fullname updated event birth_place highest_ranking worldopenresult birth_date article_title name retired
heather pamela mckay 20 december 2011 women 's singles queanbeyan , new south wales 1 w -lrb- 1976 , 1979 -rrb- 31 july 1941 heather mckay
 heather mckay 1979
heather mckay

heather pamela mckay -lrb- née blundell -rrb- am mbe -lrb- born 31 july 1941 -rrb- is a retired australian squash player , who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game , and possibly also australia 's greatest-ever sportswoman .
she dominated the women 's squash game in the 1960s and 1970s , winning 16 consecutive british open titles between 1962 and 1977 , and capturing the inaugural women 's world open title in 1979 , whilst remaining undefeated during that period .
she was also a top-level player of other sports , including field hockey and racquetball .
