1968 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

Seeds
  1. AustraliaHeather McKay
  2. AustraliaBev Johnson
  3. EnglandAnn Price
  4. EnglandSheila Macintosh
  5. South Africa Mrs Gay Erskine
  6. South Africa Mrs Jill Eckstein
  7. ScotlandSylvia McClure
  8. South Africa Miss Denise Holton

Draw and results

[3]

First round
Player one Player two Score
AustraliaHeather McKay (née Blundell)EnglandA Williams9–0 9–1 9–0
AustraliaBev JohnsonEnglandR Riley9–5 9–4 9–0
EnglandAnn PriceEnglandP A Brown9–0 9–1 9–0
South Africa Mrs Gay ErskineEnglandE Lendrum9–2 9–7 9–1
South Africa Mrs Jill EcksteinEnglandA Geddes9–0 9–0 9–0
ScotlandSylvia McClureEnglandE Taylor9–2 9–0 9–6
EnglandR F TurnerEnglandE Carnegie4–9 9–7 4–9 9–6 9–1
EnglandA NorvalEnglandTessa Lawrence9–7 3–9 10–9 9–6
EnglandPeggy MasonEnglandDaphne Portway3–9 9–4 1–9 10–9
AustraliaMargaret BurkeEnglandDi Fuller9–6 9–7 9–4
South Africa Miss Marcia RocheEnglandJ Whitehead9–3 9–1 9–1
EnglandI V SandersonEnglandM A Young9–1 9–1 9–1
EnglandSheila CooperEnglandK Gardner9–5 9–1 9–6
EnglandClaire ChapmanEnglandJ Mortlock9–3 9–4 9–1
South Africa Miss Cathy Van VeenEnglandV Manning9–0 9–0 9–4
EnglandSheila ErvinEnglandE M Boswell9–0 9–6 9–1
EnglandUrsula SmithEnglandS Broadway9–3 9–1 9–1
EnglandM MakowerUnited StatesJ Hedgesw/o
United StatesA BixlerEnglandC Heath9–7 9–7 9–1
EnglandDianne CorbettEnglandJanet Ledger9–0 9–2 9–2
EnglandMary AlanEnglandBobs Whitehead6–9 1–9 1–8 ret
New ZealandBronwyn BartonUnited StatesGoldie Edwards9–6 1–9 9–4 10–8

Second round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)South Africa Miss Marcia Roche9–3 5–9 9–7 2–9 7–9

Third round
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKayNew Zealand Barton9–0 9–0 9–3
Australia JohnsonEngland McMullen9–0 9–3 9–0
England PriceSouth Africa Allnut3–9 0–9 9–1 6–9
South Africa ErskineEngland Cooper9–2 9–2 9–7
South Africa EcksteinEngland Chapman1–9 9–0 6–9 9–3 9–6
Scotland McClureSouth Africa Van Veen0–9 8–10 3–9
South Africa HoltonEngland Ervin9–1 9–0 9–2
South Africa RocheAustralia Burke9–5 9–5 9–5

Quarter–finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia McKaySouth Africa Holton9–2 9–0 9–0
Australia JohnsonSouth Africa Van Veen9–1 9–0 0–9 9–2
South Africa AllnutSouth Africa Eckstein9–7 9–6 9–7
South Africa ErskineSouth Africa Roche9–5 3–9 9–6 9–6

Semi–finals
Player one Player two Score
Australia Heather McKaySouth Africa Gay Erskine9–0 9–0 9–0
Australia Bev JohnsonSouth Africa Allnut9–10 9–4 9–2 9–1

Final
Player one Player two Score
Australia Heather McKayAustralia Bev Johnson9–0 9–0 9–0

References
  1. "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Heather McKay scores again". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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