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.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
50th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley

Seeds
  1. England Sue Cogswell
  2. Australia Sue Newman
  3. Australia Margaret Zachariah
  4. Australia Vicki Hoffman
  5. Australia Anne Smith
  6. Australia Barbara Wall
  7. England Angela Smith
  8. Australia Lyle Hubinger

Draw and results

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First round
Player One Player Two Score
England Sue Cogswell
Australia Sue NewmanEngland Eve Methven9-3 9-4 9-7
Australia Margaret ZachariahEngland Vivian Grisogono9-1 9-5 9-5
Australia Vicki HoffmanEngland J Jester9-0 9-0 9-0
Australia Anne SmithEngland Theo Johnson9-4 9-3 9-4
Australia Barbara WallSweden Tina Dahl9-0 9-0 9-4
England Angela Smith
Australia Lyle HubingerEngland E Bowles9-0 9-3 9-2
England Barbara DiggensAustralia Janet Honeycombe9-0 10-8 9-1
Australia Rhonda ShaplandEngland Fran Marshall10-8 3-9 9-6 0-3
New Zealand Jenny Webster
New Zealand Pam Buckingham
England Lesley Moore
Northern Ireland Irene Hewitt
England J Sutton
Sweden Katerina Due-Boje
New Zealand Robyn Davis
New Zealand Jane Wood
Wales Deanna Murray
England A F Morris
England J Malan
England J Griffiths
England S Dunford
England Jayne Ashton
England Teresa Lawes
England Joyce Maycock

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Australia Cogswell
Australia NewmanEngland Wood9-4 9-5 9-6
Australia ZachariahWales Murray9-4 9-7 9-2
Australia HoffmanEngland Dunford9-4 9-2 9-0
Australia Smith AnneEngland Malan9-0 9-1 9-0
Australia WallEngland Griffiths9-3 9-0 9-3
England Smith Angela
Australia HubingerEngland Morris9-1 9-2 9-2
New Zealand WebsterEngland Hewitt7-9 9-5 9-0 9-3
New Zealand BuckinghamEngland Sutton9-2 9-1 9-2
Australia ShaplandSweden Due-Boje9-4 9-0 9-5
England MooreNew Zealand Davis9-6 5-9 9-5 9-1
England Maycock
England Ashton
England Diggens
England Lawes

Third round
Player One Player Two Score
England CogswellEngland Moore9-1 9-5 9-0
Australia NewmanEngland Maycock9-0 9-5 9-1
Australia ZachariahAustralia Shapland7-9 0-9 2-9
Australia HoffmanNew Zealand Webster9-0 9-4 9-3
Australia Smith AnneEngland Ashton7-9 10-8 8-10 6-9
Australia WallEngland Diggens1-9 9-6 10-9 9-5
England Smith AngelaEngland Lawes9-3 9-4 9-1
Australia HubingerNew Zealand Buckingham9-2 5-9 9-5 9-4

Quarter finals
Player One Player Two Score
England CogswellAustralia Hubinger9-6 9-5 9-3
Australia NewmanEngland Smith Angela9-2 9-1 9-7
Australia HoffmanEngland Ashton9-1 9-0 9-4
Australia WallAustralia Shapland3-9 4-9 8-10

Semi finals
Player One Player Two Score
Australia NewmanAustralia Shapland9-5 6-9 10-9 9-4
Australia HoffmanEngland Cogswell9-6 9-5 9-3

Final
Player One Player Two Score
Australia NewmanAustralia Hoffman9-4 9-7 9-2

References
  1. "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "1978 british Open". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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