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 11–16 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. Heather McKay
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Sheila Macintosh
  4. Claire Chapman
  5. Cecilie Fleming
  6. Ann Price
  7. Margaret Burke
  8. Sylvia McClure

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
Heather McKay (née Blundell)bye
Fran Marshallbye
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)Di Fuller9-0 9-2 9-2
Claire ChapmanSheila Cooper9-4 9-5 9-1
Cecilie FlemingM Moon9-0 9-2 9-7
Ann PriceS Peach9-7 9-2 10-8
Margaret BurkeJ Hall9-3 9-0 9-1
Sylvia McClureJanet Ledger9-2 9-0 9-1
Janice TownsendJ F Lawrence9-4 9-4 9-3
Barbara SandersonC Machadoww/o
Jane PoynderBeryl Hayward9-0 9-0 9-0
A NorvalR Rowles9-0 9-2 9-2
Dianne Corbett Miss L Stork9-0 9-4 9-2
Ann JeeC Colew/o
Barbara McMullenDaphne Portway9-1 9-0 9-0
S BurleyVicky Lunt9-7 9-1 4-9 5-9 10-8
Thea MooreP Goodall7-9 9-0 9-7 9-4
Jane BarhamJ Turner9-3 9-1 9-4
Goldie EdwardsL Fanoni9-3 9-2 9-1
Ruth TurnerD Ibrahim9-2 9-2 9-1
Soraya HayeMary McNally2-9 7-9 9-4 2-8 ret
Joy AlexanderMandy Holdsworth9-2 9-1 9-3
A Hardy SmithE Ward9-0 9-2 9-1
Annette PictonM Lambertw/o
E M BoswellA Sinclair9-6 6-9 9-6 9-7
Bobs WhiteheadB Whitehousew/o
Valerie WatsonJ Pallister9-2 9-2 9-3
V CorbettPeggy Mason9-2 9-3 6-9 9-6
Y WatkinsM Makower9-1 9-1 9-4
Brenda CarmichaelMarjorie Townsend9-3 9-2 7-9 9-1
M E CaseSue Stott5-9 9-6 9-0 8-10 9-2

Second round
Player one Player two Score
McKay Corbett9-1 9-2 9-0
Burke Burley9-2 9-0 9-3

Third round
Player one Player two Score
McKay Sanderson9-0 9-0 9-0
Fleming Alexander6-9 9-7 10-8 1-9 9-4
McClure McMullen9-1 9-4 9-1
Macintosh Corbett9-1 9-0 9-0
Marshall Jee9-0 9-1 9-2
Burke Carmichael10-8 9-6 9-2
Price Watson9-5 9-4 9-3
Chapman Edwards9-0 9-3 9-5

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Fleming9-1 9-0 9-2
Marshall Price9-6 9-1 9-1
McClure Chapman9-3 9-3 9-2-9 5
Macintosh Burke9-6 9-7 9-7

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Macintosh9-0 9-0 9-0
Marshall McClure9-4 4-9 9-1 9-4

Final
Player one Player two Score
McKay Marshall9-2 9-0 9-0
Preceded by
1968		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1969		 Succeeded by
1970

References
  1. "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Eighth title for Mrs McKay". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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