- Seeds
- Draw and results First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
- References
{{EngvarB|date=November 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}{{Infobox squash tournament | Name = British Open Squash Championships | Number = 42 | Series = Women's British Open Championships | Event_name = | Location = London, England | Venue = BP Club, Sydenham | prevseason = 1969 | nextseason = 1971 }}The 1970 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Sydenham, London from 13–18 February 1970.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her ninth consecutive title defeating Marcia Roche in the final.[1][2] Seeds{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|- {{flagicon|AUS}}Heather McKay
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Fran Marshall
- {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Marcia Roche
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Claire Chapman
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Ann Price
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Jean Wilson
- {{flagicon|AUS}}Margaret Claughton
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Joy Alexander
}}Draw and results[3]First roundPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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AUS}}Heather McKay (née Blundell) | | bye | ENG}}Fran Marshall | | bye | RSA|1928}} Marcia Roche | ENG}}O Weldon | 9-7 9-1 9-0 | ENG}}Claire Chapman | ENG}}T McMullen | 9-5 9-2 9-3 | ENG}}Ann Price | SCO}}Irene Rowe | 9-4 9-2 9-0 | ENG}}Jean Wilson | ENG}}M D Furniss | 9-3 9-2 9-7 | AUS}}Margaret Claughton | ENG}}Mandy Holdsworth | 10-8 9-1 9-2 | ENG}}Joy Alexander | ENG}}Tessa Lawrence | 9-1 9-4 9-1 | AUS}}Thea Moore | ENG}}J Goodwin | 9-0 9-0 9-2 | ENG}}Di Fuller | ENG}}C Boswell | 9-2 9-6 9-4 | ENG}}Maureen Morgan | ENG}}Karen Gardner | 9-4 9-3 9-4 | ENG}}Heather Nielson | ENG}}Janet Ledger | 5-9 9-7 10-9 9-7 | ENG}}Pam Bleasdale | ENG}}E Carnegie | 9-6 9-2 9-6 | SWE}}Heather Rhead | ENG}}H E S Wilson | 9-4 9-5 9-1 | ENG}}Peggy Mason | ENG}}Mary McNally | w/o | ENG}}Jane Poynder | ENG}}B Smith | 10-8 9-4 3-9 9-5 | ENG}}Jean McFarlane | ENG}}J Chamberlain | 10-9 9-2 9-6 | ENG}}K Maltby | ENG}}Gillian Finch | 9-7 9-7 9-2 | SCO}}Brenda Carmichael | ENG}}M Broughton | 9-0 9-0 9-1 | ENG}}Jane Barham | ENG}}Sheila Cooper | 9-6 9-3 9-3 | ENG}}Bobs Whitehead | ENG}}Theo Veltman | 9-2 9-2 6-9 9-1 | WAL}}Jill Campion | ENG}}C Bourdon | 9-1 9-2 9-7 | NIR}}Barbara Sanderson | ENG}}E Thomason | 9-3 9-0 9-3 | ENG}}Diane Corbett | ENG}}J M Goodin | 9-1 9-1 9-1 | ENG}}Valerie Watson | ENG}}M Taylor | 9-1 9-2 9-1 | ENG}}Janice Townsend | ENG}}M Young | 9-1 9-0 9-5 | ENG}}M Moon | IRE}}Janet Ward | 9-6 9-1 4-9 9-0 |
Second roundPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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ENG}} Morgan | ENG}} Nielson |
Third roundPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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AUS}} McKay | ENG}} Townsend M | 9-0 9-1 9-1 | ENG}} Marshall | ENG}} Sinclair | 9-0 9-0 9-1 | RSA|1928}} Roche | ENG}} Morgan | 9-3 9-0 9-0 | ENG}} Chapman | ENG}} Corbett | 9-1 9-7 9-1 | ENG}} Wilson | SCO}} Carmichael | 9-4 5-9 9-0 9-3 | ENG}} Price | ENG}} Townsend J | 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-7 | AUS}} Claughton | ENG}} Whitehead | 6-9 6-9 9-9 9-3 9-1 | ENG}} Alexander | ENG}} Watson | 8-10 2-9 10-8 4-9 |
Quarter-finalsPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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AUS}} McKay | AUS}} Claughton | 9-0 9-1 9-1 | RSA|1928}} Roche | ENG}} Wilson | 9-7 9-4 9-4 | ENG}} Marshall | ENG}} Price | 9-4 9-2 6-9 10-8 | ENG}} Chapman | ENG}} Watson | 9-3 9-2 9-1 |
Semi-finalsPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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AUS}} McKay | ENG}} Chapman | 9-0 9-0 9-1 | ENG}} Marshall | RSA|1928}} Roche | 9-6 8-10 8-10 5-9 |
FinalPlayer one | Player two | Score |
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AUS}} McKay | RSA|1928}} Roche | 9-1 9-1 9-0 | {{S-start}}{{Succession box|title=British Open Squash Championships England (London) |before=1969 |after=1971 |years=1970}}{{S-end}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online|title=Times Archives 1970 Open Championship|publisher=Oxfordshire Libraries}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131688159|title=Heather in final|publisher=Trove}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=Squash Rackets|publisher=The Times Archives}}
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