title: 1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship
text: # 1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship
  
  The 1976 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the inaugural women's edition of the 1976 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.
  
  The event took place at the Stafford Courts in Brisbane in Australia from 18–23 August 1976. Heather McKay won the World Open title, defeating Marion Jackman in the final in just 22 minutes. McKay picked up $2,000 (the biggest winning cheque of her career) for winning the competition.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Heather McKay | Robyn Prentice | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
  | Margaret Zachariah | Barbara Savage | 9-1 9-0 9-0 |
  | Sue Newman | Joyce Maycock | 9-2 9-3 9-6 |
  | Marion Jackman | Sue Paton | 9-4 9-3 9-5 |
  | Jenny Webster | Irene Hewitt | 9-5 9-3 9-3 |
  | Jill Eckstein | Beryl Paton | 9-2 9-1 9-4 |
  | Sue Cogswell | Annette Owen | 9-5 9-3 9-5 |
  | Chris van Nierop | Dorothy Armstrong | 10-8 9-2 9-2 |
  | Geraldine Barniville | Jane Dixon | 9-6 9-0 9-2 |
  | Rhonda Shapland | K Hardy | 9-2 2-9 9-3 2-9 9-5 |
  | Lyle Hubinger | Penny Glover | 9-1 9-0 9-2 |
  | Pam Buckingham | G Hughes | 9-0 9-7 9-4 |
  | Gay Erskine | Jane Wood | 9-2 10-9 9-5 |
  | Valerie Bridgens | Angela Smith | 9-4 2-9 4-9 10-9 9-1 |
  | Jenny Irving | Karen Gardner | 10-8 9-2 5-9 8-10 9-1 |
  | Linda Musumeci | I Weber | 9-0 9-2 9-3 |
  
  ### Second round
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Heather McKay | Geraldine Barniville | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
  | Margaret Zachariah | Rhonda Shapland | 9-4 9-2 9-3 |
  | Sue Newman | Lyle Hubinger | 9-4 9-0 9-5 |
  | Marion Jackman | Pam Buckingham | 9-1 9-6 6-9 9-3 |
  | Jenny Webster | Gay Erskine | 5-9 9-3 9-7 9-7 |
  | Jill Eckstein | Valerie Bridgens | 6-9 9-7 9-0 4-9 9-0 |
  | Sue Cogswell | Jenny Irving | 9-6 9-4 9-2 |
  | Chris van Nierop | Linda Musumeci | 9-3 9-0 9-4 |
  
  ### Quarter-finals
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Heather McKay | Jenny Webster | 9-1 9-1 9-1 |
  | Margaret Zachariah | Jill Eckstein | 9-3 9-6 9-0 |
  | Sue Newman | Sue Cogswell | 9-5 9-5 9-4 |
  | Marion Jackman | Chris van Nierop | 9-5 9-5 10-8 |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Heather McKay | Margaret Zachariah | 9-1 9-4 9-1 |
  | Marion Jackman | Sue Newman | 9-1 9-5 9-3 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Heather McKay | Marion Jackman | 9-2 9-2 9-0 |
  