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1962 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
34th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
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The 1962 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 18–24 February 1962. Heather Blundell won her first title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. EnglandFran Marshall
  2. AustraliaHeather Blundell
  3. EnglandClaire Hargreaves
  4. EnglandPauline White

Draw and results

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
EnglandG A Pears EnglandM Cunneen w/o
England Third-Officer S J Hogg EnglandM Ashmore 9-0 9-1 9-0
EnglandAnn Price EnglandMarjorie Townsend 2-9 9-3 8-10 9-5 9-1
EnglandA Norval EnglandR B Hawkey 5-9 9-1 9-5 9-0
EnglandD M Holman EnglandA M Backhouse 4-9 9-4 9-2 9-2
EnglandB M Horton EnglandS P Whitby 9-2 9-1 9-1
EnglandRuth Turner EnglandS G Young 9-1 9-3 9-3
EnglandJennifer Crane EnglandDaphne Portway 9-2 9-0 9-2
EnglandK J Dempsey EnglandN A Watkins 9-6 9-4 9-1
EnglandR Cooper EnglandSheila Cooper 9-4 9-0 9-2

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
EnglandFran Marshall EnglandJ C Hodson 9-0 9-4 9-1
AustraliaHeather Blundell EnglandJ E A Lanning 9-1 9-2 9-2
EnglandClaire Hargreaves EnglandK C L Abbott 9-2 9-2 9-3
EnglandPauline White WalesC E Harrison 9-4 9-1 9-4
EnglandMary Muncaster EnglandJ Arckedekne-Butler 9-0 9-1 9-5
EnglandJennifer Crane EnglandK J Dempsey 9-2 10-8 9-7-9 9-3
EnglandAnn Price England Third Officer S J Hogg 7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3
EnglandBobs Whitehead Rhodesia Miss W Courtney 9-2 9-1 9-6
EnglandBarbara Wheen EnglandB J Holt 9-1 9-5 9-2
EnglandD Attwood EnglandD Escott 9-5 9-3 5-9 9-4
EnglandAnna Craven-Smith EnglandG A Pears 9-7 9-4 9-4
EnglandRuth Turner EnglandB M Horton 9-1 9-2 9-3
WalesJill Campion EnglandJ M Goodin 2-9 10-8 9-1 9-3
EnglandD M Holman EnglandA Norval 9-6 10-8 9-4
WalesMarion Lloyd EnglandB A Thomas 9-1 9-5 9-2
EnglandR Cooper EnglandM Taylor 9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell Wales Lloyd 9-0 9-4 9-3
England Marshall England Wheen 9-1 9-1 9-1
England Price England Holman 1-9 10-9 9-5 9-0
England Hargreaves England Cooper 9-4 9-3 9-0
England Muncaster Wales Campion 9-4 9-3 9-3
England Whitehead England Attwood 9-1 9-0 9-2
England White England Craven-Smith 1-9 9-5 5-9 9-7 10-8
England Crane England Turner 9-4 9-5 9-3

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England Muncaster 9-7 9-4 9-6
England Marshall England Whitehead 9-1 9-5 9-3
England Price England White w/o
England Hargreaves England Crane 9-3 9-2 10-8

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England Hargreaves 9-2 9-2 9-3
England Marshall England Price 9-0 9-1 9-0

Final

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England Marshall 9-6 9-5 9-4
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1962 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1962 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Miss Blundell wins squash". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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