Women's World Open 1976
1st Women's World Squash Championship
LocationAustralia Brisbane, Australia
Date(s)August 18–23, 1976
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Heather McKay
Runner-upAustralia Marion Jackman
Semi-finalistsAustralia Margaret Zachariah
Australia Sue Newman
England 1979 →

The 1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the inaugural women's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.

The event took place at the Stafford Courts in Brisbane in Australia from 18–23 August 1976.[1] Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Marion Jackman in the final in just 22 minutes. McKay picked up $2,000 (the biggest winning cheque of her career) for winning the competition.[2]

Results

[3][4][5][6]

First round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKayAustralia Robyn Prentice9-2 9-0 9-0
Australia Margaret ZachariahCanada Barbara Savage9-1 9-0 9-0
Australia Sue NewmanEngland Joyce Maycock9-2 9-3 9-6
Australia Marion JackmanCanada Sue Paton9-4 9-3 9-5
New Zealand Jenny WebsterRepublic of Ireland Irene Hewitt9-5 9-3 9-3
South Africa Jill EcksteinCanada Beryl Paton9-2 9-1 9-4
England Sue CogswellNew Zealand Annette Owen9-5 9-3 9-5
Australia Chris van NieropRepublic of Ireland Dorothy Armstrong10-8 9-2 9-2
Republic of Ireland Geraldine BarnivilleCanada Jane Dixon9-6 9-0 9-2
Australia Rhonda ShaplandSouth Africa K Hardy9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5
Australia Lyle HubingerCanada Penny Glover9-1 9-0 9-2
New Zealand Pam BuckinghamAustralia G Hughes9-0 9-7 9-4
South Africa Gay ErskineNew Zealand Jane Wood9-2 10-9 9-5
South Africa Valerie BridgensEngland Angela Smith9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1
Australia Jenny IrvingEngland Karen Gardner10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1
Australia Linda MusumeciCanada I Weber9-0 9-2 9-3

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKayRepublic of Ireland Geraldine Barniville9-0 9-0 9-1
Australia Margaret ZachariahAustralia Rhonda Shapland9-4 9-2 9-3
Australia Sue NewmanAustralia Lyle Hubinger9-4 9-0 9-5
Australia Marion JackmanNew Zealand Pam Buckingham9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3
New Zealand Jenny WebsterSouth Africa Gay Erskine5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7
South Africa Jill EcksteinSouth Africa Valerie Bridgens6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0
England Sue CogswellAustralia Jenny Irving9-6 9-4 9-2
Australia Chris van NieropAustralia Linda Musumeci9-3 9-0 9-4

Quarter-finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKayNew Zealand Jenny Webster9-1 9-1 9-1
Australia Margaret ZachariahSouth Africa Jill Eckstein9-3 9-6 9-0
Australia Sue NewmanEngland Sue Cogswell9-5 9-5 9-4
Australia Marion JackmanAustralia Chris van Nierop9-5 9-5 10-8

Semi-finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKayAustralia Margaret Zachariah9-1 9-4 9-1
Australia Marion JackmanAustralia Sue Newman9-1 9-5 9-3

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKayAustralia Marion Jackman9-2 9-2 9-0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International players from UK". Trove.
  2. ↑ "Women's Squash World Open 1976". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
  4. ↑ "Mrs McKay wins world title". Trove.
  5. ↑ "Results". Trove.
  6. ↑ "Results". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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