1970 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
42nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue BP Club, Sydenham
 1969 1971 

The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Australia Mrs Heather McKay
  2. England Mrs Fran Marshall
  3. South Africa Miss Marcia Roche
  4. England Mrs Claire Chapman
  5. England Miss Ann Price
  6. England Miss Jean Wilson
  7. Australia Mrs Margaret Claughton
  8. England Miss Joy Alexander

Draw & Results

[3]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) bye
England Mrs Fran Marshall bye
South Africa Miss Marcia Roche England Miss O Weldon 9-7 9-1 9-0
England Mrs Claire Chapman England Mrs T McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
England Miss Ann Price Scotland Mrs Irene Rowe 9-4 9-2 9-0
England Miss Jean Wilson England Mrs M D Furniss 9-3 9-2 9-7
Australia Mrs Margaret Claughton England Miss Mandy Holdsworth 10-8 9-1 9-2
England Miss Joy Alexander England Mrs Tessa Lawrence 9-1 9-4 9-1
Australia Miss Thea Moore England Miss J Goodwin 9-0 9-0 9-2
England Mrs Di Fuller England Mrs C Boswell 9-2 9-6 9-4
England Mrs Maureen Morgan England Miss Karen Gardner 9-4 9-3 9-4
England Mrs Heather Nielson England Miss Janet Ledger 5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7
England Mrs Pam Bleasdale England Miss E Carnegie 9-6 9-2 9-6
Sweden Miss Heather Rhead England Mrs H E S Wilson 9-4 9-5 9-1
England Miss Peggy Mason England Miss Mary McNally w/o
England Miss Jane Poynder England Miss B Smith 10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5
England Miss Jean McFarlane England Miss J Chamberlain 10-9 9-2 9-6
England Mrs K Maltby England Miss Gillian Finch 9-7 9-7 9-2
Scotland Miss Brenda Carmichael England Miss M Broughton 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Miss Jane Barham England Mrs Sheila Cooper 9-6 9-3 9-3
England Mrs Bobs Whitehead England Miss Theo Veltman 9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1
Wales Mrs Jill Campion England Mrs C Bourdon 9-1 9-2 9-7
Northern Ireland Mrs Barbara Sanderson England Mrs E Thomason 9-3 9-0 9-3
England Mrs Diane Corbett England Mrs J M Goodin 9-1 9-1 9-1
England Mrs Valerie Watson England Miss M Taylor 9-1 9-2 9-1
England Miss Janice Townsend England Miss M Young 9-1 9-0 9-5
England Miss M Moon Republic of Ireland Mrs Janet Ward 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Nielson

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay England Townsend M 9-0 9-1 9-1
England Marshall England Sinclair 9-0 9-0 9-1
South Africa Roche England Morgan 9-3 9-0 9-0
England Chapman England Corbett 9-1 9-7 9-1
England Wilson Scotland Carmichael 9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3
England Price England Townsend J 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7
Australia Claughton England Whitehead 6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1
England Alexander England Watson 8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay Australia Claughton 9-0 9-1 9-1
South Africa Roche England Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-4
England Marshall England Price 9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8
England Chapman England Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay England Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Marshall South Africa Roche 9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay South Africa Roche 9-1 9-1 9-0
Preceded by
1969
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1970
Succeeded by
1971

References

  1. "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Heather in final". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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