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1965 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
37th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1964
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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

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Draw and results

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
EnglandAnna Craven-Smith EnglandPeggy Mason 9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandPauline White EnglandR Cooper 9-2 9-0 9-5
EnglandK J Dempsey EnglandJanet Ledger 9-2 9-1 9-3
EnglandA M Backhouse EnglandS Rutherford 9-5 9-2 10-8
EnglandRuth Turner EnglandMarjorie Townsend 9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3
EnglandA G Williams EnglandM Young 8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5
EnglandDaphne Portway EnglandJ Turner 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0
EnglandBarbara McMullen EnglandM J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-2
EnglandUrsula Smith EnglandBobs Whitehead 9-6 9-0 9-1
EnglandSheila Cooper EnglandBetty Keenan 5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2
EnglandS Francis EnglandM Makower 9-2 9-0 9-3
ScotlandSylvia McClure EnglandA Geddes 9-0 9-1 9-6
EnglandR Crosby EnglandS G Youatt 9-0 9-4 9-7
EnglandJean Wilson EnglandM Taylor 9-1 9-5 9-2
ScotlandBrenda Carmichael EnglandG Hogan 9-3 9-2 9-0
EnglandB Law England Major M U Walker w/o

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather Blundell EnglandJune Swindell 9-0 9-0 9-1
EnglandFran Marshall EnglandB M Horton 9-1 9-0 9-2
EnglandAnna Craven-Smith EnglandS Francis 9-4 9-0 9-0
EnglandPauline White EnglandSheila Cooper 9-6 9-2 9-4
AustraliaPatricia McClenaughan EnglandJudy Wright 9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7
EnglandAnn Price EnglandC Hartwell 9-4 9-2 9-0
EnglandRuth Turner EnglandA M Backhouse 9-3 9-1 9-4
EnglandK J Dempsey ScotlandBrenda Carmichael 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7
ScotlandSylvia McClure EnglandB Law 9-2 9-0 9-1
EnglandUrsula Smith EnglandDaphne Portway 9-3 9-2 9-2
EnglandJean Wilson EnglandR Crosby 9-0 9-0 9-1
EnglandN A Watkins EnglandD Bramfit 9-6 9-6 9-3
EnglandBarbara McMullen EnglandA G Williams 9-3 9-0 9-0
EnglandJennifer Crane EnglandS M Atherden 9-1 9-0 9-0
England Captain P Davis EnglandA R Debus w/o
EnglandV Manning EnglandJ R Tennant 9-0 9-0 9-0

Third round

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

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England Price 9-1 9-0 9-4
England Craven-Smith England Dempsey 9-0 9-4 9-0
England Marshall Australia McClenaughan 9-6 9-5 10-8
England White England Turner 9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England White 9-0 9-1 9-1
England Craven-Smith England Marshall 1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5

Final

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Player one Player two Score
Australia Blundell England Craven-Smith 9-1 10-8 9-2
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1965
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1965 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Heather Blundell has easy win". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.