1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
37th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

Seeds

1. Heather Blundell
2. Fran Marshall
3. Anna Craven-Smith
4. Pauline White
5. Pat McClenaughan
6. Ann Price

Draw and results

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First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Anna Craven-Smith	Peggy Mason	9-0 9-0 9-0
Pauline White	R Cooper	9-2 9-0 9-5
K J Dempsey	Janet Ledger	9-2 9-1 9-3
A M Backhouse	S Rutherford	9-5 9-2 10-8
Ruth Turner	Marjorie Townsend	9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
A G Williams	M Young	8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
Daphne Portway	J Turner	9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
Barbara McMullen	M J Bassett	9-0 9-1 9-2
Ursula Smith	Bobs Whitehead	9-6 9-0 9-1
Sheila Cooper	Betty Keenan	5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
S Francis	M Makower	9-2 9-0 9-3
Sylvia McClure	A Geddes	9-0 9-1 9-6
R Crosby	S G Youatt	9-0 9-4 9-7
Jean Wilson	M Taylor	9-1 9-5 9-2
Brenda Carmichael	G Hogan	9-3 9-2 9-0
B Law	Major M U Walker	w/o

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Heather Blundell	June Swindell	9-0 9-0 9-1
Fran Marshall	B M Horton	9-1 9-0 9-2
Anna Craven-Smith	S Francis	9-4 9-0 9-0
Pauline White	Sheila Cooper	9-6 9-2 9-4
Pat McClenaughan	Judy Wright	9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
Ann Price	C Hartwell	9-4 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner	A M Backhouse	9-3 9-1 9-4
K J Dempsey	Brenda Carmichael	5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
Sylvia McClure	B Law	9-2 9-0 9-1
Ursula Smith	Daphne Portway	9-3 9-2 9-2
Jean Wilson	R Crosby	9-0 9-0 9-1
N A Watkins	D Bramfit	9-6 9-6 9-3
Barbara McMullen	A G Williams	9-3 9-0 9-0
Jennifer Crane	S M Atherden	9-1 9-0 9-0
Captain P Davis	A R Debus	w/o
V Manning	J R Tennant	9-0 9-0 9-0

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	Crane	9-0 9-2 9-1
Craven-Smith	Wilson	9-2 9-1 9-2
Marshall	Manning	9-0 9-5 9-0
White	McMullen	9-5 9-2 9-3
Turner	Smith	1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2
Dempsey	McClure	6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1
McClenaughan	Watkins	9-0 9-5 9-0
Price	Davis	9-0 9-0 9-1

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	Price	9-1 9-0 9-4
Craven-Smith	Dempsey	9-0 9-4 9-0
Marshall	McClenaughan	9-6 9-5 10-8
White	Turner	9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	White	9-0 9-1 9-1
Craven-Smith	Marshall	1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Blundell	Craven-Smith	9-1 10-8 9-2

References

1. "Times Archives 1965 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Heather Blundell has easy win". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.