The 1971 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 19–25 February 1971.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her tenth consecutive title defeating Jenny Irving in the final. This equalled the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player onePlayer twoScoreHeather McKay (née Blundell) M Shovelton 9-0 9-0 9-0Fran Marshall Jean McFarlane w/oClaire Chapman P Goodall 9-4 9-4 9-7Marion Jackman Ruth Turner 9-5 9-2 9-0Jenny Irving E Mills w/oMavis Baker J Fowler 9-1 9-4 9-4Pam Bleasdale R Cooper w/oMargaret Claughton Ann Jee 9-1 9-0 9-3Diane Corbett J Chamberlain 9-3 9-1 9-2Heather Rhead Alex Cowie 9-3 9-2 9-0Janice Townsend Miss A Tucker 9-3 9-2 9-1Joy Alexander V Albrow 9-0 9-0 9-0Di Fuller Barbara Sanderson 0-9 10-8 9-5 9-10 9-6Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) A M Backhouse 9-1 9-1 9-0Jane Poynder K Maltby 9-1 9-1 9-3M Scott-Miller R Bentley w/oTheo Veltman Mandy Holdsworth 4-9 9-3 9-7 9-1Sheila Cooper Sheila Ervin w/oJean Walker Bobs Whitehead 9-4 9-4 10-8M James Peggy Mason 9-2 9-6 9-4M Brodie Ann Price w/oCarol Machin J Goodin 9-3 9-1 9-5H Wilson M Moon 9-1 9-0 9-2Gillian Finch Brenda Carmichael w/oM Clements C Bevan 7-9 9-7 9-3 9-7 Miss Kathy Malan J McDonald Jane Barham Janet Ledger M Furniss Karen Gardner Jean Wilson
Second round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Fuller 9-0 9-0 9-1 Marshall Macintosh 9-1 9-3 9-2 Baker Poynder 9-0 9-0 9-7 Chapman Scott-Miller 9-0 9-0 9-2 Wilson J Ledger 9-3 9-0 9-8 Jackman Furniss 9-0 9-2 9-1 Irving Veltman 9-1 9-0 9-0 Bleasdale Cooper 9-4 9-1 9-0 Claughton Gardner 9-2 9-1 9-1 Corbett Walker 10-8 9-2 7-9 9-6 Malan James 9-1 9-3 9-1 McDonald Brodie 9-6 9-0 5-9 9-5 Barham Machin 9-1 9-1 9-0 Rhead Wilson H 9-4 9-3 9-2 Townsend Finch 9-4 9-1 9-4 Alexander Clements 9-5 9-2 9-2
Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Rhead 9-0 9-0 9-1 Marshall Corbett 9-0 9-4 9-0 Baker Malan 3-9 9-1 9-5 9-6 Chapman McDonald 9-0 9-0 9-1 Wilson Townsend 9-3 9-6 9-0 Jackman Alexander 9-2 9-2 9-3 Irving Barham 9-2 9-0 9-5 Bleasdale Claughton 9-5 6-9 6 1-9 10-8
Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Bleasdale 9-0 9-0 9-1 Irving Chapman 9-0 9-0 9-1 Jackman Wilson 9-7 9-4 9-5 Marshall Baker 9-4 7-9 4-9 9-4 9-4
Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Jackman 9-7 9-0 9-4 Irving Marshall 9-7 9-5 9-6
Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Irving 9-0 9-3 9-1
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