1984 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
56th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley Squash Centre
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The 1984 Hi-Tec Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 4–10 April 1984. Susan Devoy won her first title defeating Lisa Opie in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

Lisa Opie (1)

Rhonda Thorne (2)
Susan Devoy (3/4)
Martine Le Moignan (3/4)
Angela Smith (5/8)
Alison Cumings (5/8)
Robyn Blackwood (5/8)
Sue Cogswell (5/8)
Jan Miller (9/16)
Jayne Ashton (9/16)
Carin Clonda (9/16)
Ruth Strauss (9/16)
Heather Wallace (9/16)
Rae Anderson (9/16)
Renee Auchamp (9/16)

Lynne Ferry (9/16)

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Lisa Opie	Kim Johnstone	9-0 9-0 9-1
Rhonda Thorne	Flavia Roberts	9-0 9-3 9-1
Susan Devoy	Kerry Cawthorn	9-0 9-0 9-0
Martine Le Moignan	Mariette Remijnse	9-0 9-0 9-2
Angela Smith	Frances Candy	9-5 9-2 9-3
Alison Cumings	Averil Murphy	9-2 9-0 9-4
Robyn Blackwood	Sheila White	9-4 9-2 9-0
Sue Cogswell	Wendy Cole	9-0 9-1 9-1
Jan Miller	Barbara Lowans	9-2 9-3 9-6
Jayne Ashton	Wendy Berry	9-2 9-2 9-5
Carin Clonda	Jill Benfield	9-0 9-0 9-2
Ruth Strauss	L Gillam	9-5 9-4 4-9 9-6
Heather Wallace	Tracy Cunliffe	10-8 9-2 6-9 9-5
Rae Anderson	P Larkin	9-0 9-2 9-0
Renee Auchamp	Donna Caldwell	9-4 9-1 10-9
Lynne Ferry	P Wignall	9-0 9-0 9-1
Michelle Toon	Debbie Turnbull	1-9 9-5 9-6 9-4
Claire Oxley	Mary Byrne	9-0 9-1 9-3
Robyn Belford	Carolyn Mett	9-2 9-1 9-4
Cath Bellemore	Debby Ashby	9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0
Tracey Smith	Katerina Due-Boje	9-3 4-9 9-6 9-2
Karen Butterworth	Lorraine Harlow	9-4 9-6 9-4
Sandra Wrench	Oona Prendiville	10-8 9-0 6-9 10-8
Donna Gurran	Senga Macfie	9-5 9-0 9-2
Barbara Diggens	Annette Pilling	9-3 9-3 9-5
Alex Cowie	Joyce Tuomey	9-5 9-0 9-3
Lucy Soutter	Melanie Warren-Hawkes	9-0 9-2 9-0
Joanne Williams	Janet Partington	4-9 9-0 9-7 9-7
Barbara Wall	Rebecca Best	8-10 9-7 10-8 9-4
Liz Irving	Fiona Geaves	9-0 9-2 9-6
Liz Brown	Mandy Sommers	9-0 9-0 10-8
Nicki Spurgeon	Marietta Peters	9-2 9-2 9-0

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miller	Toon	9-3 9-0 9-0
Smith A	Oxley	9-6 9-5 9-6
Cogswell	Belford	4-9 9-6 9-7 9-0
Le Moignan	Bellemore	9-3 9-3 10-8
Opie	Smith T	9-1 9-2 5-9 9-7
Thorne	Butterworth	9-3 9-3 9-5
Devoy	Wrench	9-0 9-1 9-2
Blackwood	Gurran	9-3 9-5 10-8
Spurgeon	Cumings	8-10 9-7 9-4 2-9 9-5
Ashton	Diggens	10-8 8-10 9-4 7-9 9-3
Clonda	Cowie	6-9 7-9 9-3 10-8 9-5
Brown	Strauss	9-6 9-3 9-7
Wallace	Williams	4-9 9-0 9-7 9-7
Soutter	Ferry	9-4 10-8 9-5
Anderson	Wall	10-9 10-9 9-2
Auchamp	Irving	3-9 9-1 9-6 9-4

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miller	Spurgeon	4-9 9-4 9-3 9-0
Smith	Ashton	9-5 10-8 0-9 9-5
Cogswell	Clonda	6-9 9-7 9-1 9-3
Le Moignan	Brown	9-1 9-0 9-3
Opie	Wallace	9-5 9-1 9-0
Thorne	Soutter	9-2 9-2 9-2
Devoy	Anderson	9-5 9-2 9-1
Blackwood	Auchamp	9-5 9-5 9-0

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Le Moignan	Miller	9-3 9-1 9-5
Opie	Smith	9-5 9-1 10-8
Thorne	Cogswell	9-5 9-4 9-3
Devoy	Blackwood	9-4 9-3 9-4

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Thorne	4-9 9-4 9-3 9-0
Opie	Le Moignan	8-10 9-5 10-9 9-3

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Opie	5-9 9-0 9-7 9-1

References

1. "Times Archives 1984 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Opie and Devoy in final". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
4. Halpin, Larry (1984). The Squash Rackets Association Annual 1984-85. Pelham Books. ISBN 0-7207-1538-5.