1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship
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1976 women's squash tournament
| Women's World Open 1976 | |
|---|---|
| 1st Women's World Squash Championship | |
| Location | Australia Brisbane, Australia |
| Date(s) | August 18–23, 1976 |
| Category | World Open |
| Results | |
| Champion | Australia Heather McKay |
| Runner-up | Australia Marion Jackman |
| Semi-finalists | Australia Margaret Zachariah Australia Sue Newman |
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ドル (the biggest winning cheque of her career) for winning the competition.[2]
Results
[edit ]First round
[edit ]Second round
[edit ]| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Heather McKay | Republic of Ireland Geraldine Barniville | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Australia Margaret Zachariah | Australia Rhonda Shapland | 9-4 9-2 9-3 |
| Australia Sue Newman | Australia Lyle Hubinger | 9-4 9-0 9-5 |
| Australia Marion Jackman | New Zealand Pam Buckingham | 9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3 |
| New Zealand Jenny Webster | South Africa Gay Erskine | 5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7 |
| South Africa Jill Eckstein | South Africa Valerie Bridgens | 6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0 |
| England Sue Cogswell | Australia Jenny Irving | 9-6 9-4 9-2 |
| Australia Chris van Nierop | Australia Linda Musumeci | 9-3 9-0 9-4 |
Quarter-finals
[edit ]| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Heather McKay | New Zealand Jenny Webster | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
| Australia Margaret Zachariah | South Africa Jill Eckstein | 9-3 9-6 9-0 |
| Australia Sue Newman | England Sue Cogswell | 9-5 9-5 9-4 |
| Australia Marion Jackman | Australia Chris van Nierop | 9-5 9-5 10-8 |
Semi-finals
[edit ]| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Heather McKay | Australia Margaret Zachariah | 9-1 9-4 9-1 |
| Australia Marion Jackman | Australia Sue Newman | 9-1 9-5 9-3 |
Final
[edit ]| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Heather McKay | Australia Marion Jackman | 9-2 9-2 9-0 |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "International players from UK". Victor Harbour Times. Trove. 4 August 1976.
- ^ "Women's Squash World Open 1976" . Retrieved 2015年09月06日.
- ^ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ^ "Mrs McKay wins world title". Canberra Times. Trove. 24 August 1976.
- ^ "Results". Canberra Times. Trove. 23 August 1976.
- ^ "Results". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2016年05月21日. Retrieved 2015年09月06日.