1972 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1972 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 4–9 March 1972.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eleventh consecutive title defeating Kathy Malan in the final. This surpassed the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
44th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Lower Sydenham

Seeds
  1. Heather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. Kathy Malan
  3. Fran Marshall
  4. Jean Wilson
  5. Claire Chapman
  6. Margaret Claughton
  7. Jane Barham
  8. Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)

Draw and results

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First round
Player one Player two Score
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) Mrs Ann Jee9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss Kathy Malan Miss Ann Price9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs V Power J O'Neill9-1 9-1 9-1
Miss Teresa Lawes Mrs C R Bourdon9-0 9-1 9-4
Miss Jean Wilson Miss Karen Gardner
Miss M Brodie Ada Bakker
Mrs Fran Marshall
Mrs Claire Chapman
Mrs Margaret Claughton
Miss Jane Barham
Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)
Miss Sue Cogswell
Mrs Dianne Corbett
Miss Brenda Carmichael
Mrs Alex Cowie
Mrs Ruth Turner
Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
Miss Heather Rhead
Mrs Barbara Sanderson
Mrs Valerie Watson
Miss Theo Veltman
Mrs Irene Rowe
Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane)
Mrs Marjorie Townsend
Mrs Sue Pexman
Miss Kathy Brabin
Mrs Maureen Morgan
Mrs Bobs Whitehead
Mrs M James
Miss Janet Ledger
Mrs Di Fuller
Miss B Dinsmore

Second round
Player one Player two Score
McKay Lawes9-2 9-0 9-0
Marshall Rhead9-10 9-1 9-4 9-7
Claughton Sanderson9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9-0
Wainwright Watson9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9-4
Wilson Veltman9-6 9-0 9-6
Cogswell Brodie9-4 9-3 9-5
Cowie Reynolds6-9 9-2 9-4 9-7
Chapman Townsend9-1 9-1 9-1
Corbett Pexman9-4 9-7 9-0
Malan Brabin9-0 9-0 9-2
Carmichael Morgan9-6 3-9 9-5 9-5
Barham Whitehead9-3 9-3 9-5
Turner James7-9 10-8 9-6 9-4
Macintosh Ledger9-3 9-6 9-5
Power Fuller10-8 9-6 9-7
Rowe Dinsmore9-1 9-4 9-5

Third round
Player one Player two Score
McKay Rowe9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall Cogswell9-1 9-1 9-2
Malan Power9-1 9-0 9-1
Wilson Cowie9-0 9-3 10-9
Chapman Macintosh9-3 9-2 9-0
Barham Turner9-0 9-3 9-10 9-3
Corbett Claughton7-9 9-7 9-3 9-1
Wainwright Carmichael9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Chapman9-1 9-0 9-0
Wilson Barham4-9 9-6 9-7 9-4
Malan Corbett9-7 9-4 9-1
Marshall Wainwright10-8 9-4 9-2

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
McKay Marshall9-1 9-1 9-3
Malan Wilson8-10 9-6 9-6 9-6

Final
Player one Player two Score
McKay Malan9-1 9-1 9-2
Preceded by
1971		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1972		 Succeeded by
1973

References
  1. "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Record 11th title to Heather McKay". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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