# 1973 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1973 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the BP Club in Lower Sydenham, London from 2–8 March 1973. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her twelfth consecutive title defeating Cecilie Fleming in the final. The final match lasted just sixteen minutes as McKay once again continued to easily outplay all opposition.

## Seeds

* Heather McKay (née Blundell)
* Sue Newman
* Cecilie Fleming
* Jane Barham
* Pamela Buckingham
* Jenny Webster
* Ingrid Potgieter
* Claire Chapman

## Draw and results
### First round

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| Heather McKay (née Blundell) | | bye |
| Susanne Newman | | bye |
| Cecilie Fleming | S B Groves | 9-2 9-0 9-2 |
| Jane Barham | M Clemens | 9-3 9-0 9-1 |
| Pamela Buckingham | J L Rafter | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Jenny Webster | Brenda Carmichael | 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-0 9-1 |
| Ingrid Potgieter | Karen Gardner | 9-3 9-4 9-6 |
| Claire Chapman | | bye |
| Dianne Corbett | Rukshana Rashid | 9-2 9-3 9-3 |
| Fran Marshall | M Scott-Miller | 9-4 9-3 9-0 |
| Jenny Grieve | Gillian Finch | 9-3 9-0 9-0 |
| Sue Pexman | J Chamberlain | w/o |
| Jane Poynder | S Findlay | w/o |
| Jean Wilson | Ann Price | w/o |
| Alex Cowie | Joyce Maycock | 9-2 9-10 9-7 9-5 |
| Sue Cogswell | C R Bourdon | 9-1 9-0 9-2 |
| Bobs Whitehead | Barbara Diggens | 9-2 6-9 8-9 10-8 9-0 |
| Ruth Turner | Ann Jee | 2-9 9-7 9-6 9-3 |
| Di Fuller | Lesley Moore | 9-5 9-4 9-5 |
| Theo Veltman | Soraya Haye | 9-6 9-2 10-8 |
| Peggy Mason | B Kirk | w/o |
| Janet Ledger | J Pallister | 10-8 9-6 9-5 |
| Tessa Lawrence | M Brodie | 1-9 9-3 9-3 9-1 |
| S Dunford | M D Furness | 9-3 9-5 9-7 |
| Valerie Bridgens | A M Sinclair | 9-5 9-5 9-0 |
| Janice Wainwright | | bye |
| Clair Richards | | bye |
| Denise Holton | | bye |
| Janet Ward | | bye |
| Teresa Lawes | | bye |
| E Davies | | bye |

### Second round

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| McKay | Davies | 9-0 9-3 9-0 |
| Newman | Ward | w/o |
| Fleming | Lawrence | 10-8 9-4 9-1 |
| Buckingham | Pexman | 9-3 10-8 9-1 |
| Webster | Richards | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
| Potgieter | Bridgens | 9-7 9-4 9-3 |
| Marshall | Turner | 9-3 9-4 9-2 |
| Holton | Lawes | 9-6 9-0 7-9 9-7 |

### Third round

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| McKay | Wainwright | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Fleming | Wilson | 9-2 3-9 9-4 9-2 |
| Newman | Holton | 9-4 9-7 9-3 |
| Barham | Grieve | 8-10 9-1 9-4 9-0 |
| Buckingham | Cogswell | 9-2 9-4 9-3 |
| Webster | Veltman | 9-3 9-3 10-9 |
| Potgieter | Cowie | 9-4 9-3 7-9 9-7 |
| Marshall | Chapman | 9-0 9-3 0-9 4-9 10-8 |

### Quarter-finals

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| McKay | Marshall | 9-0 9-1 9-3 |
| Fleming | Webster | 9-2 4-9 1-9 9-1 9-3 |
| Newman | Potgieter | 9-10 9-5 9-1 3-9 9-2 |
| Buckingham | Barham | 9-6 9-4 8-10 9-1 |

### Semi-finals

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| McKay | Buckingham | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Fleming | Newman | 1-9 7-9 9-7 9-2 10-8 |

### Third-place play-off

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| Newman | Buckingham | 9-5 9-2 9-5 |

### Final

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| McKay | Fleming | 9-1 9-0 9-1 |
| Preceded by1972 | British Open Squash Championships England (London) 1973 | Succeeded by1974 |