1986 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1986 Hi-Tec Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at East Grinstead and the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 14–22 April 1986. Susan Devoy won her third consecutive title defeating Lisa Opie in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
58th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	East Grinstead & Wembley

Seeds

1. Susan Devoy
2. Lucy Soutter
3. Lisa Opie
4. Martine Le Moignan
5. Heather Wallace
6. Alison Cumings
7. Liz Irving
8. Suzanne Burgess
9. Angela Smith
10. Carin Clonda
11. Tracey Smith
12. Vicki Cardwell
13. Robyn Friday
14. Rae Anderson
15. Carol Kennewell
16. Donna Gurran

Draw and results

[2][3]

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Susan Devoy	Sue Wright	9-1 9-0 9-1
Lucy Soutter	Rachael Taylor	9-5 9-0 9-1
Lisa Opie	Keera Scanlan	9-0 9-0 9-1
Martine Le Moignan	Joyce Leach	9-2 9-1 9-0
Heather Wallace	Samantha Langley	9-1 9-3 9-1
Alison Cumings	Janet Partington	9-0 9-0 9-2
Liz Irving	Carol Foulkes	9-0 9-2 9-6
Suzanne Burgess	Heather Rutt	9-3 9-3 9-5
Angela Smith	Paula Anderson	9-1 9-4 0-9 9-7
Carin Clonda	Frances Candy	9-3 9-0 9-7
Tracey Smith	Sarah Stone	9-6 9-0 9-2
Vicki Cardwell	Sandra James	9-1 9-0 9-1
Robyn Friday	Wendy Cole	9-1 9-2 9-2
Rae Anderson	Carol Machin	10-8 9-6 9-2
Carol Kennewell	Wendy Berry	9-0 9-2 9-7
Donna Gurran	Joyce Tuomey	9-5 9-1 9-0
Melanie Warren-Hawkes	Lesley Moore	9-0 9-7 9-1
Liz Brown	Janice Cook	7-9 9-1 9-1 9-3
Karen Butterworth	Tuula Myllyniemi	9-6 9-4 3-9 8-10 9-3
Barbara Diggens	Barbara Lowans	9-0 9-3 6-9 9-3
Claire Oxley	Susan Lawrence	9-1 9-3 9-3
Senga Macfie	Pauline Nicholl	9-4 7-9 9-7 9-6
Mary Jo Reid	Annette Pilling	9-6 10-8 9-4
Ruth Strauss	Deanna Murray	9-1 9-3 9-1
Rebecca Best	Noel Tracey	10-8 9-2 6-9 9-3
Marjorie Burke	Flavia Roberts	9-3 2-9 9-2 9-2
Alex Cowie	Jane Reeves	9-2 9-3 9-1
Donna Caldwell	Sandra Wrench	9-3 9-2 9-5
Fiona Geaves	S Burfoot	9-1 9-5 9-1
Michelle Toon	Susanne Nyberg	9-1 9-2 9-3
Jill Benfield	Sheila White	9-1 9-7 9-4
Sharon Bradey	Claire Candy	9-1 9-0 9-2

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Devoy	Warren-Hawkes	9-4 9-0 9-7
Soutter	Benfield	9-0 9-2 9-0
Opie	Caldwell	9-1 9-1 9-6
Le Moignan	Oxley	9-3 9-0 9-3
Wallace	Reid	9-3 9-2 9-1
Cumings	Burke	9-0 9-6 9-3
Irving	Geaves	9-3 9-2 9-6
Burgess	Butterworth	9-1 9-2 9-1
Smith A	Strauss	9-5 8-10 9-2 5-9 5-9
Clonda	Macfie	2-9 8-10 6-9
Smith T	Bradey	9-7 4-9 9-1 9-4
Cardwell	Troon	9-0 9-0 9-1
Friday	Diggens	9-4 9-5 9-1
Anderson	Brown	10-8 5-9 10-8 1-9 6-9
Kennewell	Best	9-2 9-6 3-9 9-5
Gurran	Cowie	9-2 9-3 0-9 8-10 9-3

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Devoy	Brown	9-3 9-4 9-1
Soutter	Cardwell	9-7 9-7 9-6
Opie	Gurran	9-2 9-0 9-5
Le Moignan	Macfie	9-2 9-3 9-2
Wallace	Strauss	9-0 9-7 9-3
Cumings	Kennewell	9-5 7-9 9-0 9-0
Irving	Smith T	9-1 5-9 9-1 9-6
Burgess	Friday	9-7 9-3 9-5

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Devoy	Burgess	9-4 9-0 9-0
Soutter	Irving	9-4 3-9 10-8 9-1
Opie	Cumings	9-2 8-10 10-8 9-7
Le Moignan	Wallace	10-8 9-3 9-7

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Devoy	Le Moignan	9-6 10-8 9-3
Soutter	Opie	9-5 10-9 1-9 3-9 2-9

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Devoy	Opie	9-4 9-2 9-3

References

1. "Times Archives 1986 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
3. Halpin, Larry (1986). The Squash Rackets Association Annual 1986-87. Pelham Books. ISBN 0-900698-098.