1963 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1963 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 1–7 December 1962.Heather Blundell won her second title defeating Fran Marshall in a repeat of the 1962 final. The championships were held in December 1962 which formed part of the 1962/1963 season so is classed as the 1963 edition.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
35th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

Seeds

1. Heather Blundell
2. Fran Marshall
3. Claire Hargreaves
4. Pauline White
5. Anna Craven-Smith
6. Bobs Whitehead
7. Sheila Macintosh
8. Jennifer Crane

Draw and results

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First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Brenda Carmichael	J M Mallen	9-1 9-3 9-2
Jill Campion	S P Y Whitby	w/o
B J Holt	N A Watkins	w/o
Bobs Whitehead	Jennifer Crane	w/o
Marjorie Townsend	Ann Price	9-4 9-10 6-9 9-4 9-7
M Taylor	P Gimson	w/o
J E A Lanning	S G Youatt	9-1 7-9 9-4 5-9 9-0
Ruth Turner	Annette Picton	w/o
Sheila Ervin	K Maltby	9-0 6-9 9-4 9-0
A Norval	C E Harrison	9-2 9-1 9-2
Mary Muncaster	Peggy Mason	9-0 9-0 9-0
M Ashmore	H M Sedman	9-3 9-4 9-4
R Cooper	D Escott	w/o
Daphne Portway	D M Holman	w/o

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Heather Blundell	Barbara Wheen	9-0 9-0 9-1
Fran Marshall	J F Leslie	9-2 9-4 9-1
Anna Craven-Smith	Di Fuller	9-2 9-3 9-2
Pauline White	A M Backhouse	9-4 9-3 9-2
Claire Hargreaves	Daphne Portway	9-3 9-0 9-1
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	Brenda Carmichael	8-10 9-1 9-3 9-0
Bobs Whitehead	Marjorie Townsend	9-3 9-5 9-5
Ruth Turner	Sheila Ervin	9-4 9-4 4-9 9-6
D W Courtney	H E S Hutchins	9-2 9-4 9-6
R Cooper	M Ashmore	9-0 9-3 9-0
J C Hodson	J Banks	4-9 3-8 3-8 ret
K J Dempsey	D E A Wright	w/o
Mary Muncaster	A Norval	4-9 9-2 9-7 9-3
J E A Lanning	M Taylor	10-8 10-8 9-3
R B Hawkey	J Arckedekne-Butler	9-0 9-0 9-0
Jill Campion	B J Holt	9-0 9-0 9-2

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Marshall	Dempsey	9-1 9-1 9-0
Macintosh	Campion	9-1 9-1 9-7
Muncaster	Turner	9-7 9-3 9-7
Blundell	Hodson	9-0 9-0 9-1
White	Hawkey	9-4 9-0 9-5
Whitehead	Lanning	9-3 9-5 9-0
Hargreaves	Cooper	9-1 9-2 9-2
Craven-Smith	Courtney	9-6 9-4 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Marshall	White	9-3 9-8 9-1
Macintosh	Whitehead	9-4 9-7 9-6
Muncaster	Hargreaves	9-2 9-5 3-9 7-9 9-5
Blundell	Craven-Smith	9-4 9-1 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	Muncaster	9-6 9-2 9-6
Marshall	Macintosh	9-5 9-4 9-5

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	Marshall	9-4 9-2 9-6

References

1. "Times Archives 1962 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Easy win for Miss Blundell". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.