1961 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1961 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1961.
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) the number one seed was unable to defend her title due to contracting mumps. Fran Marshall defeated Ruth Turner in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
33rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

Seeds
  1. EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)
  2. EnglandFran Marshall
  3. EnglandRuth Turner
  4. EnglandRosemary Deloford
  5. EnglandM E Gowthorpe
  6. EnglandPauline White
  7. EnglandJill Campion
  8. WalesDiane Corbett

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)bye
EnglandR Naglebye
EnglandK A Abbottbye
EnglandE N Fraserbye
EnglandM E Gowthorpebye
EnglandR CooperEnglandA Norval9-4 9-6 9-0
EnglandJ HawsonEnglandN A Watkins10-9 9-7 9-2
AustraliaAline SmithEnglandSally Gildon9-1 9-2 10-9
EnglandRuth TurnerUnited StatesG Holleran9-1 9-0 9-1
ScotlandR WaterhouseEnglandD Attwood9-1 9-1 9-2
EnglandB M HortonEnglandDaphne Portway9-1 5-9 9-0 9-0
EnglandK TomlinUnited StatesR Lincoln9-2 9-3 9-2
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandK J Dempsey9-1 9-2 9-0
WalesJill CampionUnited StatesK S Magoon9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandMary MuncasterEnglandB E Simister10-8 9-1 9-0
United StatesJoyce DavenportEnglandG T Brooks9-0 9-1 9-1
United StatesPeggy CarrottEnglandA Brice9-4 9-6 9-1
EnglandMarjorie TownsendEnglandJ F Leslie9-6 9-7 10-9
EnglandC J TauntonEnglandJ C Hodson9-0 9-2 9-3
EnglandRosemary DelofordEnglandP D Gimson9-2 9-0 9-3
EnglandJ M GoodinEnglandJ E A Lanning9-6 9-4 9-1
United StatesB LewisEnglandH F Newberry9-4 9-1 9-6
EnglandG A PearsScotlandH J Bell5-9 9-2 9-2 9-0
EnglandDiane CorbettUnited StatesH Knapp9-1 9-5 9-0
AustraliaJan ShearerEnglandSally Cave9-1 9-1 9-1
EnglandBarbara WheenEnglandAnnette Pictonw/o
WalesMarion LloydEnglandA M Backhouse9-2 9-0 9-1
EnglandPauilne Whitebye
EnglandR B Hawkeybye
EnglandAnn Pricebye
AustraliaYvonne Westbye
EnglandFran Marshall (2)bye

Second round
Player one Player two Score
England NagleEngland Macintoshw/o
England MarshallAustralia West
England GowthorpeEngland Cooper
Australia SmithEngland Hawson
England TurnerScotland Waterhouse
England TomlinEngland Horton
England WhiteheadWales Campion
England MuncasterUnited States Davenport
England AbbottEngland Fraser
England TownsendUnited States Carrott
England DelofordEngland Taunton
England GoodinUnited States Lewis
England CorbettEngland Pears
Australia ShearerEngland Wheen
England WhiteWales Lloyd
England PriceEngland Hawkey

Third round
Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland Price9-3 9-4 9-0
England WhiteAustralia Shearer5-9 9-4 10-8 9-6
England CorbettEngland Goodin10-8 9-5 9-7
England DelofordEngland Townsend9-1 8-10 8-10 9-2 9-7
England WhiteheadEngland Muncaster8-10 6 5 3
England TurnerEngland Tomlin9-1 9-6 9-2
England GowthorpeAustralia Smith9-1 9-3 9-6
England NagleEngland Abbott9-7 9-3 9-7

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland White9-3 9-0 9-4
England TurnerEngland Whitehead10-8 9-6 9-7
England CorbettEngland Deloford9-4 10-9 9-3
England GowthorpeEngland Nagle9-0 9-6 9-3

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland Corbett9-5 9-4 9-4
England TurnerEngland Gowthorpe7-9 9-5 9-2 9-2

Final
Player one Player two Score
England MarshallEngland Turner9-3 9-5 9-1

References
  1. "Times Archives 1961 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.