1971 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
43rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Sydenham

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay
  2. EnglandFran Marshall
  3. AustraliaJenny Irving
  4. AustraliaMarion Jackman
  5. EnglandJean Wilson
  6. EnglandClaire Chapman
  7. AustraliaMavis Baker
  8. EnglandPam Bleasdale

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)EnglandM Shovelton9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandJean McFarlanew/o
EnglandClaire ChapmanEnglandP Goodall9-4 9-4 9-7
AustraliaMarion JackmanEnglandRuth Turner9-5 9-2 9-0
AustraliaJenny IrvingEnglandE Millsw/o
AustraliaMavis BakerEnglandJ Fowler9-1 9-4 9-4
EnglandPam BleasdaleEnglandR Cooperw/o
AustraliaMargaret ClaughtonEnglandAnn Jee9-1 9-0 9-3
EnglandDiane CorbettEnglandJ Chamberlain9-3 9-1 9-2
SwedenHeather RheadEnglandAlex Cowie9-3 9-2 9-0
EnglandJanice TownsendSouth Africa Miss A Tucker9-3 9-2 9-1
EnglandJoy AlexanderEnglandV Albrow9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandDi FullerNorthern IrelandBarbara Sanderson0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)EnglandA M Backhouse9-1 9-1 9-0
EnglandJane PoynderEnglandK Maltby9-1 9-1 9-3
EnglandM Scott-MillerEnglandR Bentleyw/o
EnglandTheo VeltmanEnglandMandy Holdsworth4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1
EnglandSheila CooperEnglandSheila Ervinw/o
AustraliaJean WalkerEnglandBobs Whitehead9-4 9-4 10-8
EnglandM JamesEnglandPeggy Mason9-2 9-6 9-4
EnglandM BrodieEnglandAnn Pricew/o
EnglandCarol MachinEnglandJ Goodin9-3 9-1 9-5
EnglandH WilsonEnglandM Moon9-1 9-0 9-2
EnglandGillian FinchScotlandBrenda Carmichaelw/o
EnglandM ClementsEnglandC Bevan7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7
South Africa Miss Kathy Malan
EnglandJ McDonald
EnglandJane Barham
EnglandJanet Ledger
EnglandM Furniss
EnglandKaren Gardner
EnglandJean Wilson

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Fuller9-0 9-0 9-1
England MarshallEngland Macintosh9-1 9-3 9-2
Australia BakerEngland Poynder9-0 9-0 9-7
England ChapmanEngland Scott-Miller9-0 9-0 9-2
England Wilson JEngland Ledger9-3 9-0 9-8
Australia JackmanEngland Furniss9-0 9-2 9-1
Australia IrvingEngland Veltman9-1 9-0 9-0
England BleasdaleEngland Cooper9-4 9-1 9-0
Australia ClaughtonEngland Gardner9-2 9-1 9-1
England CorbettAustralia Walker10-8 9-2 7-9 9-6
South Africa MalanEngland James9-1 9-3 9-1
England McDonaldEngland Brodie9-6 9-0 5-9 9-5
England BarhamEngland Machin9-1 9-1 9-0
Sweden RheadEngland Wilson H9-4 9-3 9-2
England TownsendEngland Finch9-4 9-1 9-4
England AlexanderEngland Clements9-5 9-2 9-2

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKaySweden Rhead9-0 9-0 9-1
England MarshallEngland Corbett9-0 9-4 9-0
Australia BakerSouth Africa Malan3-9 9-1 9-5 9-6
England ChapmanEngland McDonald9-0 9-0 9-1
England WilsonEngland Townsend9-3 9-6 9-0
Australia JackmanEngland Alexander9-2 9-2 9-3
Australia IrvingEngland Barham9-2 9-0 9-5
England BleasdaleAustralia Claughton9-5 6-9 6 1-9 10-8

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Bleasdale9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia IrvingEngland Chapman9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia JackmanEngland Wilson9-7 9-4 9-5
England MarshallAustralia Baker9-4 7-9 4-9 9-4 9-4

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Jackman9-7 9-0 9-4
Australia IrvingEngland Marshall9-7 9-5 9-6

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Irving9-0 9-3 9-1

References
  1. "Times Archives 1971 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Heather McKay wins UK squash title". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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