- 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 = 48
| Series = Women's British Open Championships
| Event_name =
| Location = London, England
| Venue = Wembley
| prevseason = 1975
| nextseason = 1977
}}The 1976 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 27 February - 4 March 1976. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her fifteenth consecutive title defeating Sue Newman in the final.[1][2] Seeds{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|- {{flagicon|AUS}}Heather McKay (née Blundell)
- {{flagicon|AUS}}Sue Newman
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Sue Cogswell
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Angela Smith
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Teresa Lawes
- {{flagicon|NIR}}Irene Hewitt
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Jane Courtney
- {{flagicon|ENG}}Karen Gardner
}}Draw and results[3]First round| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| ENG}}Sue Cogswell | ENG}}M Robinson | 9-0 9-0 9-1 | | ENG}}Angela Smith | WAL}}Deanna Murray | 9-0 9-0 9-1 | | ENG}}Teresa Lawes | ENG}}J Sheasby | 9-5 9-2 9-2 | | NIR}}Irene Hewitt | SCO}}Alix Bostock | 9-2 9-6 9-4 | | ENG}}Jane Courtney | ENG}}E Gubbay | 9-1 9-0 9-0 | | ENG}}Karen Gardner | ENG}}Ruth Turner | 9-4 9-3 9-0 | | ENG}}Alex Cowie | Rhodesia}} Miss Pam Haig | 9-1 9-4 9-4 | | ENG}}Tessa Lawrence | ENG}}Soraya Haye | 9-1 9-2 9-2 | | ENG}}Barbara Diggens | ENG}}Ann Price | 9-2 9-0 9-7 | | Rhodesia}} Mrs Sue Paton | IRE}}Barbara Sanderson | 9-2 9-3 9-6 | | ENG}}Theo Johnson | ENG}}J Francis | 9-7 9-2 10-8 | | ENG}}Carol Machin | ENG}}J Griffith | 9-1 9-1 9-4 | | ENG}}Fran Marshall | ENG}}Janet Ledger | 9-0 9-2 9-2 | | RSA|1928}} Miss D Prosser | ENG}}J Flood | 9-0 9-2 9-1 | | ENG}}Lesley Moore | ENG}}S Findlay | 9-5 9-0 9-0 | | ENG}}Jane Poynder | ENG}}Bobs Whitehead | 9-3 9-5 9-7 | | ENG}}Patricia Millman | ENG}}Lynn Crosbie | 10-9 9-0 6-9 9-2 | | ENG}}J Graydon | ENG}}Joyce Tuomey | 7-9 9-2 9-3 9-3 | | ENG}}P H Campbell | ENG}}C Wood | 9-2 10-8 9-3 | | ENG}}Dianne Corbett | ENG}}Clair Richards | 9-2 9-2 9-4 | | AUS}}Deborah Holland | ENG}}G Jafier | 9-3 9-0 9-2 | | ENG}}Jane Ashton | ENG}}P Lenehan | 9-1 9-3 9-4 | | ENG}}Faith Sinclair | ENG}}Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) | 10-8 9-0 9-6 | | NIR}}Dorothy Armstrong | ENG}}C Sullivan | 9-3 9-4 9-5 | | ENG}}Vivian Grisogono | ENG}}S Dunford | 9-3 9-7 9-4 | | ENG}}Joyce Maycock | | bye | | AUS}}Heather McKay | | bye | | AUS}}Sue Newman | | bye | | ENG}}A F Morris | bye | | ENG}}Claire Chapman | bye | | ENG}}J Macey | | bye |
Second round| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| AUS}} Newman | ENG}} Moore | 9-1 9-2 9-1 | | ENG}} Cogswell | ENG}} Poynder | 9-3 9-2 9-1 | | ENG}} Smith | ENG}} Millman | 9-2 9-1 9-0 | | ENG}} Lawes | ENG}} Morris | 9-1 9-2 9-6 | | NIR}} Hewitt | ENG}} Graydon | 9-0 9-1 9-2 | | ENG}} Courtney | ENG}} Campbell | 9-0 9-0 9-0 | | ENG}} Gardner | ENG}} Corbett | 9-4 9-3 9-2 | | ENG}} Cowie | AUS}} Holland | 9-10 10-8 9-6 1-9 8-10 | | ENG}} Diggens | ENG}} Macey | 8-10 9-2 9-2 9-4 | | Rhodesia}} Paton | ENG}} Ashton | 7-9 9-7 9-3 10-8 | | ENG}} Johnson | ENG}} Sinclair | 9-3 9-6 9-2 | | ENG}} Machin | ENG}} Lawrence | 9-4 9-5 9-7 | | ENG}} Chapman | NIR}} Armstrong | 9-7 9-3 5-9 9-4 | | ENG}} Marshall | ENG}} Grisogono | 9-6 9-2 9-7 | | ENG}} Maycock | RSA|1928}} Prosser | 10-9 9-1 9-0 |
Third round| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| AUS}} McKay | Rhodesia}} Paton | 9-2 9-2 9-1 | | AUS}} Newman | ENG}} Johnson | 9-5 9-5 9-2 | | ENG}} Cogswell | ENG}} Machin | 9-5 9-0 9-? | | ENG}} Lawes | ENG}} Chapman | 9-7 9-1 9-1 | | ENG}} Gardner | AUS}} Holland | 9-4 9-5 9-0 | | ENG}} Diggens | ENG}} Courtney | 9-10 10-9 9-3 9-4 | | ENG}} Smith | ENG}} Maycock | 2-9 9-2 10-8 9-? | | NIR}} Hewitt | ENG}} Marshall | 9-1 9-2 5-9 10-8 |
Quarter-finals| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| AUS}} McKay | ENG}} Gardner | 9-0 9-0 9-0 | | AUS}} Newman | ENG}} Diggens | 9-1 9-2 9-4 | | ENG}} Lawes | ENG}} Smith | 9-5 9-3 7-9 5-9 10-8 | | ENG}} Cogswell | ENG}} Hewitt | 10-8 0 10-8 |
Semi-finals| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| AUS}} McKay | ENG}} Lawes | 9-2 9-1 9-1 | | AUS}} Newman | ENG}} Cogswell | 9-0 9-10 9-6 4-9 9-6 |
Final| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|
| AUS}} McKay | AUS}} Newman | 9-2 9-4 9-2 |
{{S-start}}{{Succession box|title=British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
|before=1975
|after=1977
|years=1976}}{{S-end}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online|title=Times Archives 1976 Open Championship|publisher=Oxfordshire Libraries}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110806916|title=Heather's title|publisher=Trove}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/|title=Squash Rackets|publisher=The Times Archives}}
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