1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship

none May 2026 May 2026 Women's World Open 1979 2 Women's World Squash Championship ENG Sheffield, England 6–12 March 1979 World Open AUS Heather McKay ENG Sue Cogswell ENG Angela SmithAUS Vicki Hoffman AUS 1976 CAN 1981 The 1979 Women's World Open Squash Championship (sponsored by Pretty Polly) 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.https://www.squashinfo.com/results Womens Squash World Open 1979https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001329/19790307/012/0012 Sport in Brief Torbay Express and South Devon Echo 7 March 1979 12 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 May 2026 Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Sue Cogswell in the final.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19790308&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Results Sydney Morning Herald Seeds 30em AUS Heather McKay (Champion) AUS Vicki Hoffman (Semifinals) ENG Sue Cogswell (Final) ENG Angela Smith (Semifinals) AUS Barbara Wall (Quarterfinals) AUS Sue King (Quarterfinals) AUS Rhonda Thorne (Quarterfinals) AUS Anne Smith (Quarterfinals) First round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Heather McKay (1) ENG Claire Chapman 9-1 9-0 9-1AUS Vicki Hoffman (2) ENG S. Reynolds 9-1 9-1 9-0 ENG Sue Cogswell (3) CAN Shelagh Murray 9-1 9-0 9-0ENG Angela Smith (4) USA Ginny Akabane9-1 9-0 9-0AUS Barbara Wall (5) NIR Irene Hewitt 9-6 5-9 9-7 9-1AUS Sue King (6) CAN Penny Glover 9-1 9-0 9-0AUS Rhonda Thorne (7) ENG J. Jones 9-1 9-2 9-1AUS Anne Smith (8) CAN Sue Pexman 9-1 9-1 9-0SCO Alix Bostock PAK Rukshana Rashid 9-4 9-6 1-9 3-9 10-8SWE Katarina Due-Boje USA Diana Nyad 9-1 10-8 9-1ENG Ruth Strauss RSA 1928 Di Sherren 8-10 9-5 9-3 6-9 9-4ENG Teresa Lawes RSA 1928 Pam Haig 10-9 9-2 9-2CAN Elaine Hinnegan USA Mariann Greenberg 10-9 9-0 9-7ENG Joyce Maycock CAN Pam Davidson 9-5 9-1 9-0AUS S Wright ENG B. Burden 9-0 9-0 9-0AUS Margaret Zachariah CAN Kay Widmer 9-0 9-0 9-1RSA 1926 Valerie Bridgens ENG Nicky Ibbotson 9-0 9-1 9-7AUS Lyle Hubinger RSA 1928 L. Holmes 9-2 9-0 9-5AUS Carin Clonda ENG Jane Poynder 9-7 9-6 9-5ENG Averil Morris SCO Rae Gregg 7-9 6-9 9-2 9-2 9-0ENG Jayne Ashton NZL Annette Owen w/oENG Felicity Hargreaves SCO Anne Smith 9-6 9-1 9-5IRE Barbara Sanderson ENG Diane Corbett 9-1 9-5 7-9 7-9 9-7 Draw and results Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 AUS Heather McKay 9 9 9 ENG Carol Machin 0 0 2 ENG Teresa Lawes 9 9 9 CAN Elaine Hinnegan 3 6 2 8 AUS Anne Smith 9 9 9 USA Carol Weymuller 0 3 5 ENG Joyce Maycock 9 9 9 CAN Ann Thompson 3 4 1 4 ENG Angela Smith 9 6 9 9 SCO Alix Bostock 0 9 2 2 RSA 1928 Sue Paton 7 9 7 9 9 AUS Bev Johnson 9 1 9 1 4 5 AUS Barbara Wall 9 9 9 ENG Lesley Moore 0 1 6 AUS Lyle Hubinger 9 9 9 SWE Katarina Due-Boje 1 6 3 3 ENG Sue Cogswell 9 9 9 ENG Felicity Hargreaves 1 1 1 ENG Barbara Diggens 9 9 7 9 AUS Carin Clonda 3 1 9 5 6 AUS Sue King 9 9 9 AUS S. Wright 2 1 4 ENG Jayne Ashton 9 9 9 ENG Averil Morris 3 2 4 2 AUS Vicki Hoffman 9 9 9 RSA 1928 Rene Aucamp 0 2 2 RSA 1928 Valerie Bridgens 9 9 9 IRE Barbara Sanderson 5 0 2 7 AUS Rhonda Thorne 9 9 9 SCO Dorothy Sharp 1 3 4 AUS Margaret Zachariah 9 9 9 ENG Ruth Strauss 1 1 3 1 AUS McKay 9 9 9 ENG Lawes 3 7 3 8 AUS Anne Smith 9 9 9 ENG Maycock 0 6 0 4 ENG Angela Smith 9 7 9 9 RSA 1928 Paton 0 9 3 4 5 AUS Wall 8 9 9 1 9 AUS Hubinger 10 5 5 9 5 3 ENG Cogswell 9 9 9 ENG Diggens 0 3 3 6 AUS King 9 9 9 ENG Ashton 7 5 3 2 AUS Hoffman 9 9 9 RSA 1928 Bridgens 2 2 3 7 AUS Thorne 8 9 9 9 AUS Zachariah 10 5 7 3 1 AUS McKay 9 9 9 8 AUS Anne Smith 2 5 4 4 ENG Angela Smith 9 9 9 5 AUS Wall 5 3 3 3 ENG Cogswell 9 9 9 6 AUS King 1 1 0 2 AUS Hoffman 9 9 9 7 AUS Thorne 2 1 1 1 AUS McKay 9 9 9 9 4 ENG Angela Smith 10 4 3 1 3 ENG Cogswell 9 9 7 9 2 AUS Hoffman 6 5 9 7 1 AUS McKay 6 9 9 9 3 ENG Cogswell 9 3 1 4 Notes This tournament was officially the first World Open but there was a significant unofficial invitation event held in 1976. See also World Open 1979 Men's World Open Squash Championship References External links Women's World Open World Open England (Sheffield) Australia (Brisbane)1976 Canada (Toronto)1981 1979 Category:1979 in squash (sport) Category:World Squash Championships Category:Squash tournaments in the United Kingdom Category:1979 in English sport Category:1979 in women's squash Category:International sports competitions hosted by England