The 1972 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 4–9 March 1972.Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her eleventh consecutive title defeating Kathy Malan in the final. This surpassed the previous record of ten wins set by Janet Morgan from 1950 through to 1959.
Seeds
Draw and results
First round Player onePlayer twoScore Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) Mrs Ann Jee 9-0 9-0 9–0 Miss Kathy Malan Miss Ann Price 9-0 9-0 9–0 Mrs V Power J O'Neill 9-1 9-1 9–1 Miss Teresa Lawes Mrs C R Bourdon 9-0 9-1 9–4 Miss Jean Wilson Miss Karen Gardner Miss M Brodie Ada Bakker Mrs Fran Marshall Mrs Claire Chapman Mrs Margaret Claughton Miss Jane Barham Mrs Janice Wainwright (née Townsend) Miss Sue Cogswell Mrs Dianne Corbett Miss Brenda Carmichael Mrs Alex Cowie Mrs Ruth Turner Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) Miss Heather Rhead Mrs Barbara Sanderson Mrs Valerie Watson Miss Theo Veltman Mrs Irene Rowe Mrs Jean Reynolds (née McFarlane) Mrs Marjorie Townsend Mrs Sue Pexman Miss Kathy Brabin Mrs Maureen Morgan Mrs Bobs Whitehead Mrs M James Miss Janet Ledger Mrs Di Fuller Miss B Dinsmore
Second round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Lawes 9-2 9-0 9–0 Marshall Rhead 9-10 9-1 9-4 9–7 Claughton Sanderson 9-10 9-10 9-3 9-2 9–0 Wainwright Watson 9-6 10-8 9-10 1-9 9–4 Wilson Veltman 9-6 9-0 9–6 Cogswell Brodie 9-4 9-3 9–5 Cowie Reynolds 6-9 9-2 9-4 9–7 Chapman Townsend 9-1 9-1 9–1 Corbett Pexman 9-4 9-7 9–0 Malan Brabin 9-0 9-0 9–2 Carmichael Morgan 9-6 3-9 9-5 9–5 Barham Whitehead 9-3 9-3 9–5 Turner James 7-9 10-8 9-6 9–4 Macintosh Ledger 9-3 9-6 9–5 Power Fuller 10-8 9-6 9–7 Rowe Dinsmore 9-1 9-4 9–5
Third round Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Rowe 9-0 9-0 9–1 Marshall Cogswell 9-1 9-1 9–2 Malan Power 9-1 9-0 9–1 Wilson Cowie 9-0 9-3 10–9 Chapman Macintosh 9-3 9-2 9–0 Barham Turner 9-0 9-3 9-10 9–3 Corbett Claughton 7-9 9-7 9-3 9–1 Wainwright Carmichael 9-10 9-2 9-1 3-9 9–0
Quarter-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Chapman 9-1 9-0 9–0 Wilson Barham 4-9 9-6 9-7 9–4 Malan Corbett 9-7 9-4 9–1 Marshall Wainwright 10-8 9-4 9–2
Semi-finals Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Marshall 9-1 9-1 9–3 Malan Wilson 8-10 9-6 9-6 9–6
Final Player onePlayer twoScore McKay Malan 9-1 9-1 9–2
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