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. Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Ruth Turner
  4. Rosemary Deloford
  5. M E Gowthorpe
  6. Pauline White
  7. Jill Campion
  8. Diane Corbett

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)bye
R Naglebye
K A Abbottbye
E N Fraserbye
M E Gowthorpebye
R CooperA Norval9-4 9-6 9-0
J HawsonN A Watkins10-9 9-7 9-2
Aline SmithSally Gildon9-1 9-2 10-9
Ruth TurnerG Holleran9-1 9-0 9-1
R WaterhouseD Attwood9-1 9-1 9-2
B M HortonDaphne Portway9-1 5-9 9-0 9-0
K TomlinR Lincoln9-2 9-3 9-2
Bobs WhiteheadK J Dempsey9-1 9-2 9-0
Jill CampionK S Magoon9-0 9-0 9-0
Mary MuncasterB E Simister10-8 9-1 9-0
Joyce DavenportG T Brooks9-0 9-1 9-1
Peggy CarrottA Brice9-4 9-6 9-1
Marjorie TownsendJ F Leslie9-6 9-7 10-9
C J TauntonJ C Hodson9-0 9-2 9-3
Rosemary DelofordP D Gimson9-2 9-0 9-3
J M GoodinJ E A Lanning9-6 9-4 9-1
B LewisH F Newberry9-4 9-1 9-6
G A PearsH J Bell5-9 9-2 9-2 9-0
Diane CorbettH Knapp9-1 9-5 9-0
Jan ShearerSally Cave9-1 9-1 9-1
Barbara WheenAnnette Pictonw/o
Marion LloydA M Backhouse9-2 9-0 9-1
Pauilne Whitebye
R B Hawkeybye
Ann Pricebye
Yvonne Westbye
Fran Marshall (2)bye

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Nagle Macintoshw/o
Marshall West
Gowthorpe Cooper
Smith Hawson
Turner Waterhouse
Tomlin Horton
Whitehead Campion
Muncaster Davenport
Abbott Fraser
Townsend Carrott
Deloford Taunton
Goodin Lewis
Corbett Pears
Shearer Wheen
White Lloyd
Price Hawkey

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Marshall Price9-3 9-4 9-0
White Shearer5-9 9-4 10-8 9-6
Corbett Goodin10-8 9-5 9-7
Deloford Townsend9-1 8-10 8-10 9-2 9-7
Whitehead Muncaster8-10 6 5 3
Turner Tomlin9-1 9-6 9-2
Gowthorpe Smith9-1 9-3 9-6
Nagle Abbott9-7 9-3 9-7

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Marshall White9-3 9-0 9-4
Turner Whitehead10-8 9-6 9-7
Corbett Deloford9-4 10-9 9-3
Gowthorpe Nagle9-0 9-6 9-3

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Marshall Corbett9-5 9-4 9-4
Turner Gowthorpe7-9 9-5 9-2 9-2

Final
Player one Player two Score
Marshall Turner9-3 9-5 9-1
Preceded by
1960		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1961		 Succeeded by
1962

References
  1. "Times Archives 1961 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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