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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 42nd Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | BP Club, Sydenham |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
bye | |
 Fran Marshall |
bye | |
 Marcia Roche |
O Weldon |
9-7 9-1 9-0 |
| Claire Chapman |
T McMullen |
9-5 9-2 9-3 |
| Ann Price |
 Irene Rowe |
9-4 9-2 9-0 |
| Jean Wilson |
M D Furniss |
9-3 9-2 9-7 |
| Margaret Claughton |
Mandy Holdsworth |
10-8 9-1 9-2 |
| Joy Alexander |
Tessa Lawrence |
9-1 9-4 9-1 |
| Thea Moore |
J Goodwin |
9-0 9-0 9-2 |
| Di Fuller |
C Boswell |
9-2 9-6 9-4 |
| Maureen Morgan |
Karen Gardner |
9-4 9-3 9-4 |
| Heather Nielson |
Janet Ledger |
5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7 |
| Pam Bleasdale |
E Carnegie |
9-6 9-2 9-6 |
 Heather Rhead |
H E S Wilson |
9-4 9-5 9-1 |
| Peggy Mason |
Mary McNally |
w/o |
| Jane Poynder |
B Smith |
10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5 |
| Jean McFarlane |
J Chamberlain |
10-9 9-2 9-6 |
| K Maltby |
Gillian Finch |
9-7 9-7 9-2 |
| Brenda Carmichael |
M Broughton |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Jane Barham |
Sheila Cooper |
9-6 9-3 9-3 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
Theo Veltman |
9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1 |
 Jill Campion |
C Bourdon |
9-1 9-2 9-7 |
 Barbara Sanderson |
E Thomason |
9-3 9-0 9-3 |
| Diane Corbett |
J M Goodin |
9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Valerie Watson |
M Taylor |
9-1 9-2 9-1 |
| Janice Townsend |
M Young |
9-1 9-0 9-5 |
| M Moon |
 Janet Ward |
9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0 |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan |
Nielson |
Third round edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Chapman |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Marshall |
Roche |
9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Roche |
9-1 9-1 9-0 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1970 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Heather in final". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.