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1960 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
32nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club
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The 1960 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15 to 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

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Draw and results

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
EnglandAnnette Picton EnglandS J Hogg 9-4 9-5 9-0
EnglandR Nagle EnglandJ Travis 9-4 9-1 6-9 7-9 9-7
EnglandM C Axford KenyaA Hook 9-1 9-2 9-2
WalesMarion Lloyd EnglandL E Lefevre 9-5 9-4 9-2
EnglandK Tomlin EnglandR D Paird 9-4 9-0 9-4
EnglandG A Pears EnglandJ M Gilley 9-7 9-7 9-0
EnglandVA Roberts EnglandJ 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

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Player one Player two Score
EnglandSheila Macintosh- Speight (1) EnglandDaphne Portway 9-0 9-0 9-2
EnglandFran Marshall (2) EnglandAnn Price 9-0 9-1 9-0
EnglandRosemary Deloford (3) EnglandJ E A Lanning 9-2 9-1 9-0
EnglandDiane Corbett (4) EnglandA Mostyn w/o
EnglandP Gimson EnglandClaire Hargreaves (6) w/o
WalesJill Campion (8) WalesMarion Lloyd 9-2 4-9 6-9 9-3 9-5
EnglandB E Simister EnglandPat Gotla (née Cowney) w/o
EnglandR B Hawkey EnglandJ Wilson w/o
EnglandJ F Leslie EnglandK J Dempsey 9-7 9-4 9-6
EnglandB M Horton EnglandC J Taunton 9-7 9-7 3-9 3-9 9-1
EnglandP C Drew EnglandS P Y Whitby 9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandVA Roberts EnglandM C Axford 5-9 9-5 9-3 9-5
EnglandMarjorie Townsend EnglandJ McMillan 9-2 9-0 9-2
EnglandAnnette Picton EnglandG A Pears 7-9 10-8 9-3 9-3
EnglandSheila Ervin EnglandJ M Mallen Both scratched
EnglandK Tomlin EnglandR Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-6

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
England Marshall England Ervin/Mallen w/o
England Macintosh England Leslie 9-4 9-0 9-3
England Corbett England Townsend 9-3 9-3 5-9 9-2
England Deloford England Simister 9-1 9-6 9-7
England Gimson England Horton 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-7 9-6
England Drew England Hawkey 9-2 9-0 9-0
Wales Campion England Picton 10-8 9-3 9-10 9-3
England Tomlin England Roberts 7-9 9-3 9-0 9-6

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
England Marshall England Gimson 9-2 9-3 9-2
England Macintosh England Drew 9-0 9-1 9-4
England Deloford Wales Campion 9-2 9-0 9-7
England Corbett England Tomlin 9-1 9-0 9-1

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
England Marshall England Corbett 9-1 9-3 4-9 9-0
England Macintosh England Deloford 9-3 9-3 9-4

Final

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Player one Player two Score
England Macintosh England Marshall 4-9 8-9 9-5 9-3 9-6
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1960
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1960 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.