The 1965 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 14–19 February 1965.Heather Blundell won her fourth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in the final.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player onePlayer twoScoreAnna Craven-Smith Peggy Mason 9-0 9-0 9-0Pauline White R Cooper 9-2 9-0 9-5K J Dempsey Janet Ledger 9-2 9-1 9-3A M Backhouse S Rutherford 9-5 9-2 10-8Ruth Turner Marjorie Townsend 9-5 9-2 8-10 9-3A G Williams M Young 8-10 9-4 9-6 0-9 9-5Daphne Portway J Turner 9-10 9-7 9-2 9-0Barbara McMullen M J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-2Ursula Smith Bobs Whitehead 9-6 9-0 9-1Sheila Cooper Betty Keenan 5-9 4-9 9-2 9-0 9-2S Francis M Makower 9-2 9-0 9-3Sylvia McClure A Geddes 9-0 9-1 9-6R Crosby S G Youatt 9-0 9-4 9-7Jean Wilson M Taylor 9-1 9-5 9-2Brenda Carmichael G Hogan 9-3 9-2 9-0B Law Major M U Walker w/o
Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreHeather Blundell June Swindell 9-0 9-0 9-1Fran Marshall B M Horton 9-1 9-0 9-2Anna Craven-Smith S Francis 9-4 9-0 9-0 Pauline White Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-2 9-4Patricia McClenaughan Judy Wright 9-6 2 9-7-9 9-7Ann Price C Hartwell 9-4 9-2 9-0Ruth Turner A M Backhouse 9-3 9-1 9-4K J Dempsey Brenda Carmichael 5-9 9-3 5-9 9-2 9-7Sylvia McClure B Law 9-2 9-0 9-1Ursula Smith Daphne Portway 9-3 9-2 9-2Jean Wilson R Crosby 9-0 9-0 9-1N A Watkins D Bramfit 9-6 9-6 9-3Barbara McMullen A G Williams 9-3 9-0 9-0Jennifer Crane S M Atherden 9-1 9-0 9-0 Captain P Davis A R Debus w/oV Manning J R Tennant 9-0 9-0 9-0
Third round Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Crane 9-0 9-2 9-1 Craven-Smith Wilson 9-2 9-1 9-2 Marshall Manning 9-0 9-5 9-0 White McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3 Turner Smith 1-9 9-5 9-3 9-2 Dempsey McClure 6-9 10-8 9-3 6-9 9-1 McClenaughan Watkins 9-0 9-5 9-0 Price Davis 9-0 9-0 9-1
Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Price 9-1 9-0 9-4 Craven-Smith Dempsey 9-0 9-4 9-0 Marshall McClenaughan 9-6 9-5 10-8 White Turner 9-6 8-10 9-4 9-5
Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell White 9-0 9-1 9-1 Craven-Smith Marshall 1-9 6-9 9-4 10-9 9-5
Final Player onePlayer twoScore Blundell Craven-Smith 9-1 10-8 9-2
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