1981 Women's British Open Squash Championship
# 1981 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1981 Women's Pretty Polly British Open Squash Championships was held at the Coral Squash Club in Hove from 20–26 February 1981. The event was won by Vicki Hoffman who defeated Margaret Zachariah in the final.

## Seeds

* Vicki Hoffman
* Sue Cogswell
* Angela Smith
* Rhonda Thorne (née Shapland)
* Martine Le Moignan
* Lisa Opie
* Sue King (née Newman)
* Rae Anderson

## First round

| Player one | Player two | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Vicki Hoffman | | bye |
| Beryl Paton | Jan Shuttleworth | 4-9 9-5 9-4 9-6 |

## Main Draw and results

| Second round | Second round | Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vicki Hoffman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1 | Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Felicity Hargreaves | | Hargreaves | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Martine Le Moignan | | | | | | | | 5 | Le Moignan | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | 5 | Le Moignan | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jayne Ashton | | Ashton | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Rae Anderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Anderson | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| | | 8 | Anderson | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Cumings | | Cumings | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Anderson | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhonda Thorne | | | | | | | | 4 | Thorne | 4 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Robyn Blackwood | | Blackwood | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hoffman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Margaret Zachariah | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zachariah | 6 | 4 | 0 | | |
| | | | Zachariah | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sue King | 7 | King | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zachariah | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Angela Smith | | | | | | | | 3 | Smith | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | 3 | Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Diggens | | Diggens | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zachariah | 9 | 10 | 9 | | |
| 6 | Lisa Opie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Opie | 6 | 8 | 6 | | |
| | | 6 | Opie | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renee Aucamp | | Aucamp | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Opie | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Sue Cogswell | | | | | | | | 2 | Cogswell | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Cogswell | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Strauss | | Strauss | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
