British Open Squash Championships British Open Squash Championships The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open (prior to the establishment of the World Open in the 1970s, the British Open was generally considered to be the "de facto" world championship of the sport.) The British Open Squash Championships are now often referred to as being the ""Wimbledon of Squash"". While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for
Heather Watson Heather Watson Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player and a Wimbledon mixed doubles champion. She is a former British No. 1 and current British No. 2 behind Johanna Konta She won the Mixed Doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with Henri Kontinen. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA singles title at the Japan Open, becoming the first British female to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She reached No.