1969 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
41st Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
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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.

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Sheila Macintosh
  4. Claire Chapman
  5. Cecilie Fleming
  6. Ann Price
  7. Margaret Burke
  8. Sylvia McClure

Draw and results

First round

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

Player one Player two Score
McKay Corbett 9-1 9-2 9-0
Burke Burley 9-2 9-0 9-3

Third round

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

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

Player one Player two Score
McKay Macintosh 9-0 9-0 9-0
Marshall McClure 9-4 4-9 9-1 9-4

Final

Player one Player two Score
McKay Marshall 9-2 9-0 9-0
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1969 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Eighth title for Mrs McKay". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.