1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
37th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1964
1966 →

Seeds

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Draw and results

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
 Anna Craven-Smith  Peggy Mason 9-0 9-0 9-0
 Pauline White  R Cooper 9-2 9-0 9-5
 K J Dempsey  Janet Ledger 9-2 9-1 9-3
 A M Backhouse  S Rutherford 9-5 9-2 10-8
 Ruth Turner  Marjorie Townsend 9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
 A G Williams  M Young 8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
 Daphne Portway  J Turner 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
 Barbara McMullen  M J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-2
 Ursula Smith  Bobs Whitehead 9-6 9-0 9-1
 Sheila Cooper  Betty Keenan 5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
 S Francis  M Makower 9-2 9-0 9-3
 Sylvia McClure  A Geddes 9-0 9-1 9-6
 R Crosby  S G Youatt 9-0 9-4 9-7
 Jean Wilson  M Taylor 9-1 9-5 9-2
 Brenda Carmichael  G Hogan 9-3 9-2 9-0
 B Law   Major M U Walker w/o

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
 Heather Blundell  June Swindell 9-0 9-0 9-1
 Fran Marshall  B M Horton 9-1 9-0 9-2
 Anna Craven-Smith  S Francis 9-4 9-0 9-0
 Pauline White  Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-2 9-4
 Patricia McClenaughan  Judy Wright 9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
 Ann Price  C Hartwell 9-4 9-2 9-0
 Ruth Turner  A M Backhouse 9-3 9-1 9-4
 K J Dempsey  Brenda Carmichael 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
 Sylvia McClure  B Law 9-2 9-0 9-1
 Ursula Smith  Daphne Portway 9-3 9-2 9-2
 Jean Wilson  R Crosby 9-0 9-0 9-1
 N A Watkins  D Bramfit 9-6 9-6 9-3
 Barbara McMullen  A G Williams 9-3 9-0 9-0
 Jennifer Crane  S M Atherden 9-1 9-0 9-0
  Captain P Davis  A R Debus w/o
 V Manning  J R Tennant 9-0 9-0 9-0

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
  Blundell   Crane 9-0 9-2 9-1
  Craven-Smith   Wilson 9-2 9-1 9-2
  Marshall   Manning 9-0 9-5 9-0
  White   McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
  Turner   Smith 1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2
  Dempsey   McClure 6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1
  McClenaughan   Watkins 9-0 9-5 9-0
  Price   Davis 9-0 9-0 9-1

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
  Blundell   Price 9-1 9-0 9-4
  Craven-Smith   Dempsey 9-0 9-4 9-0
  Marshall   McClenaughan 9-6 9-5 10-8
  White   Turner 9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
  Blundell   White 9-0 9-1 9-1
  Craven-Smith   Marshall 1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

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Player one Player two Score
  Blundell   Craven-Smith 9-1 10-8 9-2
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1965
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1965 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Heather Blundell has easy win". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.