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The 1971 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 19–25 February 1971.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her tenth consecutive title defeating Jenny Irving in the final. This equalled the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.

Seeds

1. Heather McKay
2. Fran Marshall
3. Jenny Irving
4. Marion Jackman
5. Jean Wilson
6. Claire Chapman
7. Mavis Baker
8. Pam Bleasdale

Draw and results

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Heather McKay (née Blundell)	M Shovelton	9-0 9-0 9-0
Fran Marshall	Jean McFarlane	w/o
Claire Chapman	P Goodall	9-4 9-4 9-7
Marion Jackman	Ruth Turner	9-5 9-2 9-0
Jenny Irving	E Mills	w/o
Mavis Baker	J Fowler	9-1 9-4 9-4
Pam Bleasdale	R Cooper	w/o
Margaret Claughton	Ann Jee	9-1 9-0 9-3
Diane Corbett	J Chamberlain	9-3 9-1 9-2
Heather Rhead	Alex Cowie	9-3 9-2 9-0
Janice Townsend	Miss A Tucker	9-3 9-2 9-1
Joy Alexander	V Albrow	9-0 9-0 9-0
Di Fuller	Barbara Sanderson	0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	A M Backhouse	9-1 9-1 9-0
Jane Poynder	K Maltby	9-1 9-1 9-3
M Scott-Miller	R Bentley	w/o
Theo Veltman	Mandy Holdsworth	4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1
Sheila Cooper	Sheila Ervin	w/o
Jean Walker	Bobs Whitehead	9-4 9-4 10-8
M James	Peggy Mason	9-2 9-6 9-4
M Brodie	Ann Price	w/o
Carol Machin	J Goodin	9-3 9-1 9-5
H Wilson	M Moon	9-1 9-0 9-2
Gillian Finch	Brenda Carmichael	w/o
M Clements	C Bevan	7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7
Miss Kathy Malan
J McDonald
Jane Barham
Janet Ledger
M Furniss
Karen Gardner
Jean Wilson

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Fuller	9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall	Macintosh	9-1 9-3 9-2
Baker	Poynder	9-0 9-0 9-7
Chapman	Scott-Miller	9-0 9-0 9-2
Wilson J	Ledger	9-3 9-0 9-8
Jackman	Furniss	9-0 9-2 9-1
Irving	Veltman	9-1 9-0 9-0
Bleasdale	Cooper	9-4 9-1 9-0
Claughton	Gardner	9-2 9-1 9-1
Corbett	Walker	10-8 9-2 7-9 9-6
Malan	James	9-1 9-3 9-1
McDonald	Brodie	9-6 9-0 5-9 9-5
Barham	Machin	9-1 9-1 9-0
Rhead	Wilson H	9-4 9-3 9-2
Townsend	Finch	9-4 9-1 9-4
Alexander	Clements	9-5 9-2 9-2

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Rhead	9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall	Corbett	9-0 9-4 9-0
Baker	Malan	3-9 9-1 9-5 9-6
Chapman	McDonald	9-0 9-0 9-1
Wilson	Townsend	9-3 9-6 9-0
Jackman	Alexander	9-2 9-2 9-3
Irving	Barham	9-2 9-0 9-5
Bleasdale	Claughton	9-5 6-9 6 1-9 10-8

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Bleasdale	9-0 9-0 9-1
Irving	Chapman	9-0 9-0 9-1
Jackman	Wilson	9-7 9-4 9-5
Marshall	Baker	9-4 7-9 4-9 9-4 9-4

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Jackman	9-7 9-0 9-4
Irving	Marshall	9-7 9-5 9-6

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
McKay	Irving	9-0 9-3 9-1

References

1. "Times Archives 1971 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Heather McKay wins UK squash title". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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