1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1998 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 27 March- 5 April 1998. The event was won by Michelle Martin for the sixth consecutive year defeating Sarah Fitzgerald for a third successive year in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
70th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueNational Indoor Arena

Seeds
  1. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald
  2. Australia Michelle Martin
  3. England Sue Wright
  4. England Cassie Jackman
  5. Australia Carol Owens
  6. Germany Sabine Schoene
  7. England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)
  8. Australia Liz Irving
  9. England Linda Charman
  10. England Jane Martin
  11. England Fiona Geaves
  12. South Africa Claire Nitch
  13. New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh)
  14. New Zealand Philippa Beams
  15. Australia Robyn Cooper
  16. South Africa Natalie Grainger

Draw and results

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First round
Player One Player Two Score
Australia Sarah FitzgeraldScotland Senga Macfie9-4 9-2 9-1
Australia Michelle MartinEngland Stephanie Brind9-5 9-1 ret
England Sue WrightNetherlands Vanessa Atkinson9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3
England Cassie JackmanAustralia Toni Weeks9-4 9-0 9-3
Australia Carol OwensSouth Africa Sianne Cawdry9-6 6-9 9-1 9-4
Germany Sabine SchoeneEngland Jenny Tranfield9-6 9-3 9-1
England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)England Alison Wray9-3 9-2 9-5
Australia Liz IrvingWales Tegwen Malik9-5 1-9 9-7 8-9 9-5
England Linda CharmanWales Karen Hargreaves9-0 9-3 9-3
England Jane MartinCanada Melanie Jans9-2 9-3 9-0
England Fiona GeavesAustralia Rachael Grinham9-6 9-1 9-6
South Africa Claire NitchEngland Tracey Shenton4-9 9-7 5-9 3-9
New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh)Egypt Maha Zein10-9 9-3 9-1
New Zealand Philippa BeamsEngland Janie Thacker8-10 2-9 8-10
Australia Robyn CooperEngland Rebecca Macree9-6 4-9 1-9 10-9 10-8
South Africa Natalie GraingerNetherlands Hugoline van Hoorn9-2 9-6 9-0

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldEngland Macree9-3 9-2 9-1
Australia Martin MEngland Charman10-8 9-4 9-5
England WrightSouth Africa Grainger3-9 9-6 9-4 9-5
England JackmanEngland Thacker9-6 9-3 9-0
Australia OwenSEngland Martin J9-5 3-9 9-6 10-8
Germany SchoeneNew Zealand Joyce7-9 9-4 9-0 6-9 9-7
England HornerEngland Shenton9-4 9-2 9-4
Australia IrvingEngland Geaves4-9 9-5 6-9 6-9

Quarter finals
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldEngland Geaves9-1 9-6 9-5
Australia MartinAustralia OwenS9-5 9-6 9-2
England WrightEngland Horner10-8 9-4 9-5
England JackmanGermany Schoene10-8 9-6 9-7

Semi finals
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldEngland Jackman6-9 9-4 9-4 9-4
Australia MartinEngland Wright1-9 9-4 7-9 9-2 9-4

Final
Player One Player Two Score
Australia MartinAustralia Fitzgerald9-4 9-2 9-1

References
  1. "Times Archives 1998 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "1998 Birmingham". squashplayer.co.uk.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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