1968 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
40th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club
← 1967 1969 →

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 defeating Bev Johnson in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Australia Mrs Heather McKay
  2. Australia Miss Bev Johnson
  3. England Miss Ann Price
  4. England Mrs Sheila Macintosh
  5. South Africa Mrs Gay Erskine
  6. South Africa Mrs Jill Eckstein
  7. Scotland Mrs Sylvia McClure
  8. South Africa Miss Denise Holton

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Mrs Heather McKay (née Blundell) England Miss A Williams 9-0 9-1 9-0
Australia Miss Bev Johnson England Mrs R Riley 9-5 9-4 9-0
England Miss Ann Price England Mrs P A Brown 9-0 9-1 9-0
South Africa Mrs Gay Erskine England Miss E Lendrum 9-2 9-7 9-1
South Africa Mrs Jill Eckstein England Miss A Geddes 9-0 9-0 9-0
Scotland Miss Sylvia McClure England Miss E Taylor 9-2 9-0 9-6
England Miss R F Turner England Miss E Carnegie 4-9 9-7 4-9 9-6 9-1
England Miss A Norval England Mrs Tessa Lawrence 9-7 3-9 10-9 9-6
England Miss Peggy Mason England Miss Daphne Portway 3-9 9-4 1-9 10-9
Australia Miss Margaret Burke England Mrs Di Fuller 9-6 9-7 9-4
South Africa Miss Marcia Roche England Mrs J Whitehead 9-3 9-1 9-1
England Mrs I V Sanderson England Miss M A Young 9-1 9-1 9-1
England Mrs Sheila Cooper England Miss K Gardner 9-5 9-1 9-6
England Mrs Claire Chapman England Miss J Mortlock 9-3 9-4 9-1
South Africa Miss Cathy Van Veen England Mrs V Manning 9-0 9-0 9-4
England Mrs Sheila Ervin England Mrs E M Boswell 9-0 9-6 9-1
England Miss Ursula Smith England Mrs S Broadway 9-3 9-1 9-1
England Miss M Makower United States Miss J Hedges w/o
United States Miss A Bixler England Miss C Heath 9-7 9-7 9-1
England Mrs Dianne Corbett England Miss Janet Ledger 9-0 9-2 9-2
England Miss Mary Alan England Mrs Bobs Whitehead 6-9 1-9 1-8 ret
New Zealand Mrs Bronwyn Barton United States Miss Goldie Edwards 9-6 1-9 9-4 10-8

Second Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Mrs Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) South Africa Miss Marcia Roche 9-3 5-9 9-7 2-9 7-9

Third Round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay New Zealand Barton 9-0 9-0 9-3
Australia Johnson England McMullen 9-0 9-3 9-0
England Price South Africa Allnut 3-9 0-9 9-1 6-9
South Africa Erskine England Cooper 9-2 9-2 9-7
South Africa Eckstein England Chapman 1-9 9-0 6-9 9-3 9-6
Scotland McClure South Africa Van Veen 0-9 8-10 3-9
South Africa Holton England Ervin 9-1 9-0 9-2
South Africa Roche Australia Burke 9-5 9-5 9-5

Quarter Finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay South Africa Holton 9-2 9-0 9-0
Australia Johnson South Africa Van Veen 9-1 9-0 0-9 9-2
South Africa Allnut South Africa Eckstein 9-7 9-6 9-7
South Africa Erskine South Africa Roche 9-5 3-9 9-6 9-6

Semi Finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay South Africa Erskine 9-0 9-0 9-0
Australia Johnson South Africa Allnut 9-10 9-4 9-2 9-1

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Australia McKay Australia Johnson 9-0 9-0 9-0
Preceded by
1967		 British Open Squash Championships
England (London)
1968 		Succeeded by
1969

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ↑ "Heather McKay scores again". Trove.
  3. ↑ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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