The 1973 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 2–8 March 1973.

Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her twelfth consecutive title defeating Cecilie Fleming in the final. The final match lasted just sixteen minutes as McKay once again continued to easily outplay all opposition.

Seeds

Draw and result

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreHeather McKay (née Blundell) byeSusanne Newman byeCecilie Fleming S B Groves 9-2 9-0 9-2Jane Barham M Clemens 9-3 9-0 9-1Pamela Buckingham J L Rafter 9-0 9-0 9-0Jenny Webster Brenda Carmichael 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-0 9-1 Ingrid Potgieter Karen Gardner 9-3 9-4 9-6Claire Chapman byeDianne Corbett Rukshana Rashid 9-2 9-3 9-3Fran Marshall M Scott-Miller 9-4 9-3 9-0Jenny Grieve Gillian Finch 9-3 9-0 9-0Sue Pexman J Chamberlain w/oJane Poynder S Findlay w/oJean Wilson Ann Price w/oAlex Cowie Joyce Maycock 9-2 9-10 9-7 9-5Sue Cogswell C R Bourdon 9-1 9-0 9-2Bobs Whitehead Barbara Diggens 9-2 6-9 8-9 10-8 9-0Ruth Turner Ann Jee 2-9 9-7 9-6 9-3Di Fuller Lesley Moore 9-5 9-4 9-5Theo Veltman Soraya Haye 9-6 9-2 10-8Peggy Mason B Kirk w/oJanet Ledger J Pallister 10-8 9-6 9-5Tessa Lawrence M Brodie 1-9 9-3 9-3 9-1S Dunford M D Furness 9-3 9-5 9-7 Valerie Bridgens A M Sinclair 9-5 9-5 9-0Janice Wainwright byeClair Richards bye Denise Holton byeJanet Ward byeTeresa Lawes byeE Davies bye

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Davies 9-0 9-3 9-0 Newman Ward w/o Fleming Lawrence 10-8 9-4 9-1 Buckingham Pexman 9-3 10-8 9-1 Webster Richards 9-0 9-0 9-0 Potgieter Bridgens 9-7 9-4 9-3 Marshall Turner 9-3 9-4 9-2 Holton Lawes 9-6 9-0 7-9 9-7

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Wainwright 9-0 9-0 9-1 Fleming Wilson 9-2 3-9 9-4 9-2 Newman Holton 9-4 9-7 9-3 Barham Grieve 8-10 9-1 9-4 9-0 Buckingham Cogswell 9-2 9-4 9-3 Webster Veltman 9-3 9-3 10-9 Potgieter Cowie 9-4 9-3 7-9 9-7 Marshall Chapman 9-0 9-3 0-9 4-9 10-8

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Marshall 9-0 9-1 9-3 Fleming Webster 9-2 4-9 1-9 9-1 9-3 Newman Potgieter 9-10 9-5 9-1 3-9 9-2 Buckingham Barham 9-6 9-4 8-10 9-1

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Buckingham 9-2 9-0 9-0 Fleming Newman 1-9 7-9 9-7 9-2 10-8

Third-place play-off Player onePlayer twoScore Newman Buckingham 9-5 9-2 9-5

Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Fleming 9-1 9-0 9-1

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