| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 44th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | BP Club, Lower Sydenham |
The 1972 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 4–9 March 1972.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eleventh consecutive title defeating Kathy Malan in the final. This surpassed the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.[1][2]
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Seeds
Heather McKay (née Blundell)
Kathy Malan
Fran Marshall- Jean Wilson
- Claire Chapman
- Margaret Claughton
- Jane Barham
- Janice Wainwright (née Townsend)
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
 Mrs Ann Jee |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
 Miss Kathy Malan |
Miss Ann Price |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Mrs V Power |
J O'Neill |
9-1 9-1 9-1 |
 Miss Teresa Lawes |
Mrs C R Bourdon |
9-0 9-1 9-4 |
| Miss Jean Wilson |
Miss Karen Gardner |
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| Miss M Brodie |
 Ada Bakker |
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| Mrs Fran Marshall |
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| Mrs Claire Chapman |
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| Mrs Margaret Claughton |
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| Miss Jane Barham |
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| Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend) |
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| Miss Sue Cogswell |
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| Mrs Dianne Corbett |
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 Miss Brenda Carmichael |
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| Mrs Alex Cowie |
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| Mrs Ruth Turner |
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| Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
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 Miss Heather Rhead |
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 Mrs Barbara Sanderson |
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| Mrs Valerie Watson |
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| Miss Theo Veltman |
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| Mrs Irene Rowe |
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| Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) |
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| Mrs Marjorie Townsend |
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| Mrs Sue Pexman |
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| Miss Kathy Brabin |
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| Mrs Maureen Morgan |
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| Mrs Bobs Whitehead |
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| Mrs M James |
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| Miss Janet Ledger |
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| Mrs Di Fuller |
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| Miss B Dinsmore |
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Lawes |
9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Marshall |
Rhead |
9-10 9-1 9-4 9-7 |
| Claughton |
Sanderson |
9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9-0 |
| Wainwright |
Watson |
9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9-4 |
| Wilson |
Veltman |
9-6 9-0 9-6 |
| Cogswell |
Brodie |
9-4 9-3 9-5 |
| Cowie |
Reynolds |
6-9 9-2 9-4 9-7 |
| Chapman |
Townsend |
9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Corbett |
Pexman |
9-4 9-7 9-0 |
| Malan |
Brabin |
9-0 9-0 9-2 |
| Carmichael |
Morgan |
9-6 3-9 9-5 9-5 |
| Barham |
Whitehead |
9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Turner |
James |
7-9 10-8 9-6 9-4 |
| Macintosh |
Ledger |
9-3 9-6 9-5 |
| Power |
Fuller |
10-8 9-6 9-7 |
| Rowe |
Dinsmore |
9-1 9-4 9-5 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Rowe |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Cogswell |
9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| Malan |
Power |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Wilson |
Cowie |
9-0 9-3 10-9 |
| Chapman |
Macintosh |
9-3 9-2 9-0 |
| Barham |
Turner |
9-0 9-3 9-10 9-3 |
| Corbett |
Claughton |
7-9 9-7 9-3 9-1 |
| Wainwright |
Carmichael |
9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9-0 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Chapman |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Wilson |
Barham |
4-9 9-6 9-7 9-4 |
| Malan |
Corbett |
9-7 9-4 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Wainwright |
10-8 9-4 9-2 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Marshall |
9-1 9-1 9-3 |
| Malan |
Wilson |
8-10 9-6 9-6 9-6 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Malan |
9-1 9-1 9-2 |
References
- ^ "Times Archives 1972 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Record 11th title to Heather McKay". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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