# 1965 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1965 British Open Championship was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 9–16 December 1964. Abdelfattah Abou Taleb won his second consecutive title defeating Ibrahim Amin in the final. Roshan Khan seeded five pulled out of the main draw.

## Seeds

* Abdelfattah Abou Taleb
* Aftab Jawaid
* Tewfik Shafik
* Ibrahim Amin
* Roshan Khan
* Jeremy Lyon
* Kamal Zaghloul
* Aly Abdel Aziz

## Draw and results
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Abdelfattah Abou Taleb | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Faulks | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | 1 | Taleb | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Massy | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Massy | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Khan Din | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Taleb | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | David Woods | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Woods | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Samir Nadim | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | | | Woods | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Hawkey | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | Richard Hawkey | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Macintosh | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Taleb | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Tewfik Shafik | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Shafik | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | Brian Harris | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Shafik | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherif Afifi | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | Afifi | 4 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Waugh | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Shafik | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| 7 | Kamal Zaghloul | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Zaghloul | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | George Chisholm | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | | 7 | Zaghloul | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharif Khan | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Sharif Khan | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Hill | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I G Davies | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | Aftab Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Jude | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | | | Jude | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gul Rehman | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | Jawaid | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jeremy Lyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 6 | Lyon | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | John Ward | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | 6 | Lyon | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Corby | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | Corby | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Skinner | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jawaid | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Amin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Amin | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| | Clive Francis | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | 4 | Amin | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Brazier | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Brazier | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Watson | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Amin | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Aly Abdel Aziz | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | 8 | Aziz | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Hughes | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Aziz | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Kirton | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Kirton | 7 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Catherine | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third Place

Abdelfattah Abou Taleb beat Ibrahim Amin 9-0 0-9 9-1 9-6

### Final

Tewfik Shafik beat Aftab Jawaid 9-3 2-9 9-5 3-9 10-8
| Preceded by1964 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1965 | Succeeded by1966 |