1959 Men's British Open Squash Championship
| British Open Squash Championships | |||
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| 21st British Open Championships | |||
| Details | |||
| Location | London, England | ||
| Venue | Royal Automobile Club | ||
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The 1959 Open Championship was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London from 11 March - 16 March.
Azam Khan finally won his first title after finishing runner-up to his older brother Hashim Khan on three previous occasions. He defeated Mo Khan in the final.
Defending champion and top seed Hashim Khan had withdrawn from the Championships after ankle problems and another seed Roshan Khan had been recalled to service by the Pakistan navy.[1]
Seeds
Results
| First Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Azam Khan ^
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanif Khan
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Azam Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 W J Ashford
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ret | Ashford
| 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H de B Priestley +
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Azam Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Akbar Khan
| 9 | 10 | 9 | Ali Akbar Khan
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D W Harman
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Ali Akbar Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Hawkey +
| w/o | Hawkey
| 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Giles
| scr | Azam Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mo Khan ^
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Mo Khan
| 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khan Din
| 0 | 2 | 1 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denis Hughes +
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Hughes
| 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Horsey
| 0 | 0 | 4 | Mo Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nasrullah Khan
| 9 | 10 | 9 | Nasrullah Khan
| 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J C Gordon +
| 2 | 8 | 0 | Nasrullah Khan
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jamal Din
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Jamal Din
| 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McQueenie
| 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+ amateur
^ seeded
| Preceded by 1958 |
British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1959 |
Succeeded by 1960 |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1959 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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