1978 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
50th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Wembley
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 24 February - 2 March 1978. Heather McKay (née Blundell) announced that she was semi-retired and would not compete in the British Open again after a remarkable run of sixteen consecutive title wins. The 1978 event was won by Sue Newman who defeated Vicky Hoffman in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

Draw and results

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First round

Player One Player Two Score
England Sue Cogswell
Australia Sue NewmanEngland Eve Methven9-3 9-4 9-7
Australia Margaret ZachariahEngland Vivian Grisogono9-1 9-5 9-5
Australia Vicki HoffmanEngland J Jester9-0 9-0 9-0
Australia Anne SmithEngland Theo Johnson9-4 9-3 9-4
Australia Barbara WallSweden Tina Dahl9-0 9-0 9-4
England Angela Smith
Australia Lyle HubingerEngland E Bowles9-0 9-3 9-2
England Barbara DiggensAustralia Janet Honeycombe9-0 10-8 9-1
Australia Rhonda ShaplandEngland Fran Marshall10-8 3-9 9-6 0-3
New Zealand Jenny Webster
New Zealand Pam Buckingham
England Lesley Moore
Northern Ireland Irene Hewitt
England J Sutton
Sweden Katerina Due-Boje
New Zealand Robyn Davis
New Zealand Jane Wood
Wales Deanna Murray
England A F Morris
England J Malan
England J Griffiths
England S Dunford
England Jayne Ashton
England Teresa Lawes
England Joyce Maycock

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Cogswell
Australia NewmanEngland Wood9-4 9-5 9-6
Australia ZachariahWales Murray9-4 9-7 9-2
Australia HoffmanEngland Dunford9-4 9-2 9-0
Australia Smith AnneEngland Malan9-0 9-1 9-0
Australia WallEngland Griffiths9-3 9-0 9-3
England Smith Angela
Australia HubingerEngland Morris9-1 9-2 9-2
New Zealand WebsterEngland Hewitt7-9 9-5 9-0 9-3
New Zealand BuckinghamEngland Sutton9-2 9-1 9-2
Australia ShaplandSweden Due-Boje9-4 9-0 9-5
England MooreNew Zealand Davis9-6 5-9 9-5 9-1
England Maycock
England Ashton
England Diggens
England Lawes

Third round

Player One Player Two Score
England CogswellEngland Moore9-1 9-5 9-0
Australia NewmanEngland Maycock9-0 9-5 9-1
Australia ZachariahAustralia Shapland7-9 0-9 2-9
Australia HoffmanNew Zealand Webster9-0 9-4 9-3
Australia Smith AnneEngland Ashton7-9 10-8 8-10 6-9
Australia WallEngland Diggens1-9 9-6 10-9 9-5
England Smith AngelaEngland Lawes9-3 9-4 9-1
Australia HubingerNew Zealand Buckingham9-2 5-9 9-5 9-4

Quarter finals

Player One Player Two Score
England CogswellAustralia Hubinger9-6 9-5 9-3
Australia NewmanEngland Smith Angela9-2 9-1 9-7
Australia HoffmanEngland Ashton9-1 9-0 9-4
Australia WallAustralia Shapland3-9 4-9 8-10

Semi finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia NewmanAustralia Shapland9-5 6-9 10-9 9-4
Australia HoffmanEngland Cogswell9-6 9-5 9-3

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Australia NewmanAustralia Hoffman9-4 9-7 9-2
Preceded by
1977		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1978		 Succeeded by
1979

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ↑ "1978 british Open". Trove.
  3. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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