1966 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
38th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 13–18 February 1966.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in a repeat of the 1965 final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Mrs Heather McKay
2. Miss Anna Craven-Smith
3. Mrs Jenny Irving
4. Mrs Fran Marshall
5. Miss Bev Johnson
6. Mrs Sheila Macintosh
7. Miss Ann Price
8. Mrs Margaret Burke

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Mrs Jenny Irving	Mrs Valerie Watson	9-0 9-4 9-1
Mrs Fran Marshall	Mrs Sheila Cooper	9-0 9-0 9-0
Miss Bev Johnson	Miss Janet Ledger	9-1 9-2 9-0
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	Mrs S Broadway	9-1 9-1 9-4
Miss Ann Price	Miss M R Broughton	9-0 9-0 9-3
Miss Margaret Burke	Miss M Makower	9-3 9-0 9-0
Mrs Diane Corbett	Miss J Hall	9-3 9-3 9-0
Mrs Barbara McMullen	Mrs Marjorie Townsend	9-1 9-7 10-9
Miss Brenda Carmichael	Mrs Lorna Greville-Collins	9-2 9-2 9-3
Mrs Judy Wright	Miss B Savage	9-3 9-1 9-2
Miss Jean Wilson	Mrs Bobs Whitehead	2-9 9-5 9-3 9-3
Mrs Claire Chapman	Miss F M Roulston	9-1 9-1 9-2
Mrs June Swindell	Mrs R Cooper	w/o
Miss Peggy Mason	Miss S Foss	9-1 9-0 9-0
Miss M A Young	Miss C Gillies	9-7 9-1 9-6
Miss S M Holmes	Mrs Barbara Sanderson	10-8 10-8 6-9 9-6
Miss Alisa Tietjens	Miss Daphne Portway	9-1 9-2 10-8
Miss J Dixon	Miss A S Williams	10-8 9-4 4-9 9-1
Mrs L Manning	Miss P Edwards	9-5 9-5 9-0
Mrs C R Bourdon	Miss P Pratt	7-9 8-10 9-5 9-5 9-7
Miss M Taylor	Miss J Turner	9-4 8-10 9-6 8-10 9-7
Mrs Di Fuller	Mrs S M Atherden	9-0 9-5 9-1
Miss D Bramfit	Mrs Soraya Haye	w/o
Miss Joy Alexander	Miss M J Bassett	9-0 9-1 9-1
Miss S Lancaster	Mrs S S Youatt	9-4 7-9 9-1 9-2
Miss M Alan	Miss T Masters	w/o
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell)		bye
Miss Anna Craven-Smith		bye
Miss A Norval		bye
Miss K J Dempsey		bye
Miss Celeste Dickson		bye
Miss J Danks		bye

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Norval	9-1 9-0 9-1
Craven-Smith	Dempsey	9-0 9-1 9-0
Irving	Mason	9-0 9-4 9-1
Marshall	Young	9-0 9-1 9-0
Johnson	Holmes	9-1 9-1 9-1
Macintosh	Tietjens	9-3 9-2 9-2
Burke	Dixon	9-0 9-2 9-5
Price	Manning	10-9 9-3 9-2
Corbett	Dickson	9-4 9-2 9-0
McMullen	Bourdon	9-3 9-1 9-0
Carmichael	Taylor	9-3 9-1 9-0
Wright	Fuller	10-8 9-1 2-9 9-2
Wilson	Bramfit	9-0 9-0 9-2
Chapman	Alexander	9-6 9-2 9-2
Swindell	Lancaster	0-9 4-9 9-0 9-3 9-6
Danks	Alan	9-3 ret

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Corbett	9-0 9-2 9-0
Craven-Smith	Danks	9-1 9-0 9-2
Marshall	Wright	9-2 9-1 9-3
Irving	Wilson	9-3 9-7 9-4
Macintosh	Swindell	9-1 9-2 9-1
Johnson	McMullen	9-4 7-9 9-5 9-1
Burke	Carmichael	9-6-9-4 9-1
Price	Chapman	9-6 9-6 1-9 9-4

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Johnson	9-0 9-1 9-2
Craven-Smith	Macintosh	9-5 8-10 9-1 9-0
Marshall	Burke	9-2 5-9 9-3 9-0
Irving	Price	9-1 9-2 9-2

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Marshall	9-6 9-5 9-1
Craven-Smith	Irving	9-5 9-4 9-2

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Craven-Smith	9-0 9-0 10-8

References

1. "Times Archives 1966 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "repeat of UK squash final". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.