1968 Women's British Open Squash Championship
British Open Squash Championships | |
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40th Women's British Open Championships | |
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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 defeating in the final.[1][2]
Seeds[]
- Heather McKay
- Sheila Macintosh
- Mrs
- Mrs
- Miss
Draw and results[]
First round[]
Player one | Player two | Score |
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Heather McKay (née Blundell) | A Williams | 9-0 9-1 9-0 |
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 |
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Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) | Miss | 9-3 5-9 9-7 2-9 7-9 |
Third round[]
Quarter-finals[]
Player one | Player two | Score |
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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 |
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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 |
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Heather McKay | Bev Johnson | 9-0 9-0 9-0 |
References[]
- ^ "Times Archives 1968 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ "Heather McKay scores again". Trove.
- ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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