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

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

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

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