Fran Marshall (12 May 1930 – ?? 2011) was a squash player from England. She won the British Open in 1961, defeating Ruth Turner in the final in straight sets 9–3, 9–5, 9–1. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1969. She also won the Scottish Open in 1962 beating

Heather McKay Heather Pamela McKay (née Blundell) (born 31 July 1941) is a retired Australian squash player, who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game, and possibly also Australia's greatest-ever sportswoman. Sh ...

in straight games, making her the last woman to defeat

in squash. Marshall was raised in Kenya, and she represented Kenya in tennis at the Wimbledon Championships and was part of the Kenyan team at the

1981 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 1981 Women's W.I.S.R.F World Team Squash Championships were held in Canada and took place from October 25 until November 2, 1981. Results Group 1 Group 2 Positional Play Offs Final References See also *Worl ...

. After marrying her husband, who was in the British Army, she moved to England and had lived there permanently since 1957.

References

External links

Official British Open Squash Championships website

English female squash players Kenyan female tennis players Kenyan female squash players 1930 births 2011 deaths {{UK-squash-bio-stub