1978 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1978 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 24 February - 2 March 1978. Heather McKay (née Blundell) announced that she was semi-retired and would not compete in the British Open again after a remarkable run of sixteen consecutive title wins. The 1978 event was won by Sue Newman who defeated Vicky Hoffman in the final.

Seeds
• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sue Cogswell

• #🇦🇺 Sue Newman

• #🇦🇺 Margaret Zachariah

• #🇦🇺 Vicki Hoffman

• #🇦🇺 Anne Smith

• #🇦🇺 Barbara Wall

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Angela Smith

• #🇦🇺 Lyle Hubinger