1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Sheffield in England during 6–12 March 1979. Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]

Women's World Open 1979
2nd Women's World Squash Championship
LocationEngland Sheffield, England
Date(s)March 6–12, 1979
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Heather McKay
Runner-upEngland Sue Cogswell
Semi-finalistsEngland Angela Smith
Australia Vicki Hoffman
← Australia 1976 Canada 1981 →

Seeds edit

  1.   Heather McKay (Champion)
  2.   Vicki Hoffman (Semifinals)
  3.   Sue Cogswell (Final)
  4.   Angela Smith (Semifinals)
  5.   Barbara Wall (Quarterfinals)
  6.   Sue King (née Newman) (Quarterfinals)
  7.   Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland) (Quarterfinals)
  8.   Anne Smith (Quarterfinals)

First round edit

Player One Player Two Score
  Heather McKay   Claire Chapman 9-1 9-0 9-1
  Vicki Hoffman   S Reynolds 9-1 9-1 9-0
  Angela Smith   Ginny Akabane 9-1 9-0 9-0
  Barbara Wall   Irene Hewitt 9-6 5-9 9-7 9-1
  Sue King (née Newman)   Penny Glover 9-1 9-0 9-0
  Rhonda Thorne   J Jones 9-1 9-2 9-1
  Anne Smith   Sue Pexman 9-1 9-1 9-0
  Alix Bostock   Rukshana Rashid 9-4 9-6 1-9 3-9 10-8
  Katarina Due-Boje   Diana Nyad 9-1 10-8 9-1
  Ruth Strauss   Di Sherren 8-10 9-5 9-3 6-9 9-4
  Teresa Lawes   Pam Haig 10-9 9-2 9-2
  Elaine Hinnegan   Mariann Greenberg 10-9 9-0 9-7
  Joyce Maycock   Pam Davidson 9-5 9-1 9-0
  S Wright   B Burden 9-0 9-0 9-0
  Margaret Zachariah   Kay Widmer 9-0 9-0 9-1
  Valerie Bridgens   N Ibbotson 9-0 9-1 9-7
  Lyle Hubinger   L Holmes 9-2 9-0 9-5
  Carin Clonda   Jane Poynder 9-7 9-6 9-5

Draw and results edit

Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Heather McKay 9 9 9
  Carol Machin 0 0 2 1   McKay
   
  1   McKay 9 9 9
8   Anne Smith 9 9 9 8   Anne Smith 2 5 4
  Carol Weymuller 0 3 5 8   Anne Smith
   
  1   McKay 9 9 9 9
4   Angela Smith 4   Angela Smith 10 4 3 1
  4   Angela Smith
   
  4   Angela Smith 9 9 9
5   Barbara Wall 9 9 9 5   Wall 5 3 3
  Lesley Moore 0 1 6 5   Wall Final
   
  1   McKay 6 9 9 9
3   Sue Cogswell 3   Cogswell 9 3 1 4
  3   Cogswell
   
  3   Cogswell 9 9 9
6   Sue King 9 9 9 6   King 1 1 0
  S Wright 2 1 4 6   King
   
  3   Cogswell 9 9 7 9
2   Vicki Hoffman 9 9 9 2   Hoffman 6 5 9 7
  Rene Aucamp 0 2 2 2   Hoffman
   
  2   Hoffman 9 9 9
7   Rhonda Thorne 9 9 9 7   Thorne 2 1 1
  Dorothy Sharp 1 3 4 7   Thorne
   
 

Notes edit

This tournament was officially the first World Open but there was a significant unofficial invitation event held in 1976.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Womens Squash World Open 1979".
  2. ^ "Results". Sydney Morning Herald.

External links edit

Preceded by World Open
England (Sheffield)

1979
Succeeded by