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.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player onePlayer twoScoreAnnette Picton S J Hogg 9-4 9-5 9-0R Nagle J Travis 9-4 9-1 6-9 7-9 9-7M C Axford A Hook 9-1 9-2 9-2Marion Lloyd L E Lefevre 9-5 9-4 9-2K Tomlin R D Paird 9-4 9-0 9-4G A Pears J M Gilley 9-7 9-7 9-0VA Roberts J 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 Player onePlayer twoScoreSheila Macintosh- Speight (1) Daphne Portway 9-0 9-0 9-2Fran Marshall (2) Ann Price 9-0 9-1 9-0Rosemary Deloford (3) J E A Lanning 9-2 9-1 9-0Diane Corbett (4) A Mostyn w/oP Gimson Claire Hargreaves (6) w/oJill Campion (8) Marion Lloyd 9-2 4-9 6-9 9-3 9-5B E Simister Pat Gotla (née Cowney) w/oR B Hawkey J Wilson w/oJ F Leslie K J Dempsey 9-7 9-4 9-6B M Horton C J Taunton 9-7 9-7 3-9 3-9 9-1P C Drew S P Y Whitby 9-0 9-0 9-0VA Roberts M C Axford 5-9 9-5 9-3 9-5Marjorie Townsend J McMillan 9-2 9-0 9-2Annette Picton G A Pears 7-9 10-8 9-3 9-3 Sheila Ervin J M Mallen Both scratchedK Tomlin R Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-6
Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Marshall Ervin/Mallen w/o Macintosh Leslie 9-4 9-0 9-3 Corbett Townsend 9-3 9-3 5-9 9-2 Deloford Simister 9-1 9-6 9-7 Gimson Horton 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-7 9-6 Drew Hawkey 9-2 9-0 9-0 Campion Picton 10-8 9-3 9-10 9-3 Tomlin Roberts 7-9 9-3 9-0 9-6
Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Marshall Gimson 9-2 9-3 9-2 Macintosh Drew 9-0 9-1 9-4 Deloford Campion 9-2 9-0 9-7 Corbett Tomlin 9-1 9-0 9-1
Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Marshall Corbett 9-1 9-3 4-9 9-0 Macintosh Deloford 9-3 9-3 9-4
Final Player onePlayer twoScore Macintosh Marshall 4-9 8-9 9-5 9-3 9-6
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