The 1966 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 13–18 February 1966.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifth consecutive title defeating Anna Craven-Smith in a repeat of the 1965 final.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 38th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Jenny Irving |
 Valerie Watson |
9-0 9-4 9-1 |
| Fran Marshall |
Sheila Cooper |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Bev Johnson |
Janet Ledger |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
S Broadway |
9-1 9-1 9-4 |
| Ann Price |
M R Broughton |
9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| Margaret Burke |
M Makower |
9-3 9-0 9-0 |
| Diane Corbett |
J Hall |
9-3 9-3 9-0 |
| Barbara McMullen |
Marjorie Townsend |
9-1 9-7 10-9 |
 Brenda Carmichael |
Lorna Greville-Collins |
9-2 9-2 9-3 |
| Judy Wright |
B Savage |
9-3 9-1 9-2 |
| Jean Wilson |
Bobs Whitehead |
2-9 9-5 9-3 9-3 |
| Claire Chapman |
F M Roulston |
9-1 9-1 9-2 |
| June Swindell |
R Cooper |
w/o |
| Peggy Mason |
S Foss |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| M A Young |
C Gillies |
9-7 9-1 9-6 |
| S M Holmes |
 Barbara Sanderson |
10-8 10-8 6-9 9-6 |
 Alisa Tietjens |
Daphne Portway |
9-1 9-2 10-8 |
| J Dixon |
A S Williams |
10-8 9-4 4-9 9-1 |
| L Manning |
P Edwards |
9-5 9-5 9-0 |
| C R Bourdon |
P Pratt |
7-9 8-10 9-5 9-5 9-7 |
| M Taylor |
J Turner |
9-4 8-10 9-6 8-10 9-7 |
| Di Fuller |
S M Atherden |
9-0 9-5 9-1 |
| D Bramfit |
Soraya Haye |
w/o |
| Joy Alexander |
M J Bassett |
9-0 9-1 9-1 |
| S Lancaster |
S S Youatt |
9-4 7-9 9-1 9-2 |
| M Alan |
T Masters |
w/o |
| Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
bye | |
| Anna Craven-Smith |
bye | |
| A Norval |
bye | |
| K J Dempsey |
bye | |
| Celeste Dickson |
bye | |
| J Danks |
bye |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Norval |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Craven-Smith |
Dempsey |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Irving |
Mason |
9-0 9-4 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Young |
9-0 9-1 9-0 |
| Johnson |
Holmes |
9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Macintosh |
Tietjens |
9-3 9-2 9-2 |
| Burke |
Dixon |
9-0 9-2 9-5 |
| Price |
Manning |
10-9 9-3 9-2 |
| Corbett |
Dickson |
9-4 9-2 9-0 |
| McMullen |
Bourdon |
9-3 9-1 9-0 |
| Carmichael |
Taylor |
9-3 9-1 9-0 |
| Wright |
Fuller |
10-8 9-1 2-9 9-2 |
| Wilson |
Bramfit |
9-0 9-0 9-2 |
| Chapman |
Alexander |
9-6 9-2 9-2 |
| Swindell |
Lancaster |
0-9 4-9 9-0 9-3 9-6 |
| Danks |
Alan |
9-3 ret |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Corbett |
9-0 9-2 9-0 |
| Craven-Smith |
Danks |
9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Marshall |
Wright |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Irving |
Wilson |
9-3 9-7 9-4 |
| Macintosh |
Swindell |
9-1 9-2 9-1 |
| Johnson |
McMullen |
9-4 7-9 9-5 9-1 |
| Burke |
Carmichael |
9-6-9-4 9-1 |
| Price |
Chapman |
9-6 9-6 1-9 9-4 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Johnson |
9-0 9-1 9-2 |
| Craven-Smith |
Macintosh |
9-5 8-10 9-1 9-0 |
| Marshall |
Burke |
9-2 5-9 9-3 9-0 |
| Irving |
Price |
9-1 9-2 9-2 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Marshall |
9-6 9-5 9-1 |
| Craven-Smith |
Irving |
9-5 9-4 9-2 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Craven-Smith |
9-0 9-0 10-8 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1966 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "repeat of UK squash final". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.