1976 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1976 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 27 February - 4 March 1976. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Newman in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreSue Cogswell M Robinson 9-0 9-0 9-1Angela Smith Deanna Murray 9-0 9-0 9-1Teresa Lawes J Sheasby 9-5 9-2 9-2Irene Hewitt Alix Bostock 9-2 9-6 9-4Jane Courtney E Gubbay 9-1 9-0 9-0Karen Gardner Ruth Turner 9-4 9-3 9-0Alex Cowie Miss Pam Haig 9-1 9-4 9-4Tessa Lawrence Soraya Haye 9-1 9-2 9-2Barbara Diggens Ann Price 9-2 9-0 9-7 Mrs Sue Paton Barbara Sanderson 9-2 9-3 9-6Theo Johnson J Francis 9-7 9-2 10-8Carol Machin J Griffith 9-1 9-1 9-4Fran Marshall Janet Ledger 9-0 9-2 9-2 Miss D Prosser J Flood 9-0 9-2 9-1Lesley Moore S Findlay 9-5 9-0 9-0Jane Poynder Bobs Whitehead 9-3 9-5 9-7Patricia Millman Lynn Crosbie 10-9 9-0 6-9 9-2J Graydon Joyce Tuomey 7-9 9-2 9-3 9-3P H Campbell C Wood 9-2 10-8 9-3Dianne Corbett Clair Richards 9-2 9-2 9-4Deborah Holland G Jafier 9-3 9-0 9-2Jane Ashton P Lenehan 9-1 9-3 9-4Faith Sinclair Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) 10-8 9-0 9-6Dorothy Armstrong C Sullivan 9-3 9-4 9-5Vivian Grisogono S Dunford 9-3 9-7 9-4Joyce Maycock byeHeather McKay byeSue Newman byeA F Morris byeClaire Chapman byeJ Macey bye

Second round Player onePlayer twoScore Newman Moore 9-1 9-2 9-1 Cogswell Poynder 9-3 9-2 9-1 Smith Millman 9-2 9-1 9-0 Lawes Morris 9-1 9-2 9-6 Hewitt Graydon 9-0 9-1 9-2 Courtney Campbell 9-0 9-0 9-0 Gardner Corbett 9-4 9-3 9-2 Cowie Holland 9-10 10-8 9-6 1-9 8-10 Diggens Macey 8-10 9-2 9-2 9-4 Paton Ashton 7-9 9-7 9-3 10-8 Johnson Sinclair 9-3 9-6 9-2 Machin Lawrence 9-4 9-5 9-7 Chapman Armstrong 9-7 9-3 5-9 9-4 Marshall Grisogono 9-6 9-2 9-7 Maycock Prosser 10-9 9-1 9-0

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Paton 9-2 9-2 9-1 Newman Johnson 9-5 9-5 9-2 Cogswell Machin 9-5 9-0 9-? Lawes Chapman 9-7 9-1 9-1 Gardner Holland 9-4 9-5 9-0 Diggens Courtney 9-10 10-9 9-3 9-4 Smith Maycock 2-9 9-2 10-8 9-? Hewitt Marshall 9-1 9-2 5-9 10-8

Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Gardner 9-0 9-0 9-0 Newman Diggens 9-1 9-2 9-4 Lawes Smith 9-5 9-3 7-9 5-9 10-8 Cogswell Hewitt 10-8 0 10-8

Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Lawes 9-2 9-1 9-1 Newman Cogswell 9-0 9-10 9-6 4-9 9-6

Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Newman 9-2 9-4 9-2

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