Squash tournament held in London, England
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 48th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley |
| ← 19751977 → | |
The 1976 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 27 February - 4 March 1976. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Newman in the final.
Seeds
Heather McKay (née Blundell)- Sue Newman
Sue Cogswell- Angela Smith
- Teresa Lawes
Irene Hewitt- Jane Courtney
- Karen Gardner
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sue Cogswell |
M Robinson |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Angela Smith |
 Deanna Murray |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Teresa Lawes |
J Sheasby |
9-5 9-2 9-2 |
| Irene Hewitt |
 Alix Bostock |
9-2 9-6 9-4 |
| Jane Courtney |
E Gubbay |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Karen Gardner |
Ruth Turner |
9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Alex Cowie |
 Miss Pam Haig |
9-1 9-4 9-4 |
| Tessa Lawrence |
Soraya Haye |
9-1 9-2 9-2 |
| Barbara Diggens |
Ann Price |
9-2 9-0 9-7 |
| Mrs Sue Paton |
 Barbara Sanderson |
9-2 9-3 9-6 |
| Theo Johnson |
J Francis |
9-7 9-2 10-8 |
| Carol Machin |
J Griffith |
9-1 9-1 9-4 |
| Fran Marshall |
Janet Ledger |
9-0 9-2 9-2 |
 Miss D Prosser |
J Flood |
9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| Lesley Moore |
S Findlay |
9-5 9-0 9-0 |
| Jane Poynder |
Bobs Whitehead |
9-3 9-5 9-7 |
| Patricia Millman |
Lynn Crosbie |
10-9 9-0 6-9 9-2 |
| J Graydon |
Joyce Tuomey |
7-9 9-2 9-3 9-3 |
| P H Campbell |
C Wood |
9-2 10-8 9-3 |
| Dianne Corbett |
Clair Richards |
9-2 9-2 9-4 |
| Deborah Holland |
G Jafier |
9-3 9-0 9-2 |
| Jane Ashton |
P Lenehan |
9-1 9-3 9-4 |
| Faith Sinclair |
Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) |
10-8 9-0 9-6 |
| Dorothy Armstrong |
C Sullivan |
9-3 9-4 9-5 |
| Vivian Grisogono |
S Dunford |
9-3 9-7 9-4 |
| Joyce Maycock |
bye | |
| Heather McKay |
bye | |
| Sue Newman |
bye | |
| A F Morris |
bye | |
| Claire Chapman |
bye | |
| J Macey |
bye |
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Newman |
Moore |
9-1 9-2 9-1 |
| Cogswell |
Poynder |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Smith |
Millman |
9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| Lawes |
Morris |
9-1 9-2 9-6 |
| Hewitt |
Graydon |
9-0 9-1 9-2 |
| Courtney |
Campbell |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Gardner |
Corbett |
9-4 9-3 9-2 |
| Cowie |
Holland |
9-10 10-8 9-6 1-9 8-10 |
| Diggens |
Macey |
8-10 9-2 9-2 9-4 |
| Paton |
Ashton |
7-9 9-7 9-3 10-8 |
| Johnson |
Sinclair |
9-3 9-6 9-2 |
| Machin |
Lawrence |
9-4 9-5 9-7 |
| Chapman |
Armstrong |
9-7 9-3 5-9 9-4 |
| Marshall |
Grisogono |
9-6 9-2 9-7 |
| Maycock |
Prosser |
10-9 9-1 9-0 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Paton |
9-2 9-2 9-1 |
| Newman |
Johnson |
9-5 9-5 9-2 |
| Cogswell |
Machin |
9-5 9-0 9-? |
| Lawes |
Chapman |
9-7 9-1 9-1 |
| Gardner |
Holland |
9-4 9-5 9-0 |
| Diggens |
Courtney |
9-10 10-9 9-3 9-4 |
| Smith |
Maycock |
2-9 9-2 10-8 9-? |
| Hewitt |
Marshall |
9-1 9-2 5-9 10-8 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Gardner |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Newman |
Diggens |
9-1 9-2 9-4 |
| Lawes |
Smith |
9-5 9-3 7-9 5-9 10-8 |
| Cogswell |
Hewitt |
10-8 0 10-8 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Lawes |
9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Newman |
Cogswell |
9-0 9-10 9-6 4-9 9-6 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Newman |
9-2 9-4 9-2 |
| Preceded by1975 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1976 |
Succeeded by1977 |
References
- "Times Archives 1976 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Heather's title". Trove.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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