1971 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
43rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	BP Club, Sydenham
← 1970 1972 →

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

1. Mrs Heather McKay
2. Mrs Fran Marshall
3. Mrs Jenny Irving
4. Mrs Marion Jackman
5. Miss Jean Wilson
6. Mrs Claire Chapman
7. Mrs Mavis Baker
8. Miss Pam Bleasdale

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell)	Mrs M Shovelton	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Fran Marshall	Miss Jean McFarlane	w/o
Mrs Claire Chapman	Miss P Goodall	9-4 9-4 9-7
Mrs Marion Jackman	Mrs Ruth Turner	9-5 9-2 9-0
Mrs Jenny Irving	Mrs E Mills	w/o
Miss Mavis Baker	Mrs J Fowler	9-1 9-4 9-4
Mrs Pam Bleasdale	Mrs R Cooper	w/o
Mrs Margaret Claughton	Mrs Ann Jee	9-1 9-0 9-3
Mrs Diane Corbett	Miss J Chamberlain	9-3 9-1 9-2
Miss Heather Rhead	Mrs Alex Cowie	9-3 9-2 9-0
Miss Janice Townsend	Miss A Tucker	9-3 9-2 9-1
Miss Joy Alexander	Mrs V Albrow	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Di Fuller	Mrs Barbara Sanderson	0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6
Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight)	Miss A M Backhouse	9-1 9-1 9-0
Mrs Jane Poynder	Mrs K Maltby	9-1 9-1 9-3
Miss M Scott-Miller	Miss R Bentley	w/o
Miss Theo Veltman	Miss Mandy Holdsworth	4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1
Mrs Sheila Cooper	Mrs Sheila Ervin	w/o
Mrs Jean Walker	Mrs Bobs Whitehead	9-4 9-4 10-8
Mrs M James	Miss Peggy Mason	9-2 9-6 9-4
Miss M Brodie	Miss Ann Price	w/o
Miss Carol Machin	Mrs J Goodin	9-3 9-1 9-5
Mrs H Wilson	Mrs M Moon	9-1 9-0 9-2
Miss Gillian Finch	Miss Brenda Carmichael	w/o
Mrs M Clements	Miss C Bevan	7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7
Miss Kathy Malan
Miss J McDonald
Miss Jane Barham
Miss Janet Ledger
Mrs M Furniss
Miss Karen Gardner
Miss Jean Wilson

Second Round

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

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

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

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Jackman	9-7 9-0 9-4
Irving	Marshall	9-7 9-5 9-6

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Irving	9-0 9-3 9-1

References

1. "Times Archives 1971 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Heather McKay wins UK squash title". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.