1978 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1978 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 24 February - 2 March 1978. Heather McKay (née Blundell) announced that she was semi-retired and would not compete in the British Open again after a remarkable run of sixteen consecutive title wins. The 1978 event was won by Sue Newman who defeated Vicky Hoffman in the final.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Sue Cogswell Sue Newman Eve Methven 9-3 9-4 9-7 Margaret Zachariah Vivian Grisogono 9-1 9-5 9-5 Vicki Hoffman J Jester 9-0 9-0 9-0 Anne Smith Theo Johnson 9-4 9-3 9-4 Barbara Wall Tina Dahl 9-0 9-0 9-4 Angela Smith Lyle Hubinger E Bowles 9-0 9-3 9-2 Barbara Diggens Janet Honeycombe 9-0 10-8 9-1 Rhonda Shapland Fran Marshall 10-8 3-9 9-6 0-3 Jenny Webster Pam Buckingham Lesley Moore Irene Hewitt J Sutton Katerina Due-Boje Robyn Davis Jane Wood Deanna Murray A F Morris J Malan J Griffiths S Dunford Jayne Ashton Teresa Lawes Joyce Maycock

Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Cogswell Newman Wood 9-4 9-5 9-6 Zachariah Murray 9-4 9-7 9-2 Hoffman Dunford 9-4 9-2 9-0 Smith Anne Malan 9-0 9-1 9-0 Wall Griffiths 9-3 9-0 9-3 Smith Angela Hubinger Morris 9-1 9-2 9-2 Webster Hewitt 7-9 9-5 9-0 9-3 Buckingham Sutton 9-2 9-1 9-2 Shapland Due-Boje 9-4 9-0 9-5 Moore Davis 9-6 5-9 9-5 9-1 Maycock Ashton Diggens Lawes

Third round Player OnePlayer TwoScore Cogswell Moore 9-1 9-5 9-0 Newman Maycock 9-0 9-5 9-1 Zachariah Shapland 7-9 0-9 2-9 Hoffman Webster 9-0 9-4 9-3 Smith Anne Ashton 7-9 10-8 8-10 6-9 Wall Diggens 1-9 9-6 10-9 9-5 Smith Angela Lawes 9-3 9-4 9-1 Hubinger Buckingham 9-2 5-9 9-5 9-4

Quarter finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore Cogswell Hubinger 9-6 9-5 9-3 Newman Smith Angela 9-2 9-1 9-7 Hoffman Ashton 9-1 9-0 9-4 Wall Shapland 3-9 4-9 8-10

Semi finals Player OnePlayer TwoScore Newman Shapland 9-5 6-9 10-9 9-4 Hoffman Cogswell 9-6 9-5 9-3

Final Player OnePlayer TwoScore Newman Hoffman 9-4 9-7 9-2

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