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The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest 'open' tournament in the game of squash (open to both professional and amateur players). It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships.

Until the establishment of the World Squash Championships (which was originally called the World Open) in 1976, the British Open was considered to be the de facto world championship of the sport.

The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as the "Wimbledon of Squash".

History

While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930.

Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge, as well as guaranteeing a minimum 'purse' (prize money) of £100 (which comprised gate-takings and players' 'subscriptions'). Read subsequently played the first final as the 'defending champion' against challenger Don Butcher in December 1930, but lost in home and away legs. The men's Championship maintained this 'challenge' system format until 1947, replacing it with the current 'knockout' system in 1948.

The women's championships commenced in 1922 as an amateur event, and remained so until 1974. In the inaugural event, Joyce Cave defeated her sister Nancy Cave in the final.[1]

Both Championships have been played continuously since inception, with the exception of the men's championship in 1934 (when no challenger to F. D. Amr Bey entered), and both championships during World War II, and in 2010 and 2011 due to lack of sponsorship. The men's and women's events were originally held separately, but have been held as a joint event since 1983.

The most successful players in the history of the championships are Australian Heather McKay (née Blundell), who won the women's event 16 consecutive times from 1962 to 1977, and Pakistani Jahangir Khan, who won the men's title 10 consecutive times from 1982 to 1991.[1]

Venues

The event has been held at various venues since the challenge system ended in 1947.[2]

+ later rounds held at Conference Centre

Decline

After being staged at the Wembley Conference Centre for 10 years until 1994 with some capacity crowds,[3] the event began to move around Britain with eight different venues over the next 17 years – only twice staying in the same venue for consecutive years.[4]

The competition suffered much uncertainty as it continued to move around the country. In 1999, the event was nearly dropped due to lack of sponsorship, but was saved by a last-minute deal. Promoter Alan Thatcher took the event to Aberdeen in conjunction with the newly-formed Eye Group. A crowd of 1,600 witnessed an astonishing final at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, where local hero Peter Nicol collapsed at courtside with the score one game all against his great rival Jonathon Power and was rushed to hospital suffering from food poisoning. [5] A deal with Sky Sports was signed in 2000 to cover the event saw record prize money of £110,000 but by the following year it had moved again to Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.[5]

Long term deals were agreed, but subsequently terminated early casting doubts over the staging of the event. A seven-year deal to play at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 2000 was terminated after two. Fablon Investments cash injection over eight years was pulled in 2002 after less than two years. Promoters John Beddington and John Nimmick moved the Open to Nottingham but they ended their involvement in 2005, again after two years.[5]

Shorter term agreements also began falling through, the Royal Horticultural Halls in London was announced as the venue for the 2005 British Open, but that agreement ended up scrapped with Manchester stepping in to host. Dunlop pulled out of their sponsorship in 2008, but the competition staggered on.[5] The 2010 event was postponed as organisers tried to get the event moved back to London, but by the time the £200,000 headline sponsor withdrew their support the 2011 competition was also cancelled.[5]

In May 2012, the competition returned with England Squash holding the British Open at The O2 with a new sponsor secured[6]

Men's championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1929 Template:Flagicon Charles Read Appointed champion
1930 Template:Flagicon Don Butcher Template:Flagicon Charles Read 9–6, 9–5, 9–5 and 9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1931 Template:Flagicon Don Butcher Template:Flagicon Charles Arnold 9–0, 9–0, 9–0 and 9–3, 9–0, 9–5
1932 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey Template:Flagicon Don Butcher 9–0, 9–7, 9–1 and 5–9, 5–9, 9–2, 9–1, 9–0
1933 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey No challenger entered
1934 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey Template:Flagicon Don Butcher 9–4, 8–10, 10–8, 9–0 and 9–6, 6–9, 9–2, 0–9, 9–5
1935 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 9–3, 6–9, 8–10, 9–2, 9–4 and 9–4, 9–7, 3–9, 9–7
1936 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–6 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–1, 9–6
1937 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 10–8, 10–8, 4–9, 1–9, 9–4 and 9–7, 8–10, 9–6, 9–5
1938 Template:Flagicon Jim Dear Template:Flagicon Bert Biddle 5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5 and 6–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1939 No competition (World War II)
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 9–4, 9–1, 9–3 and 5–9, 7–9, 9–8, 9–7, 9–4
1948 Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 9–5, 9–3, 5–9, 1–9, 10–8
1949 Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim Template:Flagicon Brian Phillips 9–4, 9–2, 9–10, 9–4
1950 Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim Template:Flagicon Abdul Bari 9–4, 9–2, 9–7
1951 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim 9–5, 9–0, 9–0
1952 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim 9–5, 9–7, 9–0
1953 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Roy Wilson 9–2, 8–10, 9–1, 9–0
1954 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan 6–9, 9–6, 9–6, 7–9, 9–5
1955 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan 9–7, 7–9, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1956 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan 9–4, 9–2, 5–9, 9–5
1957 Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan 6–9, 9–5, 9–2, 9–1
1958 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan 9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan 9–5, 9–0, 9–1
1960 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan 9–1, 9–0, 9–0
1961 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan 6–9, 9–1, 9–4, 0–9, 9–2
1962 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan 9–6, 7–9, 10–8, 2–9, 9–4
1963 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb 9–4, 5–9, 3–9, 10–8, 9–6
1964 Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb Template:Flagicon Mike Oddy 9–3, 9–7, 9–0
1965 Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Amin 9–0, 0–9, 9–1, 9–6
1966 Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb Template:Flagicon Aftab Jawaid 9–6, 5–9, 9–3, 9–1
1967 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon Aftab Jawaid 9–2, 5–9, 9–2, 9–2
1968 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb 9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1969 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Cam Nancarrow 9–5, 9–4, 9–0
1970 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt 9–7, 3–9, 9–4, 9–4
1971 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon Aftab Jawaid 9–1, 9–2, 9–6
1972 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt 0–9, 9–7, 10–8, 6–9, 9–7
1973 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington Template:Flagicon Gogi Alauddin 9–4, 9–3, 9–2
1974 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Mo Yasin Walkover
1975 Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman Template:Flagicon Gogi Alauddin 9–7, 9–6, 9–1
1976 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Mohibullah Khan 7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Cam Nancarrow 9–4, 9–4, 8–10, 9–4
1978 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman 7–9, 9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1979 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman 2–9, 9–7, 9–0, 6–9, 9–3
1980 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman 9–3, 9–2, 1–9, 9–1
1981 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan 9–2, 9–7, 5–9, 9–7
1982 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Hiddy Jahan 9–2, 10–9, 9–3
1983 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Gamal Awad 9–2, 9–5, 9–1
1984 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–5
1985 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Dittmar 9–3, 9–2, 9–5
1986 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Ross Norman 9–6, 9–4, 9–6
1987 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan 9–6, 9–0, 9–5
1988 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin 9–2, 9–10, 9–0, 9–1
1989 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin 9–2, 3–9, 9–5, 0–9, 9–2
1990 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin 9–6, 10–8, 9–1
1991 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan 2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0
1992 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Robertson 9–7, 10–9, 9–5
1993 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Dittmar 9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2
1994 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Brett Martin 9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1
1995 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Peter Marshall 15–4, 15–4, 15–5
1996 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Rodney Eyles 15–13, 15–8, 15–10
1997 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8
1998 Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan 17–16, 15–4, 15–5
1999 Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 15–17, 15–12, rtd
2000 Template:Flagicon David Evans Template:Flagicon Paul Price 15–11, 15–6, 15–10
2001 Template:Flagicon David Palmer Template:Flagicon Chris Walker 12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
2002 Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol Template:Flagicon John White 15–9, 15–8, 15–8
2003 Template:Flagicon David Palmer Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 15–13, 15–13, 15–8
2004 Template:Flagicon David Palmer Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana 10–11 (4–6), 11–7, 11–10 (3–1), 11–7
2005 Template:Flagicon Anthony Ricketts Template:Flagicon James Willstrop 11–7, 11–9, 11–7
2006 Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew Template:Flagicon Thierry Lincou 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
2007 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Thierry Lincou 11–4, 10–11 (0–2), 11–6, 11–3
2008 Template:Flagicon David Palmer Template:Flagicon James Willstrop 11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 11–10 (3–1)
2009 Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew Template:Flagicon James Willstrop 8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10
2010 No competition
2011
2012 Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour 11–9, 11–4, 11–8
2013 Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier 7–11, 11–4, 11–7, 11–8
2014 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 11–3, 11–6, 11–2
2015 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier 11–9, 6–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–5
2016 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour 11–2, 11–5, 11–9
2017 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 8–11, 11–7, 11–3, 11–3
2018 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–2, 11–9
2019 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 11–9, 5–11, 11–5, 11–9
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021 Template:Flagicon Paul Coll Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 6–11, 11–6, 11–6, 11–8
2022 Template:Flagicon Paul Coll Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 12–10, 11–6, 11–4
2023 Template:Flagicon Ali Farag Template:Flagicon Diego Elías 13–11, 5-11, 11–8, 11–9
2024 Template:Flagicon Mostafa Asal Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 11–5, 2–11, 13–11, 4–11, 12–10
2025 Template:Flagicon Diego Elías Template:Flagicon Mostafa Asal 11-4, 11-9, 3-11, 11-4

Note:
1) From 1931 to 1947, the men's championship was decided by a best-of-three-matches contest between the defending champion and a single challenger (the third match was never required, as the ultimate champion won the first two matches on each of the occasions in which the final was played with this format). The championship has been played using a 'knockout' format since 1948.

2) Peter Nicol changed his nationality in 2001.[7]

By number of victories

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan 10 1 11
2 Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt 8 2 10
3 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan 7 1 8
4 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan 6 3 9
5 Template:Flagicon Jonah Barrington 6 0 6
6 Template:Flagicon F.D. Amr Bey 6 0 6
7 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan 4 3 7
8 Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Karim 4 2 6
9 Template:Flagicon David Palmer 4 0 4
10 Template:Flagicon A.A. AbouTaleb 3 2 5
Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 3 2 5
Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier 3 2 5
13 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy 3 1 4
14 Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 2 3 5
15 Template:Flagicon Don Butcher 2 2 4
16 Template:Flagicon Paul Coll 2 0 2
17 Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 1 5 6
18 Template:Flagicon Qamar Zaman 1 4 5
19 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon Charles Read 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Diego Elías 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Mostafa Asal 1 1 2
26 Template:Flagicon David Evans 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon Anthony Ricketts 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1 0 1
30 Template:Flagicon Aftab Jawaid 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon James Willstrop 0 3 3
33 Template:Flagicon Gogi Alauddin 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Chris Dittmar 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Thierry Lincou 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Cam Nancarrow 0 2 2
37 Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Amin 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Charles Arnold 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Gamal Awad 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Abdul Bari 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Bert Biddle 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Rodney Eyles 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Hiddy Jahan 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Mohibullah Khan 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Ross Norman 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Brett Martin 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Peter Marshall 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Mike Oddy 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Brian Phillips 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Paul Price 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Chris Robertson 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Chris Walker 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon John White 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Roy Wilson 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Mo Yasin 0 1 1

By country

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Women's championship

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1922 Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 11–15, 15–10, 15–9
1923 Template:Flagicon Silvia Huntsman Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 6–15, 15–9, 17–15
1924 Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave 15–8, 15–13
1925 Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 15–3, 6–15, 16–13
1926 Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 15–12, 15–11
1927 Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 4–9, 9–6, 9–2, 9–5
1928 Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick 4–9, 9–5, 10–9, 9–6
1929 Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave 9–6, 3–9, 9–2, 3–9, 9–6
1930 Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick 10–8, 9–1, 7–9, 9–5
1931 Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 9–7, 10–8, 9–10, 9–1
1932 Template:Flagicon Susan Noel Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave 9–5, 9–7, 9–1
1933 Template:Flagicon Susan Noel Template:Flagicon Sheila Keith-Jones 9–4, 9–0, 9–2
1934 Template:Flagicon Susan Noel Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb 9–7, 9–0, 9–6
1935 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb Template:Flagicon Anne Lytton-Milbanke 9–4, 9–0, 9–1
1936 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb Template:Flagicon Anne Lytton-Milbanke 9–5, 9–5, 9–4
1937 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb Template:Flagicon Sheila McKechnie 9–3, 9–2, 9–0
1938 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb Template:Flagicon Sheila McKechnie 9–3, 9–2, 9–1
1939 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb Template:Flagicon Susan Noel 9–6, 9–1, 9–7
1940 No competition (World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Alice Teague 9–3, 10–9, 9–5
1948 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan 9–5, 9–0, 9–10, 6–9, 10–8
1949 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan 2–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–0
1950 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 9–4, 9–3, 9–0
1951 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 9–1, 2–9, 9–3, 9–4
1952 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1953 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Marjorie Townsend 9–4, 9–2, 9–4
1954 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Sheila Speight 9–3, 9–1, 9–7
1955 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Ruth Turner 9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1956 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Sheila Speight 9–6, 9–4, 9–2
1957 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Sheila Speight 4–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–6
1958 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Sheila Macintosh (born Speight) 9–7, 6–9, 9–6, 9–7
1959 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan Template:Flagicon Sheila Macintosh 9–4, 9–1, 9–5
1960 Template:Flagicon Sheila Macintosh Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 4–9, 8–9, 9–5, 9–3, 9–6
1961 Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall Template:Flagicon Ruth Turner 9–3, 9–5, 9–1
1962 Template:Flagicon Heather Blundell Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 9–6, 9–5, 9–4
1963 Template:Flagicon Heather Blundell Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 9–4, 9–2, 9–6
1964 Template:Flagicon Heather Blundell Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1965 Template:Flagicon Heather Blundell Template:Flagicon Anna Craven-Smith 9–0, 9–1, 9–2
1966 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay (born Blundell) Template:Flagicon Anna Craven-Smith 9–0, 9–0, 10–8
1967 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Anna Craven-Smith 9–1, 10–8, 9–6
1968 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Bev Johnson 9–0, 9–0, 9–0
1969 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 9–2, 9–0, 9–0
1970 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Marcia Roche 9–1, 9–1, 9–0
1971 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Jenny Irving 9–0, 9–3, 9–1
1972 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Kathy Malan 9–1, 9–1, 9–2
1973 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Cecile Fleming 9–1, 9–0, 9–1
1974 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Sue Cogswell 9–2, 9–1, 9–2
1975 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Marion Jackman 9–3, 9–1, 9–5
1976 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Sue Newman 9–2, 9–4, 9–2
1977 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay Template:Flagicon Barbara Wall 9–3, 9–1, 9–2
1978 Template:Flagicon Sue Newman Template:Flagicon Vicki Hoffmann 9–4, 9–7, 9–2
1979 Template:Flagicon Barbara Wall Template:Flagicon Sue Cogswell 8–10, 6–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–3
1980 Template:Flagicon Vicki Hoffmann Template:Flagicon Sue Cogswell 9–5, 9–5, 9–3
1981 Template:Flagicon Vicki Hoffmann Template:Flagicon Margaret Zachariah 9–6, 9–4, 9–0
1982 Template:Flagicon Vicki Cardwell (born Hoffmann) Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie 9–4, 5–9, 9–4, 9–4
1983 Template:Flagicon Vicki Cardwell Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie 9–10, 9–6, 9–4, 9–5
1984 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie 5–9, 9–0, 9–7, 9–1
1985 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Martine Le Moignan 9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5
1986 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie 9–4, 9–2, 9–3
1987 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Lucy Soutter 2–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1988 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Liz Irving 9–7, 9–5, 9–1
1989 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Martine Le Moignan 8–10, 10–8, 9–3, 9–6
1990 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Suzanne Horner 9–2, 1-9, 9–3, 9–3
1991 Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie Template:Flagicon Sue Wright 6–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–4
1992 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy Template:Flagicon Martine Le Moignan 9–3, 9–5, 9–3
1993 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Suzanne Horner 9–7, 9–0, 9–4
1994 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Liz Irving 9–1, 9–5, 9–3
1995 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Liz Irving 9–4, 9–7, 9–5
1996 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald 1–9, 9–5, 9–1, 9–7
1997 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–5, 9–10, 9–5, 9–5
1998 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–4, 9–2, 9–1
1999 Template:Flagicon Leilani Joyce Template:Flagicon Cassie Campion 5–9, 9–6, 9–3, 10–8
2000 Template:Flagicon Leilani Joyce Template:Flagicon Sue Wright 9–7, 9–4, 9–2
2001 Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald Template:Flagicon Carol Owens 10–9, 9–0, 9–2
2002 Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald Template:Flagicon Tania Bailey 9–3, 9–0, 9–0
2003 Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Cassie Campion 9–3, 7–9, 9–2, 9–5
2004 Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Natalie Grainger 6–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–3
2005 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham 9–6, 9–7, 9–6
2006 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham 9–4, 9–1, 9–4
2007 Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Nicol David 7–9, 4–9, 9–3, 10–8, 9–1
2008 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf 9–1, 10–8, 9–0
2009 Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry 11–6, 11–5, 12–10
2010 No competition
2011
2012 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11-6, 11–6, 11-6
2013 Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–4, 3–11, 12–10, 11–8
2014 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
2015 Template:Flagicon Camille Serme Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro 11–3, 11–5, 8–11, 11–8
2016 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 11–8
2017 Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Sarah-Jane Perry 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 11–6
2018 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily 11–6, 11–9, 14–12
2019 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Camille Serme 11–3, 11–8, 11–3
2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2021 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
2022 Template:Flagicon Hania El Hammamy Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 11–9, 11–7, 8–11, 11–4
2023 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 11–9, 11–7, 11–1
2024 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11–6, 17–15, 3–11, 7–11, 11–4
2025 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 9-11, 12-10, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4

By number of victories

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Template:Flagicon Heather McKay 16 0 16
2 Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan 10 2 12
3 Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy 8 0 8
4 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin 6 0 6
5 Template:Flagicon Nicol David 5 2 7
6 Template:Flagicon Margot Lumb 5 1 6
7 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 4 3 7
Template:Flagicon Vicki Cardwell 4 1 5
Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham 4 1 5
10 Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 3 6 9
11 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 3 4 7
12 Template:Flagicon Joyce Cave 3 3 6
Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 3 3 6
14 Template:Flagicon Cecily Fenwick 3 2 5
15 Template:Flagicon Susan Noel 3 1 4
16 Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald 2 3 5
17 Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro 2 2 4
18 Template:Flagicon Leilani Joyce 2 0 2
19 Template:Flagicon Sheila Macintosh 1 5 6
Template:Flagicon Fran Marshall 1 5 6
21 Template:Flagicon Lisa Opie 1 4 5
22 Template:Flagicon Barbara Wall 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Sue Newman 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon Camille Serme 1 1 2
25 Template:Flagicon Hania El Hammamy 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon Silvia Huntsman 1 0 1
27 Template:Flagicon Sheila McKechnie (nee Keith-Jones) 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon Anna Craven-Smith 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon Sue Cogswell 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon Martine Le Moignan 0 3 3
Template:Flagicon Liz Irving 0 3 3
32 Template:Flagicon Anne Lytton-Milbanke 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Ruth Turner 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Suzanne Horner 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Sue Wright 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Cassie Campion 0 2 2
37 Template:Flagicon Raneem El Welily 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Sarah-Jane Perry 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Natalie Grainger 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Alice Teague 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Marjorie Townsend 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Bev Johnson 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Marcia Roche 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Jenny Irving 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Kathy Malan 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Cecile Fleming 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Marion Jackman 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Margaret Zachariah 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Lucy Soutter 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Carol Owens 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Tania Bailey 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf 0 1 1

By country

Champions Runner-up
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Records

Record Player(s) Count Winning years
Men
Winner of most Men's titles Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan 10 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Winner of most consecutive Men's titles Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan 10
Women
Winner of most Women's titles Template:Flagicon Heather McKay 16 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Winner of most consecutive Women's titles Template:Flagicon Heather McKay 16
Miscellaneous
Loser of most finals (men) Template:Flagicon Jim Dear 5 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948
Loser of most finals (women) Template:Flagicon Nancy Cave 6 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931
Lowest-ranked winner (men) Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 14th 2018
Lowest-ranked winner (women) Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar 7th 2019
Youngest winner (men) Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan 18 years (& 3 m.) 1982
Youngest winner (women) Template:Flagicon Susan Devoy 20 years (& 3 m.) 1984
Oldest winner (men) Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan 44 years 1958
Oldest winner (women) Template:Flagicon Janet Morgan 38 years 1959

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ British Open Results Template:Webarchive englandsquashandracketball.com
  3. ↑ British Open to return to London as England Squash looks to retain tradition telegraph.co.uk
  4. ↑ British Open to return to London telegraph.co.uk
  5. ↑ a b c d e Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ British Open Back for 2012
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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