1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
70th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location Birmingham, England
Venue National Indoor Arena
 1997 1999 

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

Draw & Results

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First Round

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

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

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

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

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin Australia Fitzgerald 9-4 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.
Preceded by
1997
British Open Squash Championships
England (Birmingham)

1998
Succeeded by
1999
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