1985 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1985 Women's Davies & Tate British Open Squash Championships was held at East Grinstead, West Sussex with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 15–23 April 1985. The event was won for the second consecutive year by Susan Devoy who defeated Martine Le Moignan in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
57th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationWest Sussex & London, England
VenueEast Grinstead & Wembley Conference Centre

Seeds
  1. New Zealand Susan Devoy
  2. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan
  3. Guernsey Lisa Opie
  4. Australia Jan Miller
  5. Australia Rhonda Thorne - withdrew from tournament
  6. England Alison Cumings
  7. England Lucy Soutter
  8. Scotland Heather Wallace

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand Susan DevoyEngland Samantha Langley9-1 9-1 9-1
England Senga MacfieAustralia Joanne Ferry10-8 9-1 9-1
England Nicki SpurgeonEngland Sarah Stone9-1 9-1 9-7
England Frances CandyRepublic of Ireland Brona Conway9-6 9-7 5-9 9-2
Scotland Heather WallaceNetherlands Babette Hoogendoorn9-2 9-1 9-2
New Zealand Donna GurranEngland Sandra Wrench9-0 9-7 9-7
New Zealand Robyn BlackwoodEngland Wendy Cole9-2 9-0 9-0
England Ruth StraussSwitzerland Barbara Hartmann9-2 9-6 10-8
Australia Jan MillerEngland Fiona Geaves9-0 9-0 9-0
Wales Debbie TurnbullAustralia Hilary Tudor9-2 94- 9-5
Republic of Ireland Mary ByrneEngland B Boddington9-4 9-0 9-5
Australia Robyn BelfordEngland Joyce Toumey9-4 9-1 9-0
England Angela SmithNew Zealand Linda McClure9-3 9-4 9-4
England Karen ButterworthRepublic of Ireland Barbara Lowans9-2 9-4 9-1
Australia Robyn FridaySouth Africa Cindy Robarts9-0 9-0 9-2
Belgium Noel TraceyEngland T Davey9-5 7-9 10-8 9-2
Guernsey Martine Le MoignanAustralia Lynn Ferry9-1 9-1 9-3
England Barbara DiggensEngland Janet Partington9-4 9-2 9-1
England Suzanne BurgessEngland Heather Rutt9-4 9-5 9-0
Australia Carol KennewellRepublic of Ireland Rebecca Best9-0 9-3 9-5
England Lucy SoutterEngland Jane Parker9-0 9-0 9-0
England Tracy CunliffeJamaica Susan Lawrence9-0 9-5 9-0
Australia Liz IrvingEngland Claire Candy9-3 10-8 5-9 9-7
South Africa Donna CaldwellEngland Carol Machin9-1 9-0 9-3
Guernsey Lisa OpieScotland Joyce Leach9-2 9-0 9-0
England Alex Cowie
England Sue CogswellNetherlands Mandy Sommers9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia Michelle ToonEngland Flavia Roberts9-0 9-7 9-10 4-9 9-4
England Alison CumingsAustralia Eryi Emmanuel9-2 9-1 9-1
Australia Carin ClondaEngland Annette Pilling9-0 9-5 9-3
Australia Rae AndersonEngland Sheila White9-1 9-3 9-3
Australia Sharon BradeyEngland Melanie Warren-Hawkes5-9 3-9 9-2 9-5 9-7

Second round
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyEngland Macfie9-3 9-0 9-1
England SpurgeonEngland Candy9-7 9-2 9-0
Scotland WallaceNew Zealand Gurran9-1 9-2 9-1
New Zealand BlackwoodEngland Strauss1-9 9-4 9-3 6-9
Australia MillerWales Turnbull9-5 9-2 9-2
Republic of Ireland ByrneAustralia Belford9-7 9-1 6-9 6-9 9-4
England SmithEngland Butterworth9-0 9-3 3-9 9-6
Australia FridayBelgium Tracey9-0 9-1 9-0
Guernsey Le MoignanEngland Diggens9-1 9-0 9-3
England BurgessAustralia Kennewell9-7 9-0 6-9 9-1
England SoutterEngland Cunliffe9-6 9-4 9-5
Australia IrvingSouth Africa Caldwell10-8 9-6 0-9 4-9 9-5
Guernsey OpieEngland Cowie9-5 9-3 9-6
England CogswellAustralia Toon9-1 9-2 7-9 10-8
England CumingsAustralia Clonda9-2 9-3 9-2
Australia AndersonAustralia Bradey9-5 9-0 9-6

Third round
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyEngland Spurgeon9-0 9-2 9-0
Scotland WallaceNew Zealand Blackwood9-4 9-0 9-2
Australia MillerRepublic of Ireland Byrne9-1 9-1 9-1
England SmithAustralia Friday9-1 9-3 10-9
Guernsey Le MoignanEngland Burgess9-3 9-4 9-4
England SoutterAustralia Irving9-5 8-10 9-2 9-0
Guernsey OpieEngland Cogswell7-9 5-9 9-6 9-1 10-9
England CumingsAustralia Anderson9-3 9-7 9-4

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyScotland Wallace9-4 3-9 10-8 9-1
Australia MillerEngland Smith9-2 9-1 9-7
Guernsey Le MoignanEngland Soutter4-9 6-9 9-6 9-1 9-3
Guernsey OpieEngland Cumings9-5 4-9 7-9 10-9 9-3

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyAustralia Miller9-2 9-0 9-5
Guernsey Le MoignanGuernsey Opie10-9 9-7 9-7

Final
Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyGuernsey Le Moignan9-6 5-9 9-6 9-5

References
  1. "Times Archives 1985 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Results". Sydney Morning Herald (page 30).
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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