1975 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1975 Women's Langham Life Assurance British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 28 February - 6 March 1975. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fourteenth consecutive title defeating Marion Jackman in the final. The domination shown by Heather McKay was evident in the fact that she remained unbeaten in any competition since December 1962.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreHeather McKay Mary Rust 9-0 9-0 9-0Marion Jackman D Allen 9-2 9-1 9-3Sue Cogswell Geraldine Barniville 7-9 9-4 9-3 8-10 9-3Sue Newman Di Fuller 9-4 9-3 9-2Margaret Zachariah A H Morris 9-2 9-0 9-2Chris van Nierop E Popplewell 9-1 9-4 9-3Lyle Hubinger A Manley 9-3 9-3 9-0Jane Courtney J Cartwright 9-1 9-0 9-2Teresa Lawes Soraya Haye 9-2 9-0 9-1Jean Wilson Ann Price 9-0 9-5 9-2Karen Gardner P Leneham 9-1 9-0 9-4Carol Murray S Vesperinan 9-2 9-2 9-5Fran Marshall Jane Pritchett 9-7 9-1 9-2Claire Chapman V Corbett 9-4 9-0 9-6 Valerie Bridgens L Morrison 9-4 9-7 9-4Clair Richards J McColl 2-9 9-3 9-3 9-0Dorothy Armstrong L M Pyke 9-4 9-6 9-4Deanna Murray Jayne Ashton 6-9 9-7 9-6 9-2Lesley Moore Jane Poynder 6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2Janet Ward S Parker 9-2 9-3 9-0Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) H James 9-6 9-2 9-3Irene Hewitt H Campbell 9-4 9-0 9-6Ann Jee J Macey 9-4 9-0 9-3S Dunford Vivian Grisogono 9-4 8-10 9-6 9-3Sue Pexman Barbara Sanderson 2-9 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2S Peach J Lynas 9-6 9-4 9-3Dianne Corbett S Findlay 9-2 7-9 9-0 9-0J Sheasby Janet Ledger 9-1 9-7 6-9 9-6Janice Wainwright Ruth Turner 9-6 9-1 9-0Carol Machin S Warnes 9-2 4-9 9-6 9-1Theo Veltman Joyce Maycock

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Richards w/o Jackman Maycock 9-2 9-1 9-2 Cogswell Armstrong 9-3 9-3 9-0 Newman Murray 9-1 9-1 9-0 Zachariah Moore 9-1 9-1 9-0 van Nierop Ward 9-0 9-2 9-1 Hubinger Reynolds 9-2 9-2 9-2 Courtney Hewitt 5-9 9-6 7-9 5-9 Lawes Jee 9-4 5-9 9-1 9-2 Wilson Dunford 9-1 9-0 9-4 Gardner Pexman 9-2 9-4 9-7 Murray C Peach 9-2 9-4 9-2 Marshall Corbett 9-5 9-4 9-2 Chapman Sheasby 9-5 9-1 0-9 9-3 Bridgens Wainwright 4-9 9-5 9-7 2-9 9-0 Veltman Machin 5-9 9-2 9-0 9-7

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Murray 9-1 9-0 9-0 Jackman Bridgens 9-1 9-3 9-10 9-1 Newman Gardner 9-2 9-1 9-5 Zachariah Veltman 4-9 9-5 9-2 9-0 Van Nierop Lawes 9-6 9-5 2-9 9-2 Hewitt Marshall 9-1 9-5 5-9 9-1 Hubinger Wilson 9-6 9-7 9-0 Cogswell Chapman 10-8 9-1 9-3

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Van Nierop 9-1 9-2 9-0 Jackman Hewitt 9-5 9-2 9-2 Newman Hubinger 9-5 9-1 10-8 Zachariah Cogswell 9-1 9-5 9-3

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Zachariah 9-1 9-0 9-1 Jackman Newman 7-9 9-4 9-10 9-1 9-6

Third-place play-off Player onePlayer twoScore Newman Zachariah 9-1 9-6 6-9 9-7

Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Jackman 9-3 9-1 9-5

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