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.
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 21st British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Royal Automobile Club |
Defending champion and top seed Hashim Khan had withdrawn from the Championships after ankle problems and another seed Roshan Khan had been recalled to service by the Pakistan navy.[1]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 edit
Results edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 | Richard 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
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1959 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015.