1976 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 27 February - 4 March 1976. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Newman in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
48th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley

Seeds
  1. Heather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. Sue Newman
  3. Sue Cogswell
  4. Angela Smith
  5. Teresa Lawes
  6. Irene Hewitt
  7. Jane Courtney
  8. Karen Gardner

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
Sue CogswellM Robinson9-0 9-0 9-1
Angela SmithDeanna Murray9-0 9-0 9-1
Teresa LawesJ Sheasby9-5 9-2 9-2
Irene HewittAlix Bostock9-2 9-6 9-4
Jane CourtneyE Gubbay9-1 9-0 9-0
Karen GardnerRuth Turner9-4 9-3 9-0
Alex Cowie Miss Pam Haig9-1 9-4 9-4
Tessa LawrenceSoraya Haye9-1 9-2 9-2
Barbara DiggensAnn Price9-2 9-0 9-7
Mrs Sue PatonBarbara Sanderson9-2 9-3 9-6
Theo JohnsonJ Francis9-7 9-2 10-8
Carol MachinJ Griffith9-1 9-1 9-4
Fran MarshallJanet Ledger9-0 9-2 9-2
Miss D ProsserJ Flood9-0 9-2 9-1
Lesley MooreS Findlay9-5 9-0 9-0
Jane PoynderBobs Whitehead9-3 9-5 9-7
Patricia MillmanLynn Crosbie10-9 9-0 6-9 9-2
J GraydonJoyce Tuomey7-9 9-2 9-3 9-3
P H CampbellC Wood9-2 10-8 9-3
Dianne CorbettClair Richards9-2 9-2 9-4
Deborah HollandG Jafier9-3 9-0 9-2
Jane AshtonP Lenehan9-1 9-3 9-4
Faith SinclairJean Reynolds (née McFarlane)10-8 9-0 9-6
Dorothy ArmstrongC Sullivan9-3 9-4 9-5
Vivian GrisogonoS Dunford9-3 9-7 9-4
Joyce Maycockbye
Heather McKaybye
Sue Newmanbye
A F Morrisbye
Claire Chapmanbye
J Maceybye

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Newman Moore9-1 9-2 9-1
Cogswell Poynder9-3 9-2 9-1
Smith Millman9-2 9-1 9-0
Lawes Morris9-1 9-2 9-6
Hewitt Graydon9-0 9-1 9-2
Courtney Campbell9-0 9-0 9-0
Gardner Corbett9-4 9-3 9-2
Cowie Holland9-10 10-8 9-6 1-9 8-10
Diggens Macey8-10 9-2 9-2 9-4
Paton Ashton7-9 9-7 9-3 10-8
Johnson Sinclair9-3 9-6 9-2
Machin Lawrence9-4 9-5 9-7
Chapman Armstrong9-7 9-3 5-9 9-4
Marshall Grisogono9-6 9-2 9-7
Maycock Prosser10-9 9-1 9-0

Third round
Player one Player two Score
McKay Paton9-2 9-2 9-1
Newman Johnson9-5 9-5 9-2
Cogswell Machin9-5 9-0 9-?
Lawes Chapman9-7 9-1 9-1
Gardner Holland9-4 9-5 9-0
Diggens Courtney9-10 10-9 9-3 9-4
Smith Maycock2-9 9-2 10-8 9-?
Hewitt Marshall9-1 9-2 5-9 10-8

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Gardner9-0 9-0 9-0
Newman Diggens9-1 9-2 9-4
Lawes Smith9-5 9-3 7-9 5-9 10-8
Cogswell Hewitt10-8 0 10-8

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Lawes9-2 9-1 9-1
Newman Cogswell9-0 9-10 9-6 4-9 9-6

Final
Player one Player two Score
McKay Newman9-2 9-4 9-2
Preceded by
1975		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1976		 Succeeded by
1977

References
  1. "Times Archives 1976 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Heather's title". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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