The 1975 Women's Langham Life Assurance British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 28 February - 6 March 1975. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fourteenth consecutive title defeating Marion Jackman in the final. The domination shown by Heather McKay was evident in the fact that she remained unbeaten in any competition since December 1962.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 47th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay |
 Mary Rust |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Marion Jackman |
 D Allen |
9-2 9-1 9-3 |
| Sue Cogswell |
 Geraldine Barniville |
7-9 9-4 9-3 8-10 9-3 |
| Sue Newman |
Di Fuller |
9-4 9-3 9-2 |
| Margaret Zachariah |
A H Morris |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Chris van Nierop |
E Popplewell |
9-1 9-4 9-3 |
| Lyle Hubinger |
A Manley |
9-3 9-3 9-0 |
| Jane Courtney |
J Cartwright |
9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Teresa Lawes |
Soraya Haye |
9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| Jean Wilson |
Ann Price |
9-0 9-5 9-2 |
| Karen Gardner |
P Leneham |
9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| Carol Murray |
S Vesperinan |
9-2 9-2 9-5 |
| Fran Marshall |
Jane Pritchett |
9-7 9-1 9-2 |
| Claire Chapman |
V Corbett |
9-4 9-0 9-6 |
| Valerie Bridgens |
L Morrison |
9-4 9-7 9-4 |
| Clair Richards |
J McColl |
2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0 |
 Dorothy Armstrong |
L M Pyke |
9-4 9-6 9-4 |
 Deanna Murray |
Jayne Ashton |
6-9 9-7 9-6 9-2 |
| Lesley Moore |
Jane Poynder |
6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2 |
| Janet Ward |
S Parker |
9-2 9-3 9-0 |
| Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) |
H James |
9-6 9-2 9-3 |
| Irene Hewitt |
H Campbell |
9-4 9-0 9-6 |
| Ann Jee |
J Macey |
9-4 9-0 9-3 |
| S Dunford |
Vivian Grisogono |
9-4 8-10 9-6 9-3 |
| Sue Pexman |
Barbara Sanderson |
2-9 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2 |
| S Peach |
J Lynas |
9-6 9-4 9-3 |
| Dianne Corbett |
S Findlay |
9-2 7-9 9-0 9-0 |
| J Sheasby |
Janet Ledger |
9-1 9-7 6-9 9-6 |
| Janice Wainwright |
Ruth Turner |
9-6 9-1 9-0 |
| Carol Machin |
S Warnes |
9-2 4-9 9-6 9-1 |
| Theo Veltman |
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| Joyce Maycock |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Richards |
w/o |
| Jackman |
Maycock |
9-2 9-1 9-2 |
| Cogswell |
Armstrong |
9-3 9-3 9-0 |
| Newman |
Murray |
9-1 9-1 9-0 |
| Zachariah |
Moore |
9-1 9-1 9-0 |
| van Nierop |
Ward |
9-0 9-2 9-1 |
| Hubinger |
Reynolds |
9-2 9-2 9-2 |
| Courtney |
Hewitt |
5-9 9-6 7-9 5-9 |
| Lawes |
Jee |
9-4 5-9 9-1 9-2 |
| Wilson |
Dunford |
9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| Gardner |
Pexman |
9-2 9-4 9-7 |
| Murray C |
Peach |
9-2 9-4 9-2 |
| Marshall |
Corbett |
9-5 9-4 9-2 |
| Chapman |
Sheasby |
9-5 9-1 0-9 9-3 |
| Bridgens |
Wainwright |
4-9 9-5 9-7 2-9 9-0 |
| Veltman |
Machin |
5-9 9-2 9-0 9-7 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Murray |
9-1 9-0 9-0 |
| Jackman |
Bridgens |
9-1 9-3 9-10 9-1 |
| Newman |
Gardner |
9-2 9-1 9-5 |
| Zachariah |
Veltman |
4-9 9-5 9-2 9-0 |
| Van Nierop |
Lawes |
9-6 9-5 2-9 9-2 |
| Hewitt |
Marshall |
9-1 9-5 5-9 9-1 |
| Hubinger |
Wilson |
9-6 9-7 9-0 |
| Cogswell |
Chapman |
10-8 9-1 9-3 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Van Nierop |
9-1 9-2 9-0 |
| Jackman |
Hewitt |
9-5 9-2 9-2 |
| Newman |
Hubinger |
9-5 9-1 10-8 |
| Zachariah |
Cogswell |
9-1 9-5 9-3 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Zachariah |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Jackman |
Newman |
7-9 9-4 9-10 9-1 9-6 |
Third-place play-off edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Newman |
Zachariah |
9-1 9-6 6-9 9-7 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Jackman |
9-3 9-1 9-5 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1975 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Mrs McKay's 14th Open Win". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.