1972 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
44th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Lower Sydenham

The 1972 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 4–9 March 1972.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eleventh consecutive title defeating Kathy Malan in the final. This surpassed the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. Kathy Malan
  3. Fran Marshall
  4. Jean Wilson
  5. Claire Chapman
  6. Margaret Claughton
  7. Jane Barham
  8. Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) Mrs Ann Jee 9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss Kathy Malan Miss Ann Price 9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs V Power J O'Neill 9-1 9-1 9-1
Miss Teresa Lawes Mrs C R Bourdon 9-0 9-1 9-4
Miss Jean Wilson Miss Karen Gardner
Miss M Brodie Ada Bakker
Mrs Fran Marshall
Mrs Claire Chapman
Mrs Margaret Claughton
Miss Jane Barham
Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)
Miss Sue Cogswell
Mrs Dianne Corbett
Miss Brenda Carmichael
Mrs Alex Cowie
Mrs Ruth Turner
Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
Miss Heather Rhead
Mrs Barbara Sanderson
Mrs Valerie Watson
Miss Theo Veltman
Mrs Irene Rowe
Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane)
Mrs Marjorie Townsend
Mrs Sue Pexman
Miss Kathy Brabin
Mrs Maureen Morgan
Mrs Bobs Whitehead
Mrs M James
Miss Janet Ledger
Mrs Di Fuller
Miss B Dinsmore

Second round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Lawes 9-2 9-0 9-0
Marshall Rhead 9-10 9-1 9-4 9-7
Claughton Sanderson 9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9-0
Wainwright Watson 9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9-4
Wilson Veltman 9-6 9-0 9-6
Cogswell Brodie 9-4 9-3 9-5
Cowie Reynolds 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-7
Chapman Townsend 9-1 9-1 9-1
Corbett Pexman 9-4 9-7 9-0
Malan Brabin 9-0 9-0 9-2
Carmichael Morgan 9-6 3-9 9-5 9-5
Barham Whitehead 9-3 9-3 9-5
Turner James 7-9 10-8 9-6 9-4
Macintosh Ledger 9-3 9-6 9-5
Power Fuller 10-8 9-6 9-7
Rowe Dinsmore 9-1 9-4 9-5

Third round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Rowe 9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall Cogswell 9-1 9-1 9-2
Malan Power 9-1 9-0 9-1
Wilson Cowie 9-0 9-3 10-9
Chapman Macintosh 9-3 9-2 9-0
Barham Turner 9-0 9-3 9-10 9-3
Corbett Claughton 7-9 9-7 9-3 9-1
Wainwright Carmichael 9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Chapman 9-1 9-0 9-0
Wilson Barham 4-9 9-6 9-7 9-4
Malan Corbett 9-7 9-4 9-1
Marshall Wainwright 10-8 9-4 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Marshall 9-1 9-1 9-3
Malan Wilson 8-10 9-6 9-6 9-6

Final

Player one Player two Score
McKay Malan 9-1 9-1 9-2

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Record 11th title to Heather McKay". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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