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1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
70th Women's British Open Championships
Details
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

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Draw and results

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
England (Birmingham)

1998
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