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.

Seeds

Draw and results

First round Player onePlayer twoScoreHeather McKay (née Blundell) A Williams 9–0 9–1 9–0Bev JohnsonR Riley 9–5 9–4 9–0Ann 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 9–0Sylvia McClure E Taylor 9–2 9–0 9–6R F Turner E Carnegie 4–9 9–7 4–9 9–6 9–1A Norval Tessa Lawrence 9–7 3–9 10–9 9–6Peggy Mason Daphne Portway 3–9 9–4 1–9 10–9Margaret Burke Di Fuller 9–6 9–7 9–4 Miss Marcia Roche J Whitehead 9–3 9–1 9–1I V Sanderson M A Young 9–1 9–1 9–1Sheila Cooper K Gardner 9–5 9–1 9–6Claire Chapman J Mortlock 9–3 9–4 9–1 Miss Cathy Van Veen V Manning 9–0 9–0 9–4Sheila Ervin E M Boswell 9–0 9–6 9–1Ursula Smith S Broadway 9–3 9–1 9–1M Makower J Hedges w/oA Bixler C Heath 9–7 9–7 9–1Dianne Corbett Janet Ledger 9–0 9–2 9–2Mary Alan Bobs Whitehead 6–9 1–9 1–8 retBronwyn Barton Goldie Edwards 9–6 1–9 9–4 10–8

Second round Player onePlayer twoScoreSheila Macintosh (née Speight) Miss Marcia Roche9–3 5–9 9–7 2–9 7–9

Third round Player onePlayer twoScore 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 onePlayer twoScore 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 onePlayer twoScore Heather McKay Gay Erskine 9–0 9–0 9–0 Bev Johnson Allnut 9–10 9–4 9–2 9–1

Final Player onePlayer twoScore Heather McKay Bev Johnson 9–0 9–0 9–0

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