1988 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
60th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley
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The 1988 Hi-Tec British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 13–18 April 1988. The event was won for the fifth consecutive year by Susan Devoy who defeated Liz Irving in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Susan Devoy
2. Lisa Opie
3. Lucy Soutter
4. Liz Irving
5. Martine Le Moignan
6. Alison Cumings
7. Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)
8. Robyn Lambourne (née Friday)
9. Michelle Martin
10. Sarah Fitzgerald
11. Rebecca Best
12. Danielle Drady
13. Fiona Geaves
14. Sharon Bradey
15. Angela Smith
16. Alicia McConnell

Draw & Results

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Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Samantha Langley-Foster	Nicole Beumer	6-9 9-5 1-9 9-5 9-2
Sue Wright	Hugoline Van Hoorn	9-6 4-9 9-4 9-4
Cassie Jackman	Alison Rix	9-4 9-4 9-4
Robyn Belford	Jane Parker	9-0 10-8 9-0
Melissa Fryer	Carol Machin	9-3 9-4 9-1
Annette Pilling	Linda Charman	9-3 9-7 9-6
Jeanine Leatherbarrow	Helen MacFie	10-8 9-1 9-4
Renee Aucamp	Rachel Marriott	9-0 9-6 9-1

First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Susan Devoy	Marjorie Burke	9-4 9-1 9-7
Lisa Opie	Jeanine Leatherbarrow	9-4 9-6 9-0
Lucy Soutter	Ruth Strauss	9-2 9-0 9-0
Liz Irving	Rae Anderson	9-4 9-0 9-3
Martine Le Moignan	Annette Pilling	9-4 9-0 9-3
Alison Cumings	Robyn Belford	9-3 9-4 9-2
Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)	Renee Aucamp	9-1 9- 19-5
Robyn Lambourne (née Friday)	Sue Wright	9-2 9-5 9-5
Michelle Martin	Cassie Jackman	9-3 9-7 2-9 9-3
Sarah Fitzgerald	Babette Hoogendoorn	9-0 9-1 9-6
Rebecca Best	Samantha Langley-Foster	9-0 9-4 9-5
Danielle Drady	Tuula Myllyniemi	9-3 9-4 9-5
Fiona Geaves	Melanie Warren-Hawkes	9-1 6-9 9-4 9-5
Sharon Bradey	Donna Vardy	9-0 9-6 9-4
Flavia Roberts	Angela Smith	9-4 8-10 9-2 9-5
Melissa Fryer	Alicia McConnell	7-9 9-2 9-4 9-10 9-4

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Best	9-4 9-1 9-7
Fitzgerald	Lambourne	10-8 10-8 9-0
Soutter	Martin	9-2 9-2 10-9
Cumings	Bradey	9-6 9-0 9-4
Irving	Fryer	9-0 9-0 9-2
Cardwell	Roberts	9 2 9-2 9-2
Le Moignan	Geaves	9-1 9-1 9-2
Opie	Drady	9-6 9-0 9-5

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Fitzgerald	9-5 9-6 9-6
Soutter	Cumings	9-3 9-4 9-2
Irving	Cardwell	9-5 5-9 9-2 9-5
Le Moignan	Opie	9-6 9-1 4-9 9-7

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Soutter	2-9 7-9 9-5 10-8 9-5
Irving	Le Moignan	6-9 9-2 4-9 9-7 9-7

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Devoy	Irving	9-7 9-5 9-1

References

1. "Times Archives 1988 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Results". Trove.
3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.