1970 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell)		bye
Mrs Fran Marshall		bye
Miss Marcia Roche	Miss O Weldon	9-7 9-1 9-0
Mrs Claire Chapman	Mrs T McMullen	9-5 9-2 9-3
Miss Ann Price	Mrs Irene Rowe	9-4 9-2 9-0
Miss Jean Wilson	Mrs M D Furniss	9-3 9-2 9-7
Mrs Margaret Claughton	Miss Mandy Holdsworth	10-8 9-1 9-2
Miss Joy Alexander	Mrs Tessa Lawrence	9-1 9-4 9-1
Miss Thea Moore	Miss J Goodwin	9-0 9-0 9-2
Mrs Di Fuller	Mrs C Boswell	9-2 9-6 9-4
Mrs Maureen Morgan	Miss Karen Gardner	9-4 9-3 9-4
Mrs Heather Nielson	Miss Janet Ledger	5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7
Mrs Pam Bleasdale	Miss E Carnegie	9-6 9-2 9-6
Miss Heather Rhead	Mrs H E S Wilson	9-4 9-5 9-1
Miss Peggy Mason	Miss Mary McNally	w/o
Miss Jane Poynder	Miss B Smith	10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5
Miss Jean McFarlane	Miss J Chamberlain	10-9 9-2 9-6
Mrs K Maltby	Miss Gillian Finch	9-7 9-7 9-2
Miss Brenda Carmichael	Miss M Broughton	9-0 9-0 9-1
Miss Jane Barham	Mrs Sheila Cooper	9-6 9-3 9-3
Mrs Bobs Whitehead	Miss Theo Veltman	9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1
Mrs Jill Campion	Mrs C Bourdon	9-1 9-2 9-7
Mrs Barbara Sanderson	Mrs E Thomason	9-3 9-0 9-3
Mrs Diane Corbett	Mrs J M Goodin	9-1 9-1 9-1
Mrs Valerie Watson	Miss M Taylor	9-1 9-2 9-1
Miss Janice Townsend	Miss M Young	9-1 9-0 9-5
Miss M Moon	Mrs Janet Ward	9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Nielson

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Townsend M	9-0 9-1 9-1
Marshall	Sinclair	9-0 9-0 9-1
Roche	Morgan	9-3 9-0 9-0
Chapman	Corbett	9-1 9-7 9-1
Wilson	Carmichael	9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3
Price	Townsend J	7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7
Claughton	Whitehead	6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1
Alexander	Watson	8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Claughton	9-0 9-1 9-1
Roche	Wilson	9-7 9-4 9-4
Marshall	Price	9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8
Chapman	Watson	9-3 9-2 9-1

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Chapman	9-0 9-0 9-1
Marshall	Roche	9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
McKay	Roche	9-1 9-1 9-0

References