1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1979
2nd Women's World Squash Championship
Location England Sheffield, England
Date(s) March 6–12, 1979
Category World Open
Results
Champion Australia Heather McKay
Runner-up England Sue Cogswell
Semi-finalists England A Smith / Australia V Hoffman
← Australia 1976 Canada 1981 →

The 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1979 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Sheffield in England during 6–12 March 1979. Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Australia Heather McKay (Champion)
  2. Australia Vicki Hoffman (Semifinals)
  3. England Sue Cogswell (Final)
  4. England Angela Smith (Semifinals)
  5. Australia Barbara Wall (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Sue King (née Newman) (Quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland) (Quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Anne Smith (Quarterfinals)

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKay England Claire Chapman 9-1 9-0 9-1
Australia Vicki Hoffman England S Reynolds 9-1 9-1 9-0
England Angela Smith United States Ginny Akabane 9-1 9-0 9-0
Australia Barbara Wall Northern Ireland Irene Hewitt 9-6 5-9 9-7 9-1
Australia Sue King (née Newman) Canada Penny Glover 9-1 9-0 9-0
Australia Rhonda Thorne England J Jones 9-1 9-2 9-1
Australia Anne Smith Canada Sue Pexman 9-1 9-1 9-0
Scotland Alix Bostock Pakistan Rukshana Rashid 9-4 9-6 1-9 3-9 10-8
Sweden Katerina Due-Boje United States Diana Nyad 9-1 10-8 9-1
England Ruth Strauss South Africa Di Sherren 8-10 9-5 9-3 6-9 9-4
England Teresa Lawes South Africa Pam Haig 10-9 9-2 9-2
Canada Elaine Hinnegan United States Mariann Greenberg 10-9 9-0 9-7
England Joyce Maycock Canada Pam Davidson 9-5 9-1 9-0
Australia S Wright England B Burden 9-0 9-0 9-0
Australia Margaret Zachariah Canada Kay Widmer 9-0 9-0 9-1
South Africa Valerie Bridgens England N Ibbotson 9-0 9-1 9-7
Australia Lyle Hubinger South Africa L Holmes 9-2 9-0 9-5
Australia Carin Clonda England Jayne Poynder 9-7 9-6 9-5

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Heather McKay England Carol Machin 9-0 9-0 9-2
Australia Vicki Hoffman South Africa Renee Aucamp 9-0 9-2 9-2
Australia Barbara Wall England Lesley Moore 9-0 9-1 9-6
Australia Sue King (née Newman) Australia S Wright 9-2 9-1 9-4
Australia Rhonda Thorne Scotland Dorothy Sharp 9-1 9-3 9-4
Australia Anne Smith United States Carol Weymuller 9-0 9-3 9-5
Australia Lyle Hubinger Sweden Katerina Due-Boje 9-1 9-6 9-3
England Barbara Diggens Australia Carin Clonda 9-3 9-1 7-9 9-5
Australia Margaret Zachariah England Ruth Strauss 9-1 9-1 9-3
South Africa Sue Paton Australia Bev Johnson 7-9 9-1 7-9 9-1 9-4

Draw & Results

Second round   Third round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Australia Heather McKay 9 9 9  
 England Carol Machin 0 0 2     1  Australia McKay  
       
        1  Australia McKay 9 9 9  
8  Australia Anne Smith 9 9 9       8  Australia Anne Smith 2 5 4  
 United States Carol Weymuller 0 3 5     8  Australia Anne Smith
       
        1  Australia McKay 9 9 9 9  
4  England Angela Smith       4  England Angela Smith 10 4 3 1  
      4  England Angela Smith  
       
        4  England Angela Smith 9 9 9
5  Australia Barbara Wall 9 9 9       5  Australia Wall 5 3 3  
 England Lesley Moore 0 1 6     5  Australia Wall
       
        1  Australia McKay 6 9 9 9
3  England Sue Cogswell       3  England Cogswell 9 3 1 4
      3  England Cogswell  
       
        3  England Cogswell 9 9 9  
6  Australia Sue King 9 9 9       6  Australia King 1 1 0  
 Australia S Wright 2 1 4     6  Australia King
       
        3  England Cogswell 9 9 7 9
2  Australia Vicki Hoffman 9 9 9       2  Australia Hoffman 6 5 9 7  
 South Africa Rene Aucamp 0 2 2     2  Australia Hoffman  
       
        2  Australia Hoffman 9 9 9
7  Australia Rhonda Thorne 9 9 9       7  Australia Thorne 2 1 1  
 Scotland Dorothy Sharp 1 3 4     7  Australia Thorne
       
   

Notes

This tournament was officially the first World Open but there was a significant unofficial invitation event held in 1976.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Womens Squash World Open 1979".
  2. ↑ "Results". Sydney Morning Herald.

External links

Preceded by
Australia (Brisbane)
1976		 World Open
England (Sheffield)
1979 		Succeeded by
Canada (Toronto)
1981
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