The 1974 Women's BP Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 1–7 March 1974. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her thirteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScore Heather McKay bye Jane Barham bye Sue Cogswell Ann Jee 9-1 9-5 9-0 Alex Cowie Lynn Crosbie 9-1 9-0 9-0 Jean Wilson J Pallister 9-3 9-0 9-2 Teresa Lawes C Innocent 9-4 9-0 9-0 Theo Veltman Di Fuller 10-8 9-4 9-6 Claire Chapman J Varney 9-3 9-0 9-2 Jane Pritchett Ina Ackerman 9-2 8-10 9-0 9-1 Dianne Corbett H Crossley 9-0 9-0 9-0 Gillian Finch S Parker 10-9 9-3 10-8 A Manley B Furniss 9-4 9-5 9-6 Clair Richards M Scott-Miller 9-1 9-0 9-6 Ann Price A Watson 9-3 9-2 9-1 Fran Marshall Heather Nielson 9-5 9-3 9-2 Rosemary Garvey Janet Ward 5-9 9-5 9-2 9-5 J Hall L Norman 9-1 9-2 9-0 A Morris Soraya Haye 9-5 9-1 9-5 Barbara Sanderson Janet Ledger 10-8 10-9 9-4 K F Spurgeon Marjorie Townsend 9-1 9-2 9-2 Vivian Grisogono P Lenehan 9-5 2-9 9-7 7-9 9-1 Peggy Mason K Bryceson 9-0 9-0 9-1 Jane Poynder Sheila Macintosh 9-5 9-4 9-6 M Mackay bye Bobs Whitehead bye Barbara Diggens bye Carol Machin bye Pauline White bye S Dunford bye Geraldine Barniville bye M Brodie bye Devon Lees bye Fourth seed Mavis Nancarrow (Aus) withdrew from the tournament.

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Machin 9-0 9-0 9-0 Barham White 9-1 9-2 9-0 Cogswell Price 9-2 9-3 9-5 Cowie Marshall 8-9 9-10 4-9 Lawes Garvey 9-1 9-2 9-3 Veltman Barniville 4-9 10-8 9-4 10-9 Chapman Hall 9-2 9-1 9-4 Pritchett Lees 7-9 10-8 9-0 9-3 Whitehead Morris 9-4 6-9 0-9 9-3 10-8 Corbett Brodie 7-9 10-8 6-9 9-6 9-4 Diggens Sanderson 9-3 9-3 9-5 Finch Spurgeon 8-10 9-5 9-6 6-9 9-6 Wilson Grisogono 9-0 9-5 9-6 Dunford Mason 9-1 9-4 9-3 Manley Poynder 4-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6 Richards Mackay 9-3 9-1 9-2

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Richards 9-0 9-0 9-0 Cogswell Whitehead 9-1 9-3 9-0 Barham Corbett 9-5 5-9 9-0 9-0 Marshall Manley 9-1 9-0 9-3 Veltman Diggens 10-8 9-2 9-3 Wilson Finch 9-0 9-3 9-0 Chapman Lawes 4-9 9-6 9-1 2-9 9-6 Pritchett Dunford 10-8 7-9 9-6 9-3

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Veltman 9-2 9-4 9-4 Cogswell Wilson 9-5 9-1 5-9 7-9 9-3 Barham Chapman 9-0 9-4 8-10 9-2 Marshall Pritchett 9-3 9-2 9-0

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Marshall 9-2 9-1 9-1 Cogswell Barham 9-4 10-8 9-5

Third-place play-off Player onePlayer twoScore Barham Marshall 9-5 9-7 9-4

Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Cogswell 9-2 9-1 9-2

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