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1970 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
42nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueBP Club, Sydenham
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The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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Draw and results

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell) bye
EnglandFran Marshall bye
South Africa Marcia Roche EnglandO Weldon 9-7 9-1 9-0
EnglandClaire Chapman EnglandT McMullen 9-5 9-2 9-3
EnglandAnn Price ScotlandIrene Rowe 9-4 9-2 9-0
EnglandJean Wilson EnglandM D Furniss 9-3 9-2 9-7
AustraliaMargaret Claughton EnglandMandy Holdsworth 10-8 9-1 9-2
EnglandJoy Alexander EnglandTessa Lawrence 9-1 9-4 9-1
AustraliaThea Moore EnglandJ Goodwin 9-0 9-0 9-2
EnglandDi Fuller EnglandC Boswell 9-2 9-6 9-4
EnglandMaureen Morgan EnglandKaren Gardner 9-4 9-3 9-4
EnglandHeather Nielson EnglandJanet Ledger 5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7
EnglandPam Bleasdale EnglandE Carnegie 9-6 9-2 9-6
SwedenHeather Rhead EnglandH E S Wilson 9-4 9-5 9-1
EnglandPeggy Mason EnglandMary McNally w/o
EnglandJane Poynder EnglandB Smith 10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5
EnglandJean McFarlane EnglandJ Chamberlain 10-9 9-2 9-6
EnglandK Maltby EnglandGillian Finch 9-7 9-7 9-2
ScotlandBrenda Carmichael EnglandM Broughton 9-0 9-0 9-1
EnglandJane Barham EnglandSheila Cooper 9-6 9-3 9-3
EnglandBobs Whitehead EnglandTheo Veltman 9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1
WalesJill Campion EnglandC Bourdon 9-1 9-2 9-7
Northern IrelandBarbara Sanderson EnglandE Thomason 9-3 9-0 9-3
EnglandDiane Corbett EnglandJ M Goodin 9-1 9-1 9-1
EnglandValerie Watson EnglandM Taylor 9-1 9-2 9-1
EnglandJanice Townsend EnglandM Young 9-1 9-0 9-5
EnglandM Moon Republic of IrelandJanet Ward 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Nielson

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay England Townsend M 9-0 9-1 9-1
England Marshall England Sinclair 9-0 9-0 9-1
South Africa Roche England Morgan 9-3 9-0 9-0
England Chapman England Corbett 9-1 9-7 9-1
England Wilson Scotland Carmichael 9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3
England Price England Townsend J 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7
Australia Claughton England Whitehead 6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1
England Alexander England Watson 8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay Australia Claughton 9-0 9-1 9-1
South Africa Roche England Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-4
England Marshall England Price 9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8
England Chapman England Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay England Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Marshall South Africa Roche 9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9

Final

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay South Africa Roche 9-1 9-1 9-0
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1970
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Heather in final". Trove.
  3. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.