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1971 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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

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) EnglandM Shovelton 9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandFran Marshall EnglandJean McFarlane w/o
EnglandClaire Chapman EnglandP Goodall 9-4 9-4 9-7
AustraliaMarion Jackman EnglandRuth Turner 9-5 9-2 9-0
AustraliaJenny Irving EnglandE Mills w/o
AustraliaMavis Baker EnglandJ Fowler 9-1 9-4 9-4
EnglandPam Bleasdale EnglandR Cooper w/o
AustraliaMargaret Claughton EnglandAnn Jee 9-1 9-0 9-3
EnglandDiane Corbett EnglandJ Chamberlain 9-3 9-1 9-2
SwedenHeather Rhead EnglandAlex Cowie 9-3 9-2 9-0
EnglandJanice Townsend South Africa Miss A Tucker 9-3 9-2 9-1
EnglandJoy Alexander EnglandV Albrow 9-0 9-0 9-0
EnglandDi Fuller Northern IrelandBarbara Sanderson 0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight) EnglandA M Backhouse 9-1 9-1 9-0
EnglandJane Poynder EnglandK Maltby 9-1 9-1 9-3
EnglandM Scott-Miller EnglandR Bentley w/o
EnglandTheo Veltman EnglandMandy Holdsworth 4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1
EnglandSheila Cooper EnglandSheila Ervin w/o
AustraliaJean Walker EnglandBobs Whitehead 9-4 9-4 10-8
EnglandM James EnglandPeggy Mason 9-2 9-6 9-4
EnglandM Brodie EnglandAnn Price w/o
EnglandCarol Machin EnglandJ Goodin 9-3 9-1 9-5
EnglandH Wilson EnglandM Moon 9-1 9-0 9-2
EnglandGillian Finch ScotlandBrenda Carmichael w/o
EnglandM Clements EnglandC Bevan 7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7
South Africa Miss Kathy Malan
EnglandJ McDonald
EnglandJane Barham
EnglandJanet Ledger
EnglandM Furniss
EnglandKaren Gardner
EnglandJean Wilson

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay England Fuller 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Marshall England Macintosh 9-1 9-3 9-2
Australia Baker England Poynder 9-0 9-0 9-7
England Chapman England Scott-Miller 9-0 9-0 9-2
England Wilson J England Ledger 9-3 9-0 9-8
Australia Jackman England Furniss 9-0 9-2 9-1
Australia Irving England Veltman 9-1 9-0 9-0
England Bleasdale England Cooper 9-4 9-1 9-0
Australia Claughton England Gardner 9-2 9-1 9-1
England Corbett Australia Walker 10-8 9-2 7-9 9-6
South Africa Malan England James 9-1 9-3 9-1
England McDonald England Brodie 9-6 9-0 5-9 9-5
England Barham England Machin 9-1 9-1 9-0
Sweden Rhead England Wilson H 9-4 9-3 9-2
England Townsend England Finch 9-4 9-1 9-4
England Alexander England Clements 9-5 9-2 9-2

Third round

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay Sweden Rhead 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Marshall England Corbett 9-0 9-4 9-0
Australia Baker South Africa Malan 3-9 9-1 9-5 9-6
England Chapman England McDonald 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Wilson England Townsend 9-3 9-6 9-0
Australia Jackman England Alexander 9-2 9-2 9-3
Australia Irving England Barham 9-2 9-0 9-5
England Bleasdale Australia Claughton 9-5 6-9 6 1-9 10-8

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay England Bleasdale 9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia Irving England Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia Jackman England Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-5
England Marshall Australia Baker 9-4 7-9 4-9 9-4 9-4

Semi-finals

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

Final

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Player one Player two Score
Australia McKay Australia 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.