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 to 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
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay
  2. EnglandFran Marshall
  3. EnglandSheila Macintosh
  4. EnglandClaire Chapman
  5. New ZealandCecilie Fleming
  6. EnglandAnn Price
  7. AustraliaMargaret Burke
  8. ScotlandSylvia McClure

Draw and results

[3]

First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)bye
EnglandFran Marshallbye
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)EnglandDi Fuller9-0 9-2 9-2
EnglandClaire ChapmanEnglandSheila Cooper9-4 9-5 9-1
New ZealandCecilie FlemingEnglandM Moon9-0 9-2 9-7
EnglandAnn PriceEnglandS Peach9-7 9-2 10-8
AustraliaMargaret BurkeEnglandJ Hall9-3 9-0 9-1
ScotlandSylvia McClureEnglandJanet Ledger9-2 9-0 9-1
EnglandJanice TownsendEnglandJ F Lawrence9-4 9-4 9-3
Northern IrelandBarbara SandersonAustraliaC Machadoww/o
EnglandJane PoynderEnglandBeryl Hayward9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandA NorvalEnglandR Rowles9-0 9-2 9-2
EnglandDianne CorbettSouth Africa Miss L Stork9-0 9-4 9-2
EnglandAnn JeeEnglandC Colew/o
EnglandBarbara McMullenEnglandDaphne Portway9-1 9-0 9-0
EnglandS BurleyEnglandVicky Lunt9-7 9-1 4-9 5-9 10-8
AustraliaThea MooreEnglandP Goodall7-9 9-0 9-7 9-4
EnglandJane BarhamEnglandJ Turner9-3 9-1 9-4
United StatesGoldie EdwardsEnglandL Fanoni9-3 9-2 9-1
EnglandRuth TurnerEnglandD Ibrahim9-2 9-2 9-1
EnglandSoraya HayeEnglandMary McNally2-9 7-9 9-4 2-8 ret
EnglandJoy AlexanderEnglandMandy Holdsworth9-2 9-1 9-3
EnglandA Hardy SmithEnglandE Ward9-0 9-2 9-1
EnglandAnnette PictonEnglandM Lambertw/o
EnglandE M BoswellEnglandA Sinclair9-6 6-9 9-6 9-7
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandB Whitehousew/o
EnglandValerie WatsonEnglandJ Pallister9-2 9-2 9-3
EnglandV CorbettEnglandPeggy Mason9-2 9-3 6-9 9-6
EnglandY WatkinsEnglandM Makower9-1 9-1 9-4
ScotlandBrenda CarmichaelEnglandMarjorie Townsend9-3 9-2 7-9 9-1
EnglandM E CaseEnglandSue Stott5-9 9-6 9-0 8-10 9-2

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Corbett9-1 9-2 9-0
Australia BurkeEngland Burley9-2 9-0 9-3

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNorthern Ireland Sanderson9-0 9-0 9-0
New Zealand FlemingEngland Alexander6-9 9-7 10-8 1-9 9-4
Scotland McClureEngland McMullen9-1 9-4 9-1
England MacintoshEngland Corbett9-1 9-0 9-0
England MarshallEngland Jee9-0 9-1 9-2
Australia BurkeScotland Carmichael10-8 9-6 9-2
England PriceEngland Watson9-5 9-4 9-3
England ChapmanUnited States Edwards9-0 9-3 9-5

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNew Zealand Fleming9-1 9-0 9-2
England MarshallEngland Price9-6 9-1 9-1
Scotland McClureEngland Chapman9-3 9-3 9-2-9 5
England MacintoshAustralia Burke9-6 9-7 9-7

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Macintosh9-0 9-0 9-0
England MarshallScotland McClure9-4 4-9 9-1 9-4

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Marshall9-2 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. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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