1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Sheffield in England during 6–12 March 1979. Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]

Women's World Open 1979
2nd Women's World Squash Championship
Location Sheffield, England
Date(s)March 6–12, 1979
CategoryWorld Open
Results
Champion Heather McKay
Runner-up Sue Cogswell
Semi-finalists Angela Smith
Vicki Hoffman
  1976 1981 

Seeds

  1. Heather McKay (Champion)
  2. Vicki Hoffman (Semifinals)
  3. Sue Cogswell (Final)
  4. Angela Smith (Semifinals)
  5. Barbara Wall (Quarterfinals)
  6. Sue King (née Newman) (Quarterfinals)
  7. Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland) (Quarterfinals)
  8. Anne Smith (Quarterfinals)

First round

Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Claire Chapman9-1 9-0 9-1
Vicki Hoffman S Reynolds9-1 9-1 9-0
Angela Smith Ginny Akabane9-1 9-0 9-0
Barbara Wall Irene Hewitt9-6 5-9 9-7 9-1
Sue King (née Newman) Penny Glover9-1 9-0 9-0
Rhonda Thorne J Jones9-1 9-2 9-1
Anne Smith Sue Pexman9-1 9-1 9-0
Alix Bostock Rukshana Rashid9-4 9-6 1-9 3-9 10-8
Katarina Due-Boje Diana Nyad9-1 10-8 9-1
Ruth Strauss Di Sherren8-10 9-5 9-3 6-9 9-4
Teresa Lawes Pam Haig10-9 9-2 9-2
Elaine Hinnegan Mariann Greenberg10-9 9-0 9-7
Joyce Maycock Pam Davidson9-5 9-1 9-0
S Wright B Burden9-0 9-0 9-0
Margaret Zachariah Kay Widmer9-0 9-0 9-1
Valerie Bridgens N Ibbotson9-0 9-1 9-7
Lyle Hubinger L Holmes9-2 9-0 9-5
Carin Clonda Jayne Poynder9-7 9-6 9-5

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Heather McKay Carol Machin9-0 9-0 9-2
Vicki Hoffman Renee Aucamp9-0 9-2 9-2
Barbara Wall Lesley Moore9-0 9-1 9-6
Sue King (née Newman) S Wright9-2 9-1 9-4
Rhonda Thorne Dorothy Sharp9-1 9-3 9-4
Anne Smith Carol Weymuller9-0 9-3 9-5
Lyle Hubinger Katarina Due-Boje9-1 9-6 9-3
Barbara Diggens Carin Clonda9-3 9-1 7-9 9-5
Margaret Zachariah Ruth Strauss9-1 9-1 9-3
Sue Paton Bev Johnson7-9 9-1 7-9 9-1 9-4

Draw and results

Second round Third round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Heather McKay 9 9 9
Carol Machin 0 0 2 1 McKay
1 McKay 9 9 9
8 Anne Smith 9 9 9 8 Anne Smith 2 5 4
Carol Weymuller 0 3 5 8 Anne Smith
1 McKay 9 9 9 9
4 Angela Smith 4 Angela Smith 10 4 3 1
4 Angela Smith
4 Angela Smith 9 9 9
5 Barbara Wall 9 9 9 5 Wall 5 3 3
Lesley Moore 0 1 6 5 Wall Final
1 McKay 6 9 9 9
3 Sue Cogswell 3 Cogswell 9 3 1 4
3 Cogswell
3 Cogswell 9 9 9
6 Sue King 9 9 9 6 King 1 1 0
S Wright 2 1 4 6 King
3 Cogswell 9 9 7 9
2 Vicki Hoffman 9 9 9 2 Hoffman 6 5 9 7
Rene Aucamp 0 2 2 2 Hoffman
2 Hoffman 9 9 9
7 Rhonda Thorne 9 9 9 7 Thorne 2 1 1
Dorothy Sharp 1 3 4 7 Thorne

Notes

This tournament was officially the first World Open but there was a significant unofficial invitation event held in 1976.

See also

References

  1. "Womens Squash World Open 1979".
  2. "Results". Sydney Morning Herald.
Preceded by
Australia (Brisbane)
1976
World Open
England (Sheffield)

1979
Succeeded by
Canada (Toronto)
1981
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