The 1973 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 2–8 March 1973. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her twelfth consecutive title defeating Cecilie Fleming in the final. The final match lasted just sixteen minutes as McKay once again continued to easily outplay all opposition.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 45th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | BP Club, Lower Sydenham |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
bye | |
| Susanne Newman |
bye | |
 Cecilie Fleming |
 S B Groves |
9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Jane Barham |
M Clemens |
9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| Pamela Buckingham |
J L Rafter |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Jenny Webster |
 Brenda Carmichael |
4-9 9-6 3-9 9-0 9-1 |
 Ingrid Potgieter |
Karen Gardner |
9-3 9-4 9-6 |
| Claire Chapman |
bye | |
| Dianne Corbett |
 Rukshana Rashid |
9-2 9-3 9-3 |
| Fran Marshall |
M Scott-Miller |
9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Jenny Grieve |
Gillian Finch |
9-3 9-0 9-0 |
| Sue Pexman |
J Chamberlain |
w/o |
| Jane Poynder |
S Findlay |
w/o |
| Jean Wilson |
Ann Price |
w/o |
| Alex Cowie |
 Joyce Maycock |
9-2 9-10 9-7 9-5 |
| Sue Cogswell |
C R Bourdon |
9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Bobs Whitehead |
Barbara Diggens |
9-2 6-9 8-9 10-8 9-0 |
| Ruth Turner |
Ann Jee |
2-9 9-7 9-6 9-3 |
| Di Fuller |
Lesley Moore |
9-5 9-4 9-5 |
| Theo Veltman |
Soraya Haye |
9-6 9-2 10-8 |
| Peggy Mason |
B Kirk |
w/o |
| Janet Ledger |
J Pallister |
10-8 9-6 9-5 |
| Tessa Lawrence |
M Brodie |
1-9 9-3 9-3 9-1 |
| S Dunford |
M D Furness |
9-3 9-5 9-7 |
| Valerie Bridgens |
A M Sinclair |
9-5 9-5 9-0 |
| Janice Wainwright |
bye | |
| Clair Richards |
bye | |
| Denise Holton |
bye | |
 Janet Ward |
bye | |
| Teresa Lawes |
bye | |
| E Davies |
bye |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Davies |
9-0 9-3 9-0 |
| Newman |
Ward |
w/o |
| Fleming |
Lawrence |
10-8 9-4 9-1 |
| Buckingham |
Pexman |
9-3 10-8 9-1 |
| Webster |
Richards |
9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Potgieter |
Bridgens |
9-7 9-4 9-3 |
| Marshall |
Turner |
9-3 9-4 9-2 |
| Holton |
Lawes |
9-6 9-0 7-9 9-7 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Wainwright |
9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Fleming |
Wilson |
9-2 3-9 9-4 9-2 |
| Newman |
Holton |
9-4 9-7 9-3 |
| Barham |
Grieve |
8-10 9-1 9-4 9-0 |
| Buckingham |
Cogswell |
9-2 9-4 9-3 |
| Webster |
Veltman |
9-3 9-3 10-9 |
| Potgieter |
Cowie |
9-4 9-3 7-9 9-7 |
| Marshall |
Chapman |
9-0 9-3 0-9 4-9 10-8 |
Quarter-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Marshall |
9-0 9-1 9-3 |
| Fleming |
Webster |
9-2 4-9 1-9 9-1 9-3 |
| Newman |
Potgieter |
9-10 9-5 9-1 3-9 9-2 |
| Buckingham |
Barham |
9-6 9-4 8-10 9-1 |
Semi-finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Buckingham |
9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Fleming |
Newman |
1-9 7-9 9-7 9-2 10-8 |
Third-place play-off edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Newman |
Buckingham |
9-5 9-2 9-5 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Fleming |
9-1 9-0 9-1 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1973 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "McKay wins title again". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2015.