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
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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

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

Draw & Results

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First Round

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

Second Round

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

Quarter Finals

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

Semi Finals

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

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Martin	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.