The 1974 Women's BP Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 1–7 March 1974. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her thirteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 46th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | BP Club, Lower Sydenham |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay |
bye | |
 Jane Barham |
bye | |
| Sue Cogswell |
Ann Jee |
9-1 9-5 9-0 |
| Alex Cowie |
Lynn Crosbie |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Jean Wilson |
J Pallister |
9-3 9-0 9-2 |
 Teresa Lawes |
C Innocent |
9-4 9-0 9-0 |
| Theo Veltman |
Di Fuller |
10-8 9-4 9-6 |
| Claire Chapman |
J Varney |
9-3 9-0 9-2 |
| Jane Pritchett |
 Ina Ackerman |
9-2 8-10 9-0 9-1 |
| Dianne Corbett |
H Crossley |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Gillian Finch |
S Parker |
10-9 9-3 10-8 |
| A Manley |
B Furniss |
9-4 9-5 9-6 |
| Clair Richards |
M Scott-Miller |
9-1 9-0 9-6 |
| Ann Price |
A Watson |
9-3 9-2 9-1 |
| Fran Marshall |
Heather Nielson |
9-5 9-3 9-2 |
| Rosemary Garvey |
 Janet Ward |
5-9 9-5 9-2 9-5 |
| J Hall |
L Norman |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| A Morris |
Soraya Haye |
9-5 9-1 9-5 |
| Barbara Sanderson |
Janet Ledger |
10-8 10-9 9-4 |
| K F Spurgeon |
Marjorie Townsend |
9-1 9-2 9-2 |
| Vivian Grisogono |
P Lenehan |
9-5 2-9 9-7 7-9 9-1 |
| Peggy Mason |
K Bryceson |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Jane Poynder |
Sheila Macintosh |
9-5 9-4 9-6 |
| M Mackay |
bye | |
| Bobs Whitehead |
bye | |
| Barbara Diggens |
bye | |
| Carol Machin |
bye | |
| Pauline White |
bye | |
| S Dunford |
bye | |
| Geraldine Barniville |
bye | |
| M Brodie |
bye | |
| Devon Lees |
bye |
Fourth seed Mavis Nancarrow (Aus) withdrew from the tournament.
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Machin |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Barham |
White |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| Cogswell |
Price |
9-2 9-3 9-5 |
| Cowie |
Marshall |
8-9 9-10 4-9 |
| Lawes |
Garvey |
9-1 9-2 9-3 |
| Veltman |
Barniville |
4-9 10-8 9-4 10-9 |
| Chapman |
Hall |
9-2 9-1 9-4 |
| Pritchett |
Lees |
7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3 |
| Whitehead |
Morris |
9-4 6-9 0-9 9-3 10-8 |
| Corbett |
Brodie |
7-9 10-8 6-9 9-6 9-4 |
| Diggens |
Sanderson |
9-3 9-3 9-5 |
| Finch |
Spurgeon |
8-10 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-6 |
| Wilson |
Grisogono |
9-0 9-5 9-6 |
| Dunford |
Mason |
9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Manley |
Poynder |
4-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6 |
| Richards |
Mackay |
9-3 9-1 9-2 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Richards |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Cogswell |
Whitehead |
9-1 9-3 9-0 |
| Barham |
Corbett |
9-5 5-9 9-0 9-0 |
| Marshall |
Manley |
9-1 9-0 9-3 |
| Veltman |
Diggens |
10-8 9-2 9-3 |
| Wilson |
Finch |
9-0 9-3 9-0 |
| Chapman |
Lawes |
4-9 9-6 9-1 2-9 9-6 |
| Pritchett |
Dunford |
10-8 7-9 9-6 9-3 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Veltman |
9-2 9-4 9-4 |
| Cogswell |
Wilson |
9-5 9-1 5-9 7-9 9-3 |
| Barham |
Chapman |
9-0 9-4 8-10 9-2 |
| Marshall |
Pritchett |
9-3 9-2 9-0 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Marshall |
9-2 9-1 9-1 |
| Cogswell |
Barham |
9-4 10-8 9-5 |
Third-place play-off edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barham |
Marshall |
9-5 9-7 9-4 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Cogswell |
9-2 9-1 9-2 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1974 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Mrs McKay wins 13th title". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.