1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship Explained

Women's World Open 1976
Number:	1
Series:	Women's World Squash Championship
Location:	Brisbane, Australia
Dates:	August 18–23, 1976
Category:	World Open
Champion:	Heather McKay
Runner-Up:	Marion Jackman
Semi-Finalists:	Margaret Zachariah Sue Newman
Next:	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

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First round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9-2 9-0 9-0
		9-1 9-0 9-0
		9-2 9-3 9-6
		9-4 9-3 9-5
		9-5 9-3 9-3
		9-2 9-1 9-4
		9-5 9-3 9-5
		10-8 9-2 9-2
		9-6 9-0 9-2
		9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5
		9-1 9-0 9-2
		9-0 9-7 9-4
		9-2 10-9 9-5
		9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1
		10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1
		9-0 9-2 9-3

Second round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9-0 9-0 9-1
		9-4 9-2 9-3
		9-4 9-0 9-5
		9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3
		5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7
		6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0
		9-6 9-4 9-2
		9-3 9-0 9-4

Quarter-finals

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9-1 9-1 9-1
		9-3 9-6 9-0
		9-5 9-5 9-4
		9-5 9-5 10-8

Semi-finals

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9-1 9-4 9-1
		9-1 9-5 9-3

Final

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9-2 9-2 9-0

See also

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

External links

• Women's World Open

Notes and References

1. Web site: International players from UK . Victor Harbour Times . 4 August 1976 . Trove.
2. Web site: Women's Squash World Open 1976 . 2015-09-06 .
3. Book: Palmer, Michael . Guinness Book of Squash . 1984 . Guinness Superlatives Ltd . 0-85112-270-1.
4. Web site: Mrs McKay wins world title . Canberra Times . 24 August 1976 . Trove.
5. Web site: Results . Canberra Times . 23 August 1976 . Trove.
6. Web site: Results . Sydney Morning Herald . 2015-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521122800/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19760820&printsec=frontpage&hl=en . 2016-05-21 . live.