1975 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1975 Women's Langham Life Assurance British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 28 February - 6 March 1975. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fourteenth consecutive title defeating Marion Jackman in the final. The domination shown by Heather McKay was evident in the fact that she remained unbeaten in any competition since December 1962.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
47th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. AustraliaMarion Jackman

EnglandSue Cogswell
AustraliaSue Newman
AustraliaMargaret Zachariah
EnglandJean Wilson
EnglandTeresa Lawes

EnglandJane Courtney

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKayEnglandMary Rust9-0 9-0 9-0
AustraliaMarion JackmanSouth Africa D Allen9-2 9-1 9-3
EnglandSue CogswellRepublic of Ireland Geraldine Barniville7-9 9-4 9-3 8-10 9-3
AustraliaSue NewmanEnglandDi Fuller9-4 9-3 9-2
AustraliaMargaret ZachariahEnglandA H Morris9-2 9-0 9-2
AustraliaChris van NieropEnglandE Popplewell9-1 9-4 9-3
AustraliaLyle HubingerEnglandA Manley9-3 9-3 9-0
EnglandJane CourtneyEnglandJ Cartwright9-1 9-0 9-2
EnglandTeresa LawesEnglandSoraya Haye9-2 9-0 9-1
EnglandJean WilsonEnglandAnn Price9-0 9-5 9-2
EnglandKaren GardnerEnglandP Leneham9-1 9-0 9-4
AustraliaCarol MurrayEnglandS Vesperinan9-2 9-2 9-5
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandJane Pritchett9-7 9-1 9-2
EnglandClaire ChapmanEnglandV Corbett9-4 9-0 9-6
South Africa Valerie BridgensEnglandL Morrison9-4 9-7 9-4
EnglandClair RichardsEnglandJ McColl2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0
Northern IrelandDorothy ArmstrongEnglandL M Pyke9-4 9-6 9-4
WalesDeanna MurrayEnglandJayne Ashton6-9 9-7 9-6 9-2
EnglandLesley MooreEnglandJane Poynder6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2
Republic of IrelandJanet WardEnglandS Parker9-2 9-3 9-0
EnglandJean Reynolds (née McFarlane)EnglandH James9-6 9-2 9-3
Northern IrelandIrene HewittEnglandH Campbell9-4 9-0 9-6
EnglandAnn JeeEnglandJ Macey9-4 9-0 9-3
EnglandS DunfordEnglandVivian Grisogono9-4 8-10 9-6 9-3
EnglandSue PexmanRepublic of IrelandBarbara Sanderson2-9 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2
EnglandS PeachEnglandJ Lynas9-6 9-4 9-3
EnglandDianne CorbettEnglandS Findlay9-2 7-9 9-0 9-0
EnglandJ SheasbyEnglandJanet Ledger9-1 9-7 6-9 9-6
EnglandJanice WainwrightEnglandRuth Turner9-6 9-1 9-0
EnglandCarol MachinEnglandS Warnes9-2 4-9 9-6 9-1
EnglandTheo Veltman
EnglandJoyce Maycock

Second round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Richardsw/o
Australia JackmanEngland Maycock9-2 9-1 9-2
England CogswellNorthern Ireland Armstrong9-3 9-3 9-0
Australia NewmanWales Murray9-1 9-1 9-0
Australia ZachariahEngland Moore9-1 9-1 9-0
Australia van NieropRepublic of Ireland Ward9-0 9-2 9-1
Australia HubingerEngland Reynolds9-2 9-2 9-2
England CourtneyNorthern Ireland Hewitt5-9 9-6 7-9 5-9
England LawesEngland Jee9-4 5-9 9-1 9-2
England WilsonEngland Dunford9-1 9-0 9-4
England GardnerEngland Pexman9-2 9-4 9-7
Australia Murray CEngland Peach9-2 9-4 9-2
England MarshallEngland Corbett9-5 9-4 9-2
England ChapmanEngland Sheasby9-5 9-1 0-9 9-3
South Africa BridgensEngland Wainwright4-9 9-5 9-7 2-9 9-0
England VeltmanEngland Machin5-9 9-2 9-0 9-7

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Murray9-1 9-0 9-0
Australia JackmanSouth Africa Bridgens9-1 9-3 9-10 9-1
Australia NewmanEngland Gardner9-2 9-1 9-5
Australia ZachariahEngland Veltman4-9 9-5 9-2 9-0
Australia Van NieropEngland Lawes9-6 9-5 2-9 9-2
Northern Ireland HewittEngland Marshall9-1 9-5 5-9 9-1
Australia HubingerEngland Wilson9-6 9-7 9-0
England CogswellEngland Chapman10-8 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Van Nierop9-1 9-2 9-0
Australia JackmanNorthern Ireland Hewitt9-5 9-2 9-2
Australia NewmanAustralia Hubinger9-5 9-1 10-8
Australia ZachariahEngland Cogswell9-1 9-5 9-3

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Zachariah9-1 9-0 9-1
Australia JackmanAustralia Newman7-9 9-4 9-10 9-1 9-6

Third-place play-off
Player one Player two Score
Australia NewmanAustralia Zachariah9-1 9-6 6-9 9-7

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayAustralia Jackman9-3 9-1 9-5

References
  1. "Times Archives 1975 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Mrs McKay's 14th Open Win". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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