1975 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
47th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley

The 1975 Women's Langham Life Assurance British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 28 February - 6 March 1975. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fourteenth consecutive title defeating Marion Jackman in the final. The domination shown by Heather McKay was evident in the fact that she remained unbeaten in any competition since December 1962.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. Marion Jackman

Sue Cogswell
Sue Newman
Margaret Zachariah
Jean Wilson
Teresa Lawes

Jane Courtney

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Heather McKay Mary Rust 9-0 9-0 9-0
Marion Jackman D Allen 9-2 9-1 9-3
Sue Cogswell Geraldine Barniville 7-9 9-4 9-3 8-10 9-3
Sue Newman Di Fuller 9-4 9-3 9-2
Margaret Zachariah A H Morris 9-2 9-0 9-2
Chris van Nierop E Popplewell 9-1 9-4 9-3
Lyle Hubinger A Manley 9-3 9-3 9-0
Jane Courtney J Cartwright 9-1 9-0 9-2
Teresa Lawes Soraya Haye 9-2 9-0 9-1
Jean Wilson Ann Price 9-0 9-5 9-2
Karen Gardner P Leneham 9-1 9-0 9-4
Carol Murray S Vesperinan 9-2 9-2 9-5
Fran Marshall Jane Pritchett 9-7 9-1 9-2
Claire Chapman V Corbett 9-4 9-0 9-6
Valerie Bridgens L Morrison 9-4 9-7 9-4
Clair Richards J McColl 2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0
Dorothy Armstrong L M Pyke 9-4 9-6 9-4
Deanna Murray Jayne Ashton 6-9 9-7 9-6 9-2
Lesley Moore Jane Poynder 6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2
Janet Ward S Parker 9-2 9-3 9-0
Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) H James 9-6 9-2 9-3
Irene Hewitt H Campbell 9-4 9-0 9-6
Ann Jee J Macey 9-4 9-0 9-3
S Dunford Vivian Grisogono 9-4 8-10 9-6 9-3
Sue Pexman Barbara Sanderson 2-9 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2
S Peach J Lynas 9-6 9-4 9-3
Dianne Corbett S Findlay 9-2 7-9 9-0 9-0
J Sheasby Janet Ledger 9-1 9-7 6-9 9-6
Janice Wainwright Ruth Turner 9-6 9-1 9-0
Carol Machin S Warnes 9-2 4-9 9-6 9-1
Theo Veltman
Joyce Maycock

Second round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Richards w/o
Jackman Maycock 9-2 9-1 9-2
Cogswell Armstrong 9-3 9-3 9-0
Newman Murray 9-1 9-1 9-0
Zachariah Moore 9-1 9-1 9-0
van Nierop Ward 9-0 9-2 9-1
Hubinger Reynolds 9-2 9-2 9-2
Courtney Hewitt 5-9 9-6 7-9 5-9
Lawes Jee 9-4 5-9 9-1 9-2
Wilson Dunford 9-1 9-0 9-4
Gardner Pexman 9-2 9-4 9-7
Murray C Peach 9-2 9-4 9-2
Marshall Corbett 9-5 9-4 9-2
Chapman Sheasby 9-5 9-1 0-9 9-3
Bridgens Wainwright 4-9 9-5 9-7 2-9 9-0
Veltman Machin 5-9 9-2 9-0 9-7

Third round

Player one Player two Score
McKay Murray 9-1 9-0 9-0
Jackman Bridgens 9-1 9-3 9-10 9-1
Newman Gardner 9-2 9-1 9-5
Zachariah Veltman 4-9 9-5 9-2 9-0
Van Nierop Lawes 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-2
Hewitt Marshall 9-1 9-5 5-9 9-1
Hubinger Wilson 9-6 9-7 9-0
Cogswell Chapman 10-8 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Van Nierop 9-1 9-2 9-0
Jackman Hewitt 9-5 9-2 9-2
Newman Hubinger 9-5 9-1 10-8
Zachariah Cogswell 9-1 9-5 9-3

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
McKay Zachariah 9-1 9-0 9-1
Jackman Newman 7-9 9-4 9-10 9-1 9-6

Third-place play-off

Player one Player two Score
Newman Zachariah 9-1 9-6 6-9 9-7

Final

Player one Player two Score
McKay Jackman 9-3 9-1 9-5

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1975 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Mrs McKay's 14th Open Win". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.