1973 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1973 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 2–8 March 1973. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her twelfth consecutive title defeating Cecilie Fleming in the final. The final match lasted just sixteen minutes as McKay once again continued to easily outplay all opposition.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
45th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Lower Sydenham

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. AustraliaSue Newman
  3. New ZealandCecilie Fleming
  4. EnglandJane Barham
  5. New ZealandPamela Buckingham
  6. New ZealandJenny Webster
  7. South Africa Ingrid Potgieter
  8. EnglandClaire Chapman

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)bye
AustraliaSusanne Newmanbye
New ZealandCecilie FlemingEnglandS B Groves9-2 9-0 9-2
EnglandJane BarhamEnglandM Clemens9-3 9-0 9-1
New ZealandPamela BuckinghamEnglandJ L Rafter9-0 9-0 9-0
New ZealandJenny WebsterScotlandBrenda Carmichael4-9 9-6 3-9 9-0 9-1
South Africa Ingrid PotgieterEnglandKaren Gardner9-3 9-4 9-6
EnglandClaire Chapmanbye
EnglandDianne CorbettPakistanRukshana Rashid9-2 9-3 9-3
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandM Scott-Miller9-4 9-3 9-0
New ZealandJenny GrieveEnglandGillian Finch9-3 9-0 9-0
EnglandSue PexmanEnglandJ Chamberlainw/o
EnglandJane PoynderEnglandS Findlayw/o
EnglandJean WilsonEnglandAnn Pricew/o
EnglandAlex CowieZambia Joyce Maycock9-2 9-10 9-7 9-5
EnglandSue CogswellEnglandC R Bourdon9-1 9-0 9-2
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandBarbara Diggens9-2 6-9 8-9 10-8 9-0
EnglandRuth TurnerEnglandAnn Jee2-9 9-7 9-6 9-3
EnglandDi FullerEnglandLesley Moore9-5 9-4 9-5
EnglandTheo VeltmanEnglandSoraya Haye9-6 9-2 10-8
EnglandPeggy MasonEnglandB Kirkw/o
EnglandJanet LedgerEnglandJ Pallister10-8 9-6 9-5
EnglandTessa LawrenceEnglandM Brodie1-9 9-3 9-3 9-1
EnglandS DunfordEnglandM D Furness9-3 9-5 9-7
South Africa Valerie BridgensEnglandA M Sinclair9-5 9-5 9-0
EnglandJanice Wainwrightbye
EnglandClair Richardsbye
South Africa Denise Holtonbye
Republic of IrelandJanet Wardbye
New ZealandTeresa Lawesbye
EnglandE Daviesbye

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Davies9-0 9-3 9-0
Australia NewmanRepublic of Ireland Wardw/o
New Zealand FlemingEngland Lawrence10-8 9-4 9-1
New Zealand BuckinghamEngland Pexman9-3 10-8 9-1
New Zealand WebsterEngland Richards9-0 9-0 9-0
South Africa PotgieterSouth Africa Bridgens9-7 9-4 9-3
England MarshallEngland Turner9-3 9-4 9-2
South Africa HoltonNew Zealand Lawes9-6 9-0 7-9 9-7

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Wainwright9-0 9-0 9-1
New Zealand FlemingEngland Wilson9-2 3-9 9-4 9-2
Australia NewmanSouth Africa Holton9-4 9-7 9-3
England BarhamNew Zealand Grieve8-10 9-1 9-4 9-0
New Zealand BuckinghamEngland Cogswell9-2 9-4 9-3
New Zealand WebsterEngland Veltman9-3 9-3 10-9
South Africa PotgieterEngland Cowie9-4 9-3 7-9 9-7
England MarshallEngland Chapman9-0 9-3 0-9 4-9 10-8

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Marshall9-0 9-1 9-3
New Zealand FlemingNew Zealand Webster9-2 4-9 1-9 9-1 9-3
Australia NewmanSouth Africa Potgieter9-10 9-5 9-1 3-9 9-2
New Zealand BuckinghamEnglandBarham9-6 9-4 8-10 9-1

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNew Zealand Buckingham9-2 9-0 9-0
New Zealand FlemingAustralia Newman1-9 7-9 9-7 9-2 10-8

Third-place play-off
Player one Player two Score
Australia NewmanNew Zealand Buckingham9-5 9-2 9-5

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNew Zealand Fleming9-1 9-0 9-1

References
  1. "Times Archives 1973 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "McKay wins title again". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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