1997 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1997 Leekes British Open Squash Championships was held at the Welsh Institute of Sport with the later stages being held at the Wales National Ice Rink in Cardiff from 31 March- 6 April 1997. The event was won by Michelle Martin for the fifth consecutive year defeating Sarah Fitzgerald in a repeat of the 1996 final.

Seeds
• #🇦🇺 Sarah Fitzgerald

• #🇦🇺 Michelle Martin

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cassie Jackman – withdrew

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sue Wright

• #🇦🇺 Liz Irving

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)

• #🇦🇺 Carol Owens

• #🇩🇪 Sabine Schoene

• # Claire Nitch

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fiona Geaves

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Linda Charman

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jane Martin

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rebecca Macree

• #🇦🇺 Robyn Cooper

• #🇦🇺 Meeghan Bell

• #🇳🇿 Philippa Beams

Qualifying round
Lucky Loser* due to the withdrawal of Cassie Jackman.