1968 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
40th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club and Royal Aero Club

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]

Seeds

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

Draw and results

[3]

First round

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

Player one Player two Score
Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) Miss Marcia Roche 9–3 5–9 9–7 2–9 7–9

Third round

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

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

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

Player one Player two Score
Heather McKay Bev Johnson 9–0 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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