1970 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
42nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Sydenham

The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay
  2. Fran Marshall
  3. Marcia Roche
  4. Claire Chapman
  5. Ann Price
  6. Jean Wilson
  7. Margaret Claughton
  8. Joy Alexander

Draw and results

[3]

First round

Player one Player two Score
Heather McKay (née Blundell) bye
Fran Marshall bye
Marcia Roche O Weldon 9-7 9-1 9-0
Claire Chapman T McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
Ann Price Irene Rowe 9-4 9-2 9-0
Jean Wilson M D Furniss 9-3 9-2 9-7
Margaret Claughton Mandy Holdsworth 10-8 9-1 9-2
Joy Alexander Tessa Lawrence 9-1 9-4 9-1
Thea Moore J Goodwin 9-0 9-0 9-2
Di Fuller C Boswell 9-2 9-6 9-4
Maureen Morgan Karen Gardner 9-4 9-3 9-4
Heather Nielson Janet Ledger 5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7
Pam Bleasdale E Carnegie 9-6 9-2 9-6
Heather Rhead H E S Wilson 9-4 9-5 9-1
Peggy Mason Mary McNally w/o
Jane Poynder B Smith 10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5
Jean McFarlane J Chamberlain 10-9 9-2 9-6
K Maltby Gillian Finch 9-7 9-7 9-2
Brenda Carmichael M Broughton 9-0 9-0 9-1
Jane Barham Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-3 9-3
Bobs Whitehead Theo Veltman 9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1
Jill Campion C Bourdon 9-1 9-2 9-7
Barbara Sanderson E Thomason 9-3 9-0 9-3
Diane Corbett J M Goodin 9-1 9-1 9-1
Valerie Watson M Taylor 9-1 9-2 9-1
Janice Townsend M Young 9-1 9-0 9-5
M Moon Janet Ward 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Nielson

Third round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Townsend M 9-0 9-1 9-1
Marshall Sinclair 9-0 9-0 9-1
Roche Morgan 9-3 9-0 9-0
Chapman Corbett 9-1 9-7 9-1
Wilson Carmichael 9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3
Price Townsend J 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7
Claughton Whitehead 6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1
Alexander Watson 8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Claughton 9-0 9-1 9-1
Roche Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-4
Marshall Price 9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8
Chapman Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall Roche 9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9

Final

Player one Player two Score
McKay Roche 9-1 9-1 9-0

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Heather in final". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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