1960 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
32nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
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The 1960 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15 to 21 February 1960.
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) finally won the title after losing in four consecutive finals to the retired Janet Morgan. Macintosh defeated Fran Marshall in the final.

Seeds

  1. Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Rosemary Deloford
  4. Diane Corbett
  5. M E Gowthorpe
  6. Claire Hargreaves
  7. J M Goodin
  8. Jill Campion

Draw and results

First round

Player one Player two Score
Annette Picton S J Hogg 9-4 9-5 9-0
R Nagle J Travis 9-4 9-1 6-9 7-9 9-7
M C Axford A Hook 9-1 9-2 9-2
Marion Lloyd L E Lefevre 9-5 9-4 9-2
K Tomlin R D Paird 9-4 9-0 9-4
G A Pears J M Gilley 9-7 9-7 9-0
VA Roberts J Butler 9-5 9-0 4-9 9-1

denotes seed (*)
Seeded players Miss M E Gowthorpe and Mrs J M Goodin both withdrew.

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Sheila Macintosh- Speight (1) Daphne Portway 9-0 9-0 9-2
Fran Marshall (2) Ann Price 9-0 9-1 9-0
Rosemary Deloford (3) J E A Lanning 9-2 9-1 9-0
Diane Corbett (4) A Mostyn w/o
P Gimson Claire Hargreaves (6) w/o
Jill Campion (8) Marion Lloyd 9-2 4-9 6-9 9-3 9-5
B E Simister Pat Gotla (née Cowney) w/o
R B Hawkey J Wilson w/o
J F Leslie K J Dempsey 9-7 9-4 9-6
B M Horton C J Taunton 9-7 9-7 3-9 3-9 9-1
P C Drew S P Y Whitby 9-0 9-0 9-0
VA Roberts M C Axford 5-9 9-5 9-3 9-5
Marjorie Townsend J McMillan 9-2 9-0 9-2
Annette Picton G A Pears 7-9 10-8 9-3 9-3
Sheila Ervin J M Mallen Both scratched
K Tomlin R Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-6

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Marshall Ervin/Mallen w/o
Macintosh Leslie 9-4 9-0 9-3
Corbett Townsend 9-3 9-3 5-9 9-2
Deloford Simister 9-1 9-6 9-7
Gimson Horton 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-7 9-6
Drew Hawkey 9-2 9-0 9-0
Campion Picton 10-8 9-3 9-10 9-3
Tomlin Roberts 7-9 9-3 9-0 9-6

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Marshall Gimson 9-2 9-3 9-2
Macintosh Drew 9-0 9-1 9-4
Deloford Campion 9-2 9-0 9-7
Corbett Tomlin 9-1 9-0 9-1

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Marshall Corbett 9-1 9-3 4-9 9-0
Macintosh Deloford 9-3 9-3 9-4

Final

Player one Player two Score
Macintosh Marshall 4-9 8-9 9-5 9-3 9-6
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1960 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1960 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.