1969 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1969 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 11–16 January 1969.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eighth consecutive title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
41st Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

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

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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

References

1. "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Eighth title for Mrs McKay". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.