1972 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 44th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | BP 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
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Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) | England Mrs Ann Jee | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| South Africa Miss Kathy Malan | England Miss Ann Price | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| England Mrs V Power | Australia J O'Neill | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| New Zealand Miss Teresa Lawes | England Mrs C R Bourdon | 9-0 9-1 9-4 |
| England Miss Jean Wilson | England Miss Karen Gardner | |
| England Miss M Brodie | Netherlands Ada Bakker | |
| England Mrs Fran Marshall | ||
| England Mrs Claire Chapman | ||
| Australia Mrs Margaret Claughton | ||
| England Miss Jane Barham | ||
| England Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend) | ||
| England Miss Sue Cogswell | ||
| England Mrs Dianne Corbett | ||
| Scotland Miss Brenda Carmichael | ||
| England Mrs Alex Cowie | ||
| England Mrs Ruth Turner | ||
| England Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) | ||
| Sweden Miss Heather Rhead | ||
| Republic of Ireland Mrs Barbara Sanderson | ||
| England Mrs Valerie Watson | ||
| England Miss Theo Veltman | ||
| Scotland Mrs Irene Rowe | ||
| England Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) | ||
| England Mrs Marjorie Townsend | ||
| England Mrs Sue Pexman | ||
| England Miss Kathy Brabin | ||
| England Mrs Maureen Morgan | ||
| England Mrs Bobs Whitehead | ||
| England Mrs M James | ||
| England Miss Janet Ledger | ||
| England Mrs Di Fuller | ||
| England Miss B Dinsmore |
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia McKay | New Zealand Lawes | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| England Marshall | Sweden Rhead | 9-10 9-1 9-4 9-7 |
| Australia Claughton | Republic of Ireland Sanderson | 9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9-0 |
| England Wainwright | England Watson | 9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9-4 |
| England Wilson | England Veltman | 9-6 9-0 9-6 |
| England Cogswell | England Brodie | 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| England Cowie | England Reynolds | 6-9 9-2 9-4 9-7 |
| England Chapman | England Townsend | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| England Corbett | England Pexman | 9-4 9-7 9-0 |
| South Africa Malan | England Brabin | 9-0 9-0 9-2 |
| Scotland Carmichael | England Morgan | 9-6 3-9 9-5 9-5 |
| England Barham | England Whitehead | 9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| England Turner | England James | 7-9 10-8 9-6 9-4 |
| England Macintosh | England Ledger | 9-3 9-6 9-5 |
| England Power | England Fuller | 10-8 9-6 9-7 |
| Scotland Rowe | England Dinsmore | 9-1 9-4 9-5 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia McKay | Scotland Rowe | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| England Marshall | England Cogswell | 9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| South Africa Malan | England Power | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| England Wilson | England Cowie | 9-0 9-3 10-9 |
| England Chapman | England Macintosh | 9-3 9-2 9-0 |
| England Barham | England Turner | 9-0 9-3 9-10 9-3 |
| England Corbett | Australia Claughton | 7-9 9-7 9-3 9-1 |
| England Wainwright | Scotland Carmichael | 9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia McKay | England Chapman | 9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| England Wilson | England Barham | 4-9 9-6 9-7 9-4 |
| South Africa Malan | England Corbett | 9-7 9-4 9-1 |
| England Marshall | England Wainwright | 10-8 9-4 9-2 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia McKay | England Marshall | 9-1 9-1 9-3 |
| South Africa Malan | England Wilson | 8-10 9-6 9-6 9-6 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia McKay | South Africa Malan | 9-1 9-1 9-2 |
References
- ↑ "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ↑ "Record 11th title to Heather McKay". Trove.
- ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.