1971 Women's British Open Squash Championship
Appearance
British Open Squash Championships | |
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43rd Women's British Open Championships | |
Details | |
Location | London, England |
Venue | BP Club, Sydenham |
The 1971 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 19–25 February 1971.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her tenth consecutive title defeating Jenny Irving in the final. This equalled the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.[1][2]
Seeds
Draw and results
First round
Player one | Player two | Score |
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Heather McKay (née Blundell) | M Shovelton | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
Fran Marshall | Jean McFarlane | w/o |
Claire Chapman | P Goodall | 9-4 9-4 9-7 |
Marion Jackman | Ruth Turner | 9-5 9-2 9-0 |
Jenny Irving | E Mills | w/o |
Mavis Baker | J Fowler | 9-1 9-4 9-4 |
Pam Bleasdale | R Cooper | w/o |
Margaret Claughton | Ann Jee | 9-1 9-0 9-3 |
Diane Corbett | J Chamberlain | 9-3 9-1 9-2 |
Heather Rhead | Alex Cowie | 9-3 9-2 9-0 |
Janice Townsend | Miss A Tucker | 9-3 9-2 9-1 |
Joy Alexander | V Albrow | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
Di Fuller | Barbara Sanderson | 0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6 |
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) | A M Backhouse | 9-1 9-1 9-0 |
Jane Poynder | K Maltby | 9-1 9-1 9-3 |
M Scott-Miller | R Bentley | w/o |
Theo Veltman | Mandy Holdsworth | 4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1 |
Sheila Cooper | Sheila Ervin | w/o |
Jean Walker | Bobs Whitehead | 9-4 9-4 10-8 |
M James | Peggy Mason | 9-2 9-6 9-4 |
M Brodie | Ann Price | w/o |
Carol Machin | J Goodin | 9-3 9-1 9-5 |
H Wilson | M Moon | 9-1 9-0 9-2 |
Gillian Finch | Brenda Carmichael | w/o |
M Clements | C Bevan | 7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7 |
Miss Kathy Malan | ||
J McDonald | ||
Jane Barham | ||
Janet Ledger | ||
M Furniss | ||
Karen Gardner | ||
Jean Wilson |
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Player one | Player two | Score |
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McKay | Bleasdale | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
Irving | Chapman | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
Jackman | Wilson | 9-7 9-4 9-5 |
Marshall | Baker | 9-4 7-9 4-9 9-4 9-4 |
Semi-finals
Player one | Player two | Score |
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McKay | Jackman | 9-7 9-0 9-4 |
Irving | Marshall | 9-7 9-5 9-6 |
Final
Player one | Player two | Score |
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McKay | Irving | 9-0 9-3 9-1 |
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1971 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Heather McKay wins UK squash title". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.