1960 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1960 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15 to 21 February 1960.
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) finally won the title after losing in four consecutive finals to the retired Janet Morgan. Macintosh defeated Fran Marshall in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
32nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
← 1959
1961 →

Seeds

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Draw and results

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[2]

First round

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Player one Player two Score
 Annette Picton  S J Hogg 9-4 9-5 9-0
 R Nagle  J Travis 9-4 9-1 6-9 7-9 9-7
 M C Axford  A Hook 9-1 9-2 9-2
 Marion Lloyd  L E Lefevre 9-5 9-4 9-2
 K Tomlin  R D Paird 9-4 9-0 9-4
 G A Pears  J M Gilley 9-7 9-7 9-0
 VA Roberts  J Butler 9-5 9-0 4-9 9-1

denotes seed (*)
Seeded players Miss M E Gowthorpe and Mrs J M Goodin both withdrew.

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
 Sheila Macintosh- Speight (1)  Daphne Portway 9-0 9-0 9-2
 Fran Marshall (2)  Ann Price 9-0 9-1 9-0
 Rosemary Deloford (3)  J E A Lanning 9-2 9-1 9-0
 Diane Corbett (4)  A Mostyn w/o
 P Gimson  Claire Hargreaves (6) w/o
 Jill Campion (8)  Marion Lloyd 9-2 4-9 6-9 9-3 9-5
 B E Simister  Pat Gotla (née Cowney) w/o
 R B Hawkey  J Wilson w/o
 J F Leslie  K J Dempsey 9-7 9-4 9-6
 B M Horton  C J Taunton 9-7 9-7 3-9 3-9 9-1
 P C Drew  S P Y Whitby 9-0 9-0 9-0
 VA Roberts  M C Axford 5-9 9-5 9-3 9-5
 Marjorie Townsend  J McMillan 9-2 9-0 9-2
 Annette Picton  G A Pears 7-9 10-8 9-3 9-3
 Sheila Ervin  J M Mallen Both scratched
 K Tomlin  R Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-6

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
  Marshall   Ervin/Mallen w/o
  Macintosh   Leslie 9-4 9-0 9-3
  Corbett   Townsend 9-3 9-3 5-9 9-2
  Deloford   Simister 9-1 9-6 9-7
  Gimson   Horton 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-7 9-6
  Drew   Hawkey 9-2 9-0 9-0
  Campion   Picton 10-8 9-3 9-10 9-3
  Tomlin   Roberts 7-9 9-3 9-0 9-6

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
  Marshall   Gimson 9-2 9-3 9-2
  Macintosh   Drew 9-0 9-1 9-4
  Deloford   Campion 9-2 9-0 9-7
  Corbett   Tomlin 9-1 9-0 9-1

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
  Marshall   Corbett 9-1 9-3 4-9 9-0
  Macintosh   Deloford 9-3 9-3 9-4

Final

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Player one Player two Score
  Macintosh   Marshall 4-9 8-9 9-5 9-3 9-6
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1960
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1960 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.