1966 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreJenny Irving Valerie Watson 9-0 9-4 9-1Fran Marshall Sheila Cooper 9-0 9-0 9-0Bev Johnson Janet Ledger 9-1 9-2 9-0 Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) S Broadway 9-1 9-1 9-4Ann Price M R Broughton 9-0 9-0 9-3Margaret Burke M Makower 9-3 9-0 9-0Diane Corbett J Hall 9-3 9-3 9-0Barbara McMullen Marjorie Townsend 9-1 9-7 10-9Brenda Carmichael Lorna Greville-Collins 9-2 9-2 9-3Judy Wright B Savage 9-3 9-1 9-2Jean Wilson Bobs Whitehead 2-9 9-5 9-3 9-3Claire Chapman F M Roulston 9-1 9-1 9-2June Swindell R Cooper w/oPeggy Mason S Foss 9-1 9-0 9-0M A Young C Gillies 9-7 9-1 9-6S M Holmes Barbara Sanderson 10-8 10-8 6-9 9-6Alisa Tietjens Daphne Portway 9-1 9-2 10-8J Dixon A S Williams 10-8 9-4 4-9 9-1L Manning P Edwards 9-5 9-5 9-0C R Bourdon P Pratt 7-9 8-10 9-5 9-5 9-7M Taylor J Turner 9-4 8-10 9-6 8-10 9-7Di Fuller S M Atherden 9-0 9-5 9-1D Bramfit Soraya Haye w/oJoy Alexander M J Bassett 9-0 9-1 9-1S Lancaster S S Youatt 9-4 7-9 9-1 9-2M Alan T Masters w/oHeather McKay (née Blundell) byeAnna Craven-Smith byeA Norval byeK J Dempsey byeCeleste Dickson byeJ Danks bye

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore 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 Player onePlayer twoScore 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 Player onePlayer twoScore 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 Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Marshall 9-6 9-5 9-1 Craven-Smith Irving 9-5 9-4 9-2

Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Craven-Smith 9-0 9-0 10-8

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