The 1962 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 18–24 February 1962. Heather Blundell won her first title defeating Fran Marshall in the final.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player onePlayer twoScoreG A Pears M Cunneen w/o Third-Officer S J Hogg M Ashmore 9-0 9-1 9-0Ann Price Marjorie Townsend 2-9 9-3 8-10 9-5 9-1A Norval R B Hawkey 5-9 9-1 9-5 9-0D M Holman A M Backhouse 4-9 9-4 9-2 9-2B M Horton S P Whitby 9-2 9-1 9-1Ruth Turner S G Young 9-1 9-3 9-3Jennifer Crane Daphne Portway 9-2 9-0 9-2K J Dempsey N A Watkins 9-6 9-4 9-1R Cooper Sheila Cooper 9-4 9-0 9-2
Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreFran Marshall J C Hodson 9-0 9-4 9-1Heather Blundell J E A Lanning 9-1 9-2 9-2Claire Hargreaves K C L Abbott 9-2 9-2 9-3Pauline White C E Harrison 9-4 9-1 9-4Mary Muncaster J Arckedekne-Butler 9-0 9-1 9-5Jennifer Crane K J Dempsey 9-2 10-8 9-7-9 9-3Ann Price Third Officer S J Hogg 7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3Bobs Whitehead Miss W Courtney 9-2 9-1 9-6Barbara Wheen B J Holt 9-1 9-5 9-2D Attwood D Escott 9-5 9-3 5-9 9-4Anna Craven-Smith G A Pears 9-7 9-4 9-4Ruth Turner B M Horton 9-1 9-2 9-3Jill Campion J M Goodin 2-9 10-8 9-1 9-3D M Holman A Norval 9-6 10-8 9-4Marion Lloyd B A Thomas 9-1 9-5 9-2R Cooper M Taylor 9-3 9-1 9-0
Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Lloyd 9-0 9-4 9-3 Marshall Wheen 9-1 9-1 9-1 Price Holman 1-9 10-9 9-5 9-0 Hargreaves Cooper 9-4 9-3 9-0 Muncaster Campion 9-4 9-3 9-3 Whitehead Attwood 9-1 9-0 9-2 White Craven-Smith 1-9 9-5 5-9 9-7 10-8 Crane Turner 9-4 9-5 9-3
Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Muncaster 9-7 9-4 9-6 Marshall Whitehead 9-1 9-5 9-3 Price White w/o Hargreaves Crane 9-3 9-2 10-8
Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Hargreaves 9-2 9-2 9-3 Marshall Price 9-0 9-1 9-0
Final Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Marshall 9-6 9-5 9-4
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