 9-4 5-9 9-0
Mrs Ruth Turner	Miss Annette Picton	w/o
Mrs Sheila Ervin	Mrs K Maltby	9-0 6-9 9-4 9-0
Miss A Norval	Mrs C E Harrison	9-2 9-1 9-2
Miss Mary Muncaster	Miss Peggy Mason	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs M Ashmore	Miss H M Sedman	9-3 9-4 9-4
Mrs R Cooper	Miss D Escott	w/o
Miss Daphne Portway	Mrs D M Holman	w/o

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Heather Blundell	Mrs Barbara Wheen	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs Fran Marshall	Mrs J F Leslie	9-2 9-4 9-1
Miss Anna Craven-Smith	Mrs Di Fuller	9-2 9-3 9-2
Mrs Pauline White	Mrs A M Backhouse	9-4 9-3 9-2
Miss Claire Hargreaves	Miss Daphne Portway	9-3 9-0 9-1
Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	Miss Brenda Carmichael	8-10 9-1 9-3 9-0
Mrs Bobs Whitehead	Mrs Marjorie Townsend	9-3 9-5 9-5
Mrs Ruth Turner	Mrs Sheila Ervin	9-4 9-4 4-9 9-6
Miss D W Courtney	Miss H E S Hutchins	9-2 9-4 9-6
Mrs R Cooper	Mrs M Ashmore	9-0 9-3 9-0
Mrs J C Hodson	Miss J Banks	4-9 3-8 3-8 ret
Miss K J Dempsey	Miss D E A Wright	w/o
Miss Mary Muncaster	Miss A Norval	4-9 9-2 9-7 9-3
Miss J E A Lanning	Miss M Taylor	10-8 10-8 9-3
Mrs R B Hawkey	Mrs J Arckedekne-Butler	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Jill Campion	Miss B J Holt	9-0 9-0 9-2

Third Round

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

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

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	Muncaster	9-6 9-2 9-6
Marshall	Macintosh	9-5 9-4 9-5

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	Marshall	9-4 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.