1964 Women's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 36th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club |
The 1964 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 15–21 February 1964.Heather Blundell won her third consecutive title defeating Fran Marshall for the third successive year in the final.[1][2]
Seeds[edit]
Draw and results[edit]
First round[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Anna Craven-Smith |
R Cooper |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
 Patricia McClenaughan |
P D Gimson |
9-1 9-3 9-4 |
| Diane Corbett |
 Sylvia McClure |
9-1 9-5 9-7 |
| B M Horton |
B Law |
9-3 5-9 9-2 9-1 |
| Helen Plaisted |
R B Hawkey |
9-3 9-0 9-5 |
| M Ashmore |
J Young |
6-9 9-7 9-2 |
| Claire Chapman |
A M Backhouse |
9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| Barbara McMullen |
S P Y Whitby |
w/o |
| Ann Price |
Barbara Wheen |
9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Ruth Turner |
D W Courtney |
8-10 9-3 9-5 9-3 |
| J F Leslie |
M J Danks |
0-9 9-2 9-6 9-3 |
| Peggy Mason |
A M Geddes |
9-2 9-4 9-7 |
| Daphne Portway |
M Rutherford |
9-3 3-9 9-3 9-1 |
| A Norval |
B Knapp |
9-2 9-3 7-9 9-5 |
Second round[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Blundell |
Sheila Cooper |
9-0 9-0 9-4 |
| Fran Marshall |
K J Dempsey |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
A Norval |
9-0 9-5 9-1 |
| Anna Craven-Smith |
Diane Corbett |
9-3 9-3 9-2 |
| Mary Muncaster |
J F Leslie |
9-0 9-5 9-5 |
| Jenny Irving |
Jean Wilson |
9-1 9-3 9-0 |
| Pat McClenaughan |
M Ashmore |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Pauline White |
Barbara Baxter |
5-9 9-7 9-0 9-10 9-6 |
| Ursula Smith |
S M Atherden |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Helen Plaisted |
B M Horton |
9-4 9-5 9-4 |
| M Taylor |
N A Watkins |
9-10 9-5 9-4 9-6 |
| Claire Chapman |
Barbara McMullen |
9-4 9-6 9-4 |
 Jill Campion |
Celeste Dickson |
w/o |
| Ruth Turner |
Ann Price |
9-6 9-5 9-2 |
| C Johnson |
S G Youatt |
9-4 9-4 9-5 |
| Daphne Portway |
Peggy Mason |
9-2 9-0 9-3 |
Third round[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Johnson |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Smith |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Craven-Smith |
Plaisted |
6-9 9-1 9-3 9-1 |
| White |
Taylor |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Macintosh |
Portway |
9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Irving |
Campion |
9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| McClenaughan |
Chapman |
9-3 9-4 9-4 |
| Muncaster |
Turner |
10-8 9-0 9-3 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
White |
9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Craven-Smith |
McClenaughan |
2-9 9-2 9-7 9-7 |
| Marshall |
Irving |
9-6 9-3 9-3 |
| Muncaster |
Macintosh |
9-4 6-9 10-8 9-5 |
Semi-finals[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Craven-Smith |
9-4 7-9 9-1 9-3 |
| Marshall |
Muncaster |
9-4 9-6 9-5 |
Final[edit]
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell |
Marshall |
9-2 9-2 9-1 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Times Archives 1964 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Miss Blundell top seed". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.