1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the inaugural women's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.

Women's World Open 1976
1st Women's World Squash Championship
Location Brisbane, Australia
Date(s)August 18–23, 1976
CategoryWorld Open
Results
Champion Heather McKay
Runner-up Marion Jackman
Semi-finalists Margaret Zachariah
Sue Newman
1979 →

The event took place at the Stafford Courts in Brisbane in Australia from 18–23 August 1976.[1] Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Marion Jackman in the final in just 22 minutes. McKay picked up $2,000 (the biggest winning cheque of her career) for winning the competition.[2]

Results

[3][4][5][6]

First Round
Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Robyn Prentice9-2 9-0 9-0
Margaret Zachariah Barbara Savage9-1 9-0 9-0
Sue Newman Joyce Maycock9-2 9-3 9-6
Marion Jackman Sue Paton9-4 9-3 9-5
Jenny Webster Irene Hewitt9-5 9-3 9-3
Jill Eckstein Beryl Paton9-2 9-1 9-4
Sue Cogswell Annette Owen9-5 9-3 9-5
Chris van Nierop Dorothy Armstrong10-8 9-2 9-2
Geraldine Barniville Jane Dixon9-6 9-0 9-2
Rhonda Shapland K Hardy9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5
Lyle Hubinger Penny Glover9-1 9-0 9-2
Pam Buckingham G Hughes9-0 9-7 9-4
Gay Erskine Jane Wood9-2 10-9 9-5
Valerie Bridgens Angela Smith9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1
Jenny Irving Karen Gardner10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1
Linda Musumeci I Weber9-0 9-2 9-3

Second Round
Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Geraldine Barniville9-0 9-0 9-1
Margaret Zachariah Rhonda Shapland9-4 9-2 9-3
Sue Newman Lyle Hubinger9-4 9-0 9-5
Marion Jackman Pam Buckingham9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3
Jenny Webster Gay Erskine5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7
Jill Eckstein Valerie Bridgens6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0
Sue Cogswell Jenny Irving9-6 9-4 9-2
Chris van Nierop Linda Musumeci9-3 9-0 9-4

Quarter Finals
Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Jenny Webster9-1 9-1 9-1
Margaret Zachariah Jill Eckstein9-3 9-6 9-0
Sue Newman Sue Cogswell9-5 9-5 9-4
Marion Jackman Chris van Nierop9-5 9-5 10-8

Semi Finals
Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Margaret Zachariah9-1 9-4 9-1
Marion Jackman Sue Newman9-1 9-5 9-3

Final
Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Marion Jackman9-2 9-2 9-0

See also

References
  1. "International players from UK". Trove.
  2. "Women's Squash World Open 1976". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  3. Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
  4. "Mrs McKay wins world title". Trove.
  5. "Results". Trove.
  6. "Results". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
Preceded by
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First edition		 World Open
Brisbane (Australia)
1976		 Succeeded by
Sheffield (England)
1979
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