1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship

1976 women's squash tournament May 2026 May 2026 Women's World Open 1976 1 Women's World Squash Championship AUS Brisbane, Australia 18–23 August 1976 World Open AUS Heather McKay AUS Marion Jackman AUS Margaret ZachariahAUS Sue Newman ENG 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 to 23 August 1976.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186909860 International players from UK Victor Harbour Times 4 August 1976 Trove 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.https://www.squashinfo.com/results Women's Squash World Open 1976 2015-09-06 Results Palmer Michael Guinness Book of Squash 1984 Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0-85112-270-1https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110822782 Mrs McKay wins world title Canberra Times 24 August 1976 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110822554 Results Canberra Times 23 August 1976 Trovehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19760820&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 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 First round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay AUS Robyn Prentice 9-2 9-0 9-0AUS Margaret Zachariah CAN Barbara Savage 9-1 9-0 9-0 AUS Sue Newman ENG Joyce Maycock 9-2 9-3 9-6AUS Marion Jackman RSA 1928 Sue Paton 9-4 9-3 9-5NZL Jenny Webster NIR Irene Hewitt 9-5 9-3 9-3RSA 1928 Jill Eckstein CAN Beryl Paton 9-2 9-1 9-4 ENG Sue Cogswell NZL Annette Owen 9-5 9-3 9-5AUS Chris van Nierop NIR Dorothy Armstrong 10-8 9-2 9-2IRL Geraldine Barniville CAN Jane Dixon 9-6 9-0 9-2AUS Rhonda Shapland RSA 1928 Kathy Hardy 9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5 AUS Lyle Hubinger CAN Penny Glover 9-1 9-0 9-2NZL Pam Buckingham AUS G. Hughes 9-0 9-7 9-4RSA 1928 Gay Erskine NZL Jane Wood 9-2 10-9 9-5RSA 1928 Valerie Bridgens ENG Angela Smith 9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1 AUS Jenny Irving ENG Karen Gardner 10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1AUS Linda Musumeci CAN Inge Weber 9-0 9-2 9-3 Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay IRE Geraldine Barniville 9-0 9-0 9-1AUS Margaret Zachariah AUS Rhonda Shapland 9-4 9-2 9-3 AUS Sue Newman AUS Lyle Hubinger 9-4 9-0 9-5AUS Marion Jackman NZL Pam Buckingham 9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3NZL Jenny Webster RSA 1928 Gay Erskine 5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7RSA 1928 Jill Eckstein RSA 1928 Valerie Bridgens 6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0 ENG Sue Cogswell AUS Jenny Irving 9-6 9-4 9-2AUS Chris van Nierop AUS Linda Musumeci 9-3 9-0 9-4 Quarter-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay NZL Jenny Webster 9-1 9-1 9-1AUS Margaret Zachariah RSA 1928 Jill Eckstein 9-3 9-6 9-0 AUS Sue Newman ENG Sue Cogswell 9-5 9-5 9-4AUS Marion Jackman AUS Chris van Nierop 9-5 9-5 10-8 Semi-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay AUS Margaret Zachariah 9-1 9-4 9-1AUS Marion Jackman AUS Sue Newman 9-1 9-5 9-3 Final Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay AUS Marion Jackman 9-2 9-2 9-0 See also World Open 1976 Men's World Open Squash Championship References External links Women's World Open World Open Brisbane (Australia) NoneFirst edition Sheffield (England)1979 1976 Category:1976 in squash (sport) Category:World Squash Championships Category:1976 in women's squash Category:Squash tournaments in Australia Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:1976 in Australian sport Category:August 1976 sports events in Australia Category:1976 in Australian women's sport