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

Draw and results

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First round
Player One Player Two Score
Sue Cogswell
Sue Newman Eve Methven9-3 9-4 9-7
Margaret Zachariah Vivian Grisogono9-1 9-5 9-5
Vicki Hoffman J Jester9-0 9-0 9-0
Anne Smith Theo Johnson9-4 9-3 9-4
Barbara Wall Tina Dahl9-0 9-0 9-4
Angela Smith
Lyle Hubinger E Bowles9-0 9-3 9-2
Barbara Diggens Janet Honeycombe9-0 10-8 9-1
Rhonda Shapland Fran Marshall10-8 3-9 9-6 0-3
Jenny Webster
Pam Buckingham
Lesley Moore
Irene Hewitt
J Sutton
Katerina Due-Boje
Robyn Davis
Jane Wood
Deanna Murray
A F Morris
J Malan
J Griffiths
S Dunford
Jayne Ashton
Teresa Lawes
Joyce Maycock

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Cogswell
Newman Wood9-4 9-5 9-6
Zachariah Murray9-4 9-7 9-2
Hoffman Dunford9-4 9-2 9-0
Smith Anne Malan9-0 9-1 9-0
Wall Griffiths9-3 9-0 9-3
Smith Angela
Hubinger Morris9-1 9-2 9-2
Webster Hewitt7-9 9-5 9-0 9-3
Buckingham Sutton9-2 9-1 9-2
Shapland Due-Boje9-4 9-0 9-5
Moore Davis9-6 5-9 9-5 9-1
Maycock
Ashton
Diggens
Lawes

Third round
Player One Player Two Score
Cogswell Moore9-1 9-5 9-0
Newman Maycock9-0 9-5 9-1
Zachariah Shapland7-9 0-9 2-9
Hoffman Webster9-0 9-4 9-3
Smith Anne Ashton7-9 10-8 8-10 6-9
Wall Diggens1-9 9-6 10-9 9-5
Smith Angela Lawes9-3 9-4 9-1
Hubinger Buckingham9-2 5-9 9-5 9-4

Quarter finals
Player One Player Two Score
Cogswell Hubinger9-6 9-5 9-3
Newman Smith Angela9-2 9-1 9-7
Hoffman Ashton9-1 9-0 9-4
Wall Shapland3-9 4-9 8-10

Semi finals
Player One Player Two Score
Newman Shapland9-5 6-9 10-9 9-4
Hoffman Cogswell9-6 9-5 9-3

Final
Player One Player Two Score
Newman Hoffman9-4 9-7 9-2
Preceded by
1977		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1978		 Succeeded by
1979

References
  1. "Times Archives 1978 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "1978 british Open". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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