1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
37th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Miss Heather Blundell
2. Mrs Fran Marshall
3. Miss Anna Craven-Smith
4. Mrs Pauline White
5. Miss Pat McClenaughan
6. Miss Ann Price

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Anna Craven-Smith	Miss Peggy Mason	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Pauline White	Mrs R Cooper	9-2 9-0 9-5
Miss K J Dempsey	Miss Janet Ledger	9-2 9-1 9-3
Miss A M Backhouse	Mrs S Rutherford	9-5 9-2 10-8
Mrs Ruth Turner	Mrs Marjorie Townsend	9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
Miss A G Williams	Miss M Young	8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
Miss Daphne Portway	Miss J Turner	9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
Mrs Barbara McMullen	Miss M J Bassett	9-0 9-1 9-2
Miss Ursula Smith	Mrs Bobs Whitehead	9-6 9-0 9-1
Mrs Sheila Cooper	Mrs Betty Keenan	5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
Miss S Francis	Miss M Makower	9-2 9-0 9-3
Miss Sylvia McClure	Miss A Geddes	9-0 9-1 9-6
Miss R Crosby	Miss S G Youatt	9-0 9-4 9-7
Miss Jean Wilson	Miss M Taylor	9-1 9-5 9-2
Miss Brenda Carmichael	Miss G Hogan	9-3 9-2 9-0
Mrs B Law	Major M U Walker	w/o

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Heather Blundell	Mrs June Swindell	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs Fran Marshall	Miss B M Horton	9-1 9-0 9-2
Miss Anna Craven-Smith	Miss S Francis	9-4 9-0 9-0
Mrs Pauline White	Mrs Sheila Cooper	9-6 9-2 9-4
Miss Pat McClenaughan	Mrs Judy Wright	9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
Miss Ann Price	Miss C Hartwell	9-4 9-2 9-0
Mrs Ruth Turner	Miss A M Backhouse	9-3 9-1 9-4
Miss K J Dempsey	Miss Brenda Carmichael	5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
Miss Sylvia McClure	Mrs B Law	9-2 9-0 9-1
Miss Ursula Smith	Miss Daphne Portway	9-3 9-2 9-2
Miss Jean Wilson	Miss R Crosby	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs N A Watkins	Mrs D Bramfit	9-6 9-6 9-3
Mrs Barbara McMullen	Miss A G Williams	9-3 9-0 9-0
Mrs Jennifer Crane	Mrs S M Atherden	9-1 9-0 9-0
Captain P Davis	Miss A R Debus	w/o
Mrs V Manning	Mrs J R Tennant	9-0 9-0 9-0

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	Crane	9-0 9-2 9-1
Craven-Smith	Wilson	9-2 9-1 9-2
Marshall	Manning	9-0 9-5 9-0
White	McMullen	9-5 9-2 9-3
Turner	Smith	1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2
Dempsey	McClure	6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1
McClenaughan	Watkins	9-0 9-5 9-0
Price	Davis	9-0 9-0 9-1

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	Price	9-1 9-0 9-4
Craven-Smith	Dempsey	9-0 9-4 9-0
Marshall	McClenaughan	9-6 9-5 10-8
White	Turner	9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	White	9-0 9-1 9-1
Craven-Smith	Marshall	1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Blundell	Craven-Smith	9-1 10-8 9-2

References

1. "Times Archives 1965 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Heather Blundell has easy win". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.