1972 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
44th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue BP Club, Lower Sydenham
← 1971 1973 →

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]

Seeds

  1. AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)
  2. South AfricaKathy Malan
  3. EnglandFran Marshall
  4. EnglandJean Wilson
  5. EnglandClaire Chapman
  6. AustraliaMargaret Claughton
  7. EnglandJane Barham
  8. EnglandJanice Wainwright (née Townsend)

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
Australia Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell)England Mrs Ann Jee9-0 9-0 9-0
South Africa Miss Kathy MalanEngland Miss Ann Price9-0 9-0 9-0
England Mrs V PowerAustralia J O'Neill9-1 9-1 9-1
New Zealand Miss Teresa LawesEngland Mrs C R Bourdon9-0 9-1 9-4
England Miss Jean WilsonEngland Miss Karen Gardner
England Miss M BrodieNetherlands Ada Bakker
England Mrs Fran Marshall
England Mrs Claire Chapman
Australia Mrs Margaret Claughton
England Miss Jane Barham
England Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)
England Miss Sue Cogswell
England Mrs Dianne Corbett
Scotland Miss Brenda Carmichael
England Mrs Alex Cowie
England Mrs Ruth Turner
England Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)
Sweden Miss Heather Rhead
Republic of Ireland Mrs Barbara Sanderson
England Mrs Valerie Watson
England Miss Theo Veltman
Scotland Mrs Irene Rowe
England Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane)
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend
England Mrs Sue Pexman
England Miss Kathy Brabin
England Mrs Maureen Morgan
England Mrs Bobs Whitehead
England Mrs M James
England Miss Janet Ledger
England Mrs Di Fuller
England Miss B Dinsmore

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNew Zealand Lawes9-2 9-0 9-0
England MarshallSweden Rhead9-10 9-1 9-4 9-7
Australia ClaughtonRepublic of Ireland Sanderson9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9-0
England WainwrightEngland Watson9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9-4
England WilsonEngland Veltman9-6 9-0 9-6
England CogswellEngland Brodie9-4 9-3 9-5
England CowieEngland Reynolds6-9 9-2 9-4 9-7
England ChapmanEngland Townsend9-1 9-1 9-1
England CorbettEngland Pexman9-4 9-7 9-0
South Africa MalanEngland Brabin9-0 9-0 9-2
Scotland CarmichaelEngland Morgan9-6 3-9 9-5 9-5
England BarhamEngland Whitehead9-3 9-3 9-5
England TurnerEngland James7-9 10-8 9-6 9-4
England MacintoshEngland Ledger9-3 9-6 9-5
England PowerEngland Fuller10-8 9-6 9-7
Scotland RoweEngland Dinsmore9-1 9-4 9-5

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayScotland Rowe9-0 9-0 9-1
England MarshallEngland Cogswell9-1 9-1 9-2
South Africa MalanEngland Power9-1 9-0 9-1
England WilsonEngland Cowie9-0 9-3 10-9
England ChapmanEngland Macintosh9-3 9-2 9-0
England BarhamEngland Turner9-0 9-3 9-10 9-3
England CorbettAustralia Claughton7-9 9-7 9-3 9-1
England WainwrightScotland Carmichael9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Chapman9-1 9-0 9-0
England WilsonEngland Barham4-9 9-6 9-7 9-4
South Africa MalanEngland Corbett9-7 9-4 9-1
England MarshallEngland Wainwright10-8 9-4 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayEngland Marshall9-1 9-1 9-3
South Africa MalanEngland Wilson8-10 9-6 9-6 9-6

Final

Player one Player two Score
Australia McKaySouth Africa 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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