1979 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1979 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 23 February - 2 March 1979. The event was won by Barbara Wall who defeated Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
51st Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley

Seeds

1. Sue King (née Newman)
2. Vicki Hoffman
3. Sue Cogswell
4. Angela Smith
5. Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland)
6. Lyle Hubinger
7. Anne Smith
8. Barbara Wall

Margaret Zachariah (9/16)
Valerie Bridgens (9/16)
S Wright (9/16)
Sue Paton (9/16)
Teresa Lawes (9/16)
Barbara Diggens (9/16)
Jayne Ashton (9/16)

Pam Buckingham (née Guy) (9/16)

First round

[3]

Player one	Player two	Score
Sue King (née Newman)	Barbara Sanderson	9-2 9-1 9-0
Vicki Hoffman	Rukshana Rashid	9-2 9-0 9-0
Lyle Hubinger	Katarina Due-Boje	9-1 9-0 9-4
Barbara Wall	Felicity Hargreaves	9-7 1-9 9-1 9-1
Margaret Zachariah	J Robinson	9-1 9-0 9-2
Sue Paton	Shelagh Murray	9-0 9-0 9-1
Pam Buckingham (née Guy)	Ruth Strauss
Barbara Diggens	Di Sherren	9-5 9-7 9-2
Joyce Maycock	Pam Haig	4-9 9-7 9-3 9-6
Bev Johnson	Ginny Akabane	9-1 9-4 9-4
Annette Owen	J Griffiths	9-6 9-2 9-5
Lesley Moore	Denise Holton	9-5 9-2 9-4

Draw and results

	Second round									Third round									Quarter finals									Semi-finals
	8	Barbara Wall	9	9	9
		Irene Hewitt	3	1	5					8	Wall	9	9	6	10
	9/16	Teresa Lawes								9/16	Lawes	1	6	9	8
																			8	Wall
	1	Sue King	9	9	9														1	King
		Lesley Moore	1	2	5					1	King	9	10	3	9
		Ruth Strauss									Strauss	1	8	9	7
		Alison Cumings																										8	Wall	9	9	9
	4	Angela Smith	9	9	9																							4	Smith	4	4	7
		Penny Glover	2	0	4					4	Smith	9	9	9
	9/16	Sue Paton	9	9	9					9/16	Paton	6	6	1
		Fran Marshall	6	5	3														4	Smith
	9/16	Valerie Bridgens	9	9	9														9/16	Bridgens
		Annette Owen	1	5	1					9/16	Bridgens	10	9	0	9													Final
	5	Rhonda Thorne	9	9	2	9				5	Thorne	8	7	9	7
		Dianne Corbett	3	6	9	0																						8	Wall	8	6	9	9	9
	3	Sue Cogswell	9	9	9																							3	Cogswell	10	9	4	4	3
		Jane Poynder	2	1	0					3	Cogswell	9	9	9
	9/16	S Wright	6	9	9	8	9			9/16	Wright	1	2	1
		J Macey	9	7	6	10	3												3	Cogswell	9	9	9
	6	Lyle Hubinger	9	0	9	9													6	Hubinger	1	5	4
		Theo Johnson	6	9	5	6				6	Hubinger
	9/16	Barbara Diggens								9/16	Diggens	7	4	6
																												3	Cogswell	?	?	?
	2	Vicki Hoffman	9	9	9																							2	Hoffman	?	?	?
		Sandra Wrench	0	0	5					2	Hoffman	9	9	9
	9/16	Margaret Zachariah	9	9	9					9/16	Zachariah	3	3	2
		Renee Aucamp	2	1	3														2	Hoffman	9	3	9	9
	7	Anne Smith	9	9	9														7	Smith	7	9	?	7
		Sue Pexman	1	1	7					7	Smith	9	5	9	9
	9/16	Jayne Ashton								9/16	Ashton	5	9	4	5

Third place play-off

Angela Smith beat Vicky Hoffman 9-1 9-7 9-10 9-1

References

1. "Times Archives 1979 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Wall takes British title". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.