1971 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
43rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Sydenham
← 1970
1972 →

Seeds

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Draw and results

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Final

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Player one Player two Score
  McKay   Irving 9-0 9-3 9-1
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1971
Succeeded by

References

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  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.