1960 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1960 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 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.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
32nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

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

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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

References

1. "Times Archives 1960 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.