1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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

Seeds[edit]

  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[edit]

[3]

First round[edit]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Sarah Fitzgerald Scotland Senga Macfie 9-4 9-2 9-1
Australia Michelle Martin England Stephanie Brind 9-5 9-1 ret
England Sue Wright Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3
England Cassie Jackman Australia Toni Weeks 9-4 9-0 9-3
Australia Carol Owens South Africa Sianne Cawdry 9-6 6-9 9-1 9-4
Germany Sabine Schoene England Jenny Tranfield 9-6 9-3 9-1
England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) England Alison Wray 9-3 9-2 9-5
Australia Liz Irving Wales Tegwen Malik 9-5 1-9 9-7 8-9 9-5
England Linda Charman Wales Karen Hargreaves 9-0 9-3 9-3
England Jane Martin Canada Melanie Jans 9-2 9-3 9-0
England Fiona Geaves Australia Rachael Grinham 9-6 9-1 9-6
South Africa Claire Nitch England Tracey Shenton 4-9 9-7 5-9 3-9
New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh) Egypt Maha Zein 10-9 9-3 9-1
New Zealand Philippa Beams England Janie Thacker 8-10 2-9 8-10
Australia Robyn Cooper England Rebecca Macree 9-6 4-9 1-9 10-9 10-8
South Africa Natalie Grainger Netherlands Hugoline van Hoorn 9-2 9-6 9-0

Second round[edit]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald England Macree 9-3 9-2 9-1
Australia Martin M England Charman 10-8 9-4 9-5
England Wright South Africa Grainger 3-9 9-6 9-4 9-5
England Jackman England Thacker 9-6 9-3 9-0
Australia OwenS England Martin J 9-5 3-9 9-6 10-8
Germany Schoene New Zealand Joyce 7-9 9-4 9-0 6-9 9-7
England Horner England Shenton 9-4 9-2 9-4
Australia Irving England Geaves 4-9 9-5 6-9 6-9

Quarter finals[edit]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald England Geaves 9-1 9-6 9-5
Australia Martin Australia OwenS 9-5 9-6 9-2
England Wright England Horner 10-8 9-4 9-5
England Jackman Germany Schoene 10-8 9-6 9-7

Semi finals[edit]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald England Jackman 6-9 9-4 9-4 9-4
Australia Martin England Wright 1-9 9-4 7-9 9-2 9-4

Final[edit]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin Australia Fitzgerald 9-4 9-2 9-1

References[edit]

  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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