The 1968 Women's Open Squash Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club in London from 16–22 February 1968. Heather McKay (née Blundell) won her seventh consecutive title by defeating Bev Johnson in the final.[1][2]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 40th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club |
Seeds edit
Draw and results edit
First round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Heather McKay (née Blundell) |
 A Williams |
9–0 9–1 9–0 |
| Bev Johnson |
R Riley |
9–5 9–4 9–0 |
| Ann Price |
P A Brown |
9–0 9–1 9–0 |
 Mrs Gay Erskine |
E Lendrum |
9–2 9–7 9–1 |
| Mrs Jill Eckstein |
A Geddes |
9–0 9–0 9–0 |
 Sylvia McClure |
E Taylor |
9–2 9–0 9–6 |
| R F Turner |
E Carnegie |
4–9 9–7 4–9 9–6 9–1 |
| A Norval |
Tessa Lawrence |
9–7 3–9 10–9 9–6 |
| Peggy Mason |
Daphne Portway |
3–9 9–4 1–9 10–9 |
| Margaret Burke |
Di Fuller |
9–6 9–7 9–4 |
| Miss Marcia Roche |
J Whitehead |
9–3 9–1 9–1 |
| I V Sanderson |
M A Young |
9–1 9–1 9–1 |
| Sheila Cooper |
K Gardner |
9–5 9–1 9–6 |
| Claire Chapman |
J Mortlock |
9–3 9–4 9–1 |
| Miss Cathy Van Veen |
V Manning |
9–0 9–0 9–4 |
| Sheila Ervin |
E M Boswell |
9–0 9–6 9–1 |
| Ursula Smith |
S Broadway |
9–3 9–1 9–1 |
| M Makower |
 J Hedges |
w/o |
| A Bixler |
C Heath |
9–7 9–7 9–1 |
| Dianne Corbett |
Janet Ledger |
9–0 9–2 9–2 |
| Mary Alan |
Bobs Whitehead |
6–9 1–9 1–8 ret |
 Bronwyn Barton |
Goldie Edwards |
9–6 1–9 9–4 10–8 |
Second round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) |
Miss Marcia Roche |
9–3 5–9 9–7 2–9 7–9 |
Third round edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Barton |
9–0 9–0 9–3 |
| Johnson |
McMullen |
9–0 9–3 9–0 |
| Price |
Allnut |
3–9 0–9 9–1 6–9 |
| Erskine |
Cooper |
9–2 9–2 9–7 |
| Eckstein |
Chapman |
1–9 9–0 6–9 9–3 9–6 |
| McClure |
Van Veen |
0–9 8–10 3–9 |
| Holton |
Ervin |
9–1 9–0 9–2 |
| Roche |
Burke |
9–5 9–5 9–5 |
Quarter–finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| McKay |
Holton |
9–2 9–0 9–0 |
| Johnson |
Van Veen |
9–1 9–0 0–9 9–2 |
| Allnut |
Eckstein |
9–7 9–6 9–7 |
| Erskine |
Roche |
9–5 3–9 9–6 9–6 |
Semi–finals edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Heather McKay |
Gay Erskine |
9–0 9–0 9–0 |
| Bev Johnson |
Allnut |
9–10 9–4 9–2 9–1 |
Final edit
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Heather McKay |
Bev Johnson |
9–0 9–0 9–0 |
References edit
- ^ "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Heather McKay scores again". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.