1976 Women's British Open Squash Championship
Squash tournament held in London, England
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 48th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley |
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.[1][2]
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 by | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1976 | Succeeded by |
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