1985 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
57th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	West Sussex & London, England
Venue	East Grinstead & Wembley Conference Centre
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The 1985 Women's Davies & Tate British Open Squash Championships was held at East Grinstead, West Sussex with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 15–23 April 1985. The event was won for the second consecutive year by Susan Devoy who defeated Martine Le Moignan in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Susan Devoy
2. Martine Le Moignan
3. Lisa Opie
4. Jan Miller
5. Rhonda Thorne - withdrew from tournament
6. Alison Cumings
7. Lucy Soutter
8. Heather Wallace

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Susan Devoy	Samantha Langley	9-1 9-1 9-1
Senga Macfie	Joanne Ferry	10-8 9-1 9-1
Nicki Spurgeon	Sarah Stone	9-1 9-1 9-7
Frances Candy	Brona Conway	9-6 9-7 5-9 9-2
Heather Wallace	Babette Hoogendoorn	9-2 9-1 9-2
Donna Gurran	Sandra Wrench	9-0 9-7 9-7
Robyn Blackwood	Wendy Cole	9-2 9-0 9-0
Ruth Strauss	Barbara Hartmann	9-2 9-6 10-8
Jan Miller	Fiona Geaves	9-0 9-0 9-0
Debbie Turnbull	Hilary Tudor	9-2 94- 9-5
Mary Byrne	B Boddington	9-4 9-0 9-5
Robyn Belford	Joyce Toumey	9-4 9-1 9-0
Angela Smith	Linda McClure	9-3 9-4 9-4
Karen Butterworth	Barbara Lowans	9-2 9-4 9-1
Robyn Friday	Cindy Robarts	9-0 9-0 9-2
Noel Tracey	T Davey	9-5 7-9 10-8 9-2
Martine Le Moignan	Lynn Ferry	9-1 9-1 9-3
Barbara Diggens	Janet Partington	9-4 9-2 9-1
Suzanne Burgess	Heather Rutt	9-4 9-5 9-0
Carol Kennewell	Rebecca Best	9-0 9-3 9-5
Lucy Soutter	Jane Parker	9-0 9-0 9-0
Tracy Cunliffe	Susan Lawrence	9-0 9-5 9-0
Liz Irving	Claire Candy	9-3 10-8 5-9 9-7
Donna Caldwell	Carol Machin	9-1 9-0 9-3
Lisa Opie	Joyce Leach	9-2 9-0 9-0
Alex Cowie
Sue Cogswell	Mandy Sommers	9-0 9-0 9-1
Michelle Toon	Flavia Roberts	9-0 9-7 9-10 4-9 9-4
Alison Cumings	Eryi Emmanuel	9-2 9-1 9-1
Carin Clonda	Annette Pilling	9-0 9-5 9-3
Rae Anderson	Sheila White	9-1 9-3 9-3
Sharon Bradey	Melanie Warren-Hawkes	5-9 3-9 9-2 9-5 9-7

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Macfie	9-3 9-0 9-1
Spurgeon	Candy	9-7 9-2 9-0
Wallace	Gurran	9-1 9-2 9-1
Blackwood	Strauss	1-9 9-4 9-3 6-9
Miller	Turnbull	9-5 9-2 9-2
Byrne	Belford	9-7 9-1 6-9 6-9 9-4
Smith	Butterworth	9-0 9-3 3-9 9-6
Friday	Tracey	9-0 9-1 9-0
Le Moignan	Diggens	9-1 9-0 9-3
Burgess	Kennewell	9-7 9-0 6-9 9-1
Soutter	Cunliffe	9-6 9-4 9-5
Irving	Caldwell	10-8 9-6 0-9 4-9 9-5
Opie	Cowie	9-5 9-3 9-6
Cogswell	Toon	9-1 9-2 7-9 10-8
Cumings	Clonda	9-2 9-3 9-2
Anderson	Bradey	9-5 9-0 9-6

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Spurgeon	9-0 9-2 9-0
Wallace	Blackwood	9-4 9-0 9-2
Miller	Byrne	9-1 9-1 9-1
Smith	Friday	9-1 9-3 10-9
Le Moignan	Burgess	9-3 9-4 9-4
Soutter	Irving	9-5 8-10 9-2 9-0
Opie	Cogswell	7-9 5-9 9-6 9-1 10-9
Cumings	Anderson	9-3 9-7 9-4

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Wallace	9-4 3-9 10-8 9-1
Miller	Smith	9-2 9-1 9-7
Le Moignan	Soutter	4-9 6-9 9-6 9-1 9-3
Opie	Cumings	9-5 4-9 7-9 10-9 9-3

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Miller	9-2 9-0 9-5
Le Moignan	Opie	10-9 9-7 9-7

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Le Moignan	9-6 5-9 9-6 9-5

References

1. "Times Archives 1985 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Results". Sydney Morning Herald (page 30).
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.