# 1979 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1979 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre in London from 23 February - 2 March 1979. The event was won by Barbara Wall who defeated Sue Cogswell in the final.

## Seeds

* Sue King (née Newman)
* Vicki Hoffman
* Sue Cogswell
* Angela Smith
* Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland)
* Lyle Hubinger
* Anne Smith
* Barbara Wall
Margaret Zachariah (9/16)
Valerie Bridgens (9/16)
S Wright (9/16)
Sue Paton (9/16)
Teresa Lawes (9/16)
Barbara Diggens (9/16)
Jayne Ashton (9/16)

## First round

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| Sue King (née Newman) | Barbara Sanderson | 9-2 9-1 9-0 |
| Vicki Hoffman | Rukshana Rashid | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Lyle Hubinger | Katarina Due-Boje | 9-1 9-0 9-4 |
| Barbara Wall | Felicity Hargreaves | 9-7 1-9 9-1 9-1 |
| Margaret Zachariah | J Robinson | 9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Sue Paton | Shelagh Murray | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Pam Buckingham (née Guy) | Ruth Strauss | |
| Barbara Diggens | Di Sherren | 9-5 9-7 9-2 |
| Joyce Maycock | Pam Haig | 4-9 9-7 9-3 9-6 |
| Bev Johnson | Ginny Akabane | 9-1 9-4 9-4 |
| Annette Owen | J Griffiths | 9-6 9-2 9-5 |
| Lesley Moore | Denise Holton | 9-5 9-2 9-4 |

## Draw and results

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 8 | Barbara Wall | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irene Hewitt | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | 8 | Wall | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Teresa Lawes | | | | | | 9/16 | Lawes | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wall | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sue King | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1 | King | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Moore | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 1 | King | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Strauss | | | | | | | Strauss | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Cumings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wall | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Angela Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Smith | 4 | 4 | 7 | | |
| | Penny Glover | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | 4 | Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Sue Paton | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 9/16 | Paton | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fran Marshall | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Smith | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Valerie Bridgens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Bridgens | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annette Owen | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | 9/16 | Bridgens | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Rhonda Thorne | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | 5 | Thorne | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dianne Corbett | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wall | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Sue Cogswell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cogswell | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| | Jane Poynder | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | Cogswell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | S Wright | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9/16 | Wright | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Macey | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Cogswell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lyle Hubinger | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 6 | Hubinger | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Theo Johnson | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | 6 | Hubinger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Barbara Diggens | | | | | | 9/16 | Diggens | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cogswell | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 2 | Vicki Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hoffman | ? | ? | ? | | |
| | Sandra Wrench | 0 | 0 | 5 | | | 2 | Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Margaret Zachariah | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 9/16 | Zachariah | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renee Aucamp | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hoffman | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Anne Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Smith | 7 | 9 | ? | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Sue Pexman | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | 7 | Smith | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Jayne Ashton | | | | | | 9/16 | Ashton | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third place play-off

Angela Smith beat Vicky Hoffman 9-1 9-7 9-10 9-1