1969 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
41st Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 11–16 January 1969.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eighth consecutive title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Mrs Heather McKay
2. Mrs Fran Marshall
3. Mrs Sheila Macintosh
4. Mrs Claire Chapman
5. Miss Cecilie Fleming
6. Miss Ann Price
7. Mrs Margaret Burke
8. Mrs Sylvia McClure

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell)		bye
Mrs Fran Marshall		bye
Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	Mrs Di Fuller	9-0 9-2 9-2
Mrs Claire Chapman	Mrs Sheila Cooper	9-4 9-5 9-1
Miss Cecilie Fleming	Mrs M Moon	9-0 9-2 9-7
Miss Ann Price	Mrs S Peach	9-7 9-2 10-8
Mrs Margaret Burke	Miss J Hall	9-3 9-0 9-1
Miss Sylvia McClure	Miss Janet Ledger	9-2 9-0 9-1
Miss Janice Townsend	Mrs J F Lawrence	9-4 9-4 9-3
Mrs Barbara Sanderson	Mrs C Machadow	w/o
Miss Jane Poynder	Mrs Beryl Hayward	9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss A Norval	Mrs R Rowles	9-0 9-2 9-2
Miss Dianne Corbett	Miss L Stork	9-0 9-4 9-2
Mrs Ann Jee	Mrs C Cole	w/o
Mrs Barbara McMullen	Miss Daphne Portway	9-1 9-0 9-0
Mrs S Burley	Mrs Vicky Lunt	9-7 9-1 4-9 5-9 10-8
Miss Thea Moore	Miss P Goodall	7-9 9-0 9-7 9-4
Miss Jane Barham	Miss J Turner	9-3 9-1 9-4
Mrs Goldie Edwards	Mrs L Fanoni	9-3 9-2 9-1
Mrs Ruth Turner	Mrs D Ibrahim	9-2 9-2 9-1
Mrs Soraya Haye	Miss Mary McNally	2-9 7-9 9-4 2-8 ret
Miss Joy Alexander	Miss Mandy Holdsworth	9-2 9-1 9-3
Miss A Hardy Smith	Mrs E Ward	9-0 9-2 9-1
Miss Annette Picton	Miss M Lambert	w/o
Miss E M Boswell	Miss A Sinclair	9-6 6-9 9-6 9-7
Mrs Bobs Whitehead	Miss B Whitehouse	w/o
Miss Valerie Watson	Miss J Pallister	9-2 9-2 9-3
Mrs V Corbett	Miss Peggy Mason	9-2 9-3 6-9 9-6
Mrs Y Watkins	Miss M Makower	9-1 9-1 9-4
Miss Brenda Carmichael	Mrs Marjorie Townsend	9-3 9-2 7-9 9-1
Miss M E Case	Mrs Sue Stott	5-9 9-6 9-0 8-10 9-2

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Corbett	9-1 9-2 9-0
Burke	Burley	9-2 9-0 9-3

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Sanderson	9-0 9-0 9-0
Fleming	Alexander	6-9 9-7 10-8 1-9 9-4
McClure	McMullen	9-1 9-4 9-1
Macintosh	Corbett	9-1 9-0 9-0
Marshall	Jee	9-0 9-1 9-2
Burke	Carmichael	10-8 9-6 9-2
Price	Watson	9-5 9-4 9-3
Chapman	Edwards	9-0 9-3 9-5

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Fleming	9-1 9-0 9-2
Marshall	Price	9-6 9-1 9-1
McClure	Chapman	9-3 9-3 9-2-9 5
Macintosh	Burke	9-6 9-7 9-7

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Macintosh	9-0 9-0 9-0
Marshall	McClure	9-4 4-9 9-1 9-4

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Marshall	9-2 9-0 9-0

References

1. "Times Archives 1969 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Eighth title for Mrs McKay". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.