1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1976
1st Women's World Squash Championship
Location	Brisbane, Australia
Date(s)	August 18–23, 1976
Category	World Open
Results
Champion	Heather McKay
Runner-up	Marion Jackman
Semi-finalists	Margaret Zachariah Sue Newman
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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

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First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Heather McKay	Robyn Prentice	9-2 9-0 9-0
Margaret Zachariah	Barbara Savage	9-1 9-0 9-0
Sue Newman	Joyce Maycock	9-2 9-3 9-6
Marion Jackman	Sue Paton	9-4 9-3 9-5
Jenny Webster	Irene Hewitt	9-5 9-3 9-3
Jill Eckstein	Beryl Paton	9-2 9-1 9-4
Sue Cogswell	Annette Owen	9-5 9-3 9-5
Chris van Nierop	Dorothy Armstrong	10-8 9-2 9-2
Geraldine Barniville	Jane Dixon	9-6 9-0 9-2
Rhonda Shapland	K Hardy	9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5
Lyle Hubinger	Penny Glover	9-1 9-0 9-2
Pam Buckingham	G Hughes	9-0 9-7 9-4
Gay Erskine	Jane Wood	9-2 10-9 9-5
Valerie Bridgens	Angela Smith	9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1
Jenny Irving	Karen Gardner	10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1
Linda Musumeci	I Weber	9-0 9-2 9-3

Second round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Heather McKay	Geraldine Barniville	9-0 9-0 9-1
Margaret Zachariah	Rhonda Shapland	9-4 9-2 9-3
Sue Newman	Lyle Hubinger	9-4 9-0 9-5
Marion Jackman	Pam Buckingham	9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3
Jenny Webster	Gay Erskine	5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7
Jill Eckstein	Valerie Bridgens	6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0
Sue Cogswell	Jenny Irving	9-6 9-4 9-2
Chris van Nierop	Linda Musumeci	9-3 9-0 9-4

Quarter-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Heather McKay	Jenny Webster	9-1 9-1 9-1
Margaret Zachariah	Jill Eckstein	9-3 9-6 9-0
Sue Newman	Sue Cogswell	9-5 9-5 9-4
Marion Jackman	Chris van Nierop	9-5 9-5 10-8

Semi-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Heather McKay	Margaret Zachariah	9-1 9-4 9-1
Marion Jackman	Sue Newman	9-1 9-5 9-3

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Heather McKay	Marion Jackman	9-2 9-2 9-0

See also

• World Open
• 1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship

References

1. "International players from UK". Victor Harbour Times. Trove. 4 August 1976.
2. "Women's Squash World Open 1976" . 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". Canberra Times. Trove. 24 August 1976.
5. "Results". Canberra Times. Trove. 23 August 1976.
6. "Results". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

External links

• Women's World Open

Preceded by None First edition

World Open Brisbane (Australia) 1976

Succeeded by Sheffield (England) 1979