1960 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
32nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 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]

Seeds

1. Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
2. Mrs Fran Marshall
3. Mrs Rosemary Deloford
4. Mrs Diane Corbett
5. Miss M E Gowthorpe
6. Miss Claire Hargreaves
7. Mrs J M Goodin
8. Mrs Jill Campion

Draw & Results

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First Round

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

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

Third Round

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

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

Player One	Player Two	Score
Marshall	Corbett	9-1 9-3 4-9 9-0
Macintosh	Deloford	9-3 9-3 9-4

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Macintosh	Marshall	4-9 8-9 9-5 9-3 9-6

References

1. "Times Archives 1960 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.