1996 Women's British Open Squash Championship

1996 women's sporting competition

Squash tournament held in Cardiff, Wales
British Open Squash Championships
68th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationCardiff, Wales
VenueCardiff International Arena
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The 1996 Leekes British Open Squash Championships was held at the Welsh Institute of Sport with the later stages being held at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff from 1–7 April 1996. The event was won by Michelle Martin for the fourth consecutive year defeating Sarah Fitzgerald in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

  1. Australia Michelle Martin
  2. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald
  3. Australia Liz Irving
  4. England Cassie Jackman
  5. Australia Carol Owens
  6. England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)
  7. Germany Sabine Schoene
  8. England Fiona Geaves
  9. England Sue Wright
  10. England Jane Martin
  11. South Africa Claire Nitch
  12. New Zealand Philippa Beams
  13. England Rebecca Macree
  14. Australia Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)
  15. England Leilani Marsh

Draw and results

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Qualifying round

Player One Player Two Score
England Alison Wray New Zealand Sarah Cook 5–9 9–4 6–9 9–5 9–3
England Tracey Shenton England Claire Fleetwood 9–0 9–5 10–8
South Africa Angelique Clifton-Parks Netherlands Hugoline Van Hoorn 5–9 9–6 9–6 9–2
England Janie Thacker Egypt Salma Shabana 10–8 9–7 9–1
Germany Sabine Baum Australia Danielle Drady 9–4 10–9 1–9 10–8
Australia Rachael Grinham England Stephanie Brind 9–2 9–5 5–9 9–6
England Donna Vardy France Corinne Castets 7–9 9–6 9–3 9–6
England Janine Hickey England Pauline Nicholl 4–9 3–9 9–6 7–6 ret

First round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Michelle Martin South Africa Angelique Clifton Parks 9–1 9–0 9–2
Australia Sarah Fitzgerald Australia Natarsha Tippett 9–0 9–2 9–0
Australia Liz Irving Germany Sabine Baum 9–0 9–5 9–0
England Cassie Jackman England Linda Charman 9–4 9–0 9–5
Australia Carol Owens Australia Janine Hickey 9–1 0–8 9–5
England Suzanne Horner England Alison Wray 4–9 9–0 9–0 9–0
Germany Sabine Schoene Australia Toni Weeks 9–4 9–4 9–3
England Fiona Geaves England Janie Thacker 9–5 9–1 9–6
England Sue Wright England Donna Vardy 9–1 9–3 9–1
England Jane Martin Canada Heather Wallace 9–2 9–2 9–2
South Africa Claire Nitch Scotland Senga Macfie 9–3 9–6 9–0
New Zealand Philippa Beams England Tracey Shenton 9–1 9–2 9–5
Australia Robyn Cooper Australia Rachael Grinham 9–3 9–2 9–7
England Rebecca Macree England Donia Leeves 9–6 9–4 9–5
Australia Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) Australia Meeghan Bell 9–7 9–2 10–8
New Zealand Leilani Marsh New Zealand Jade Wilson 9–3 9–2 9–5

Second round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin M Australia Cooper 9–1 9–3 9–3
England Horner South Africa Nitch 9–4 9–2 0–9 9–7
England Martin J Germany Schoene 9–5 9–2 7–9 9–6
Australia Irving New Zealand Beams 9–2 9–2 9–0
Australia Fitzgerald England Wright 3–9 9–7 9–5 10–9
Australia Owens New Zealand Marsh 9–4 9–2 9–2
England Geaves England Macree 9–5 9–0 9–0
England Jackman Australia Cardwell 9–1 9–5 9–6

Quarter-finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin M England Horner 9–6 9–1 9–3
England Martin J Australia Irving 9–2 6–9 5–9 9–7 9–2
Australia Fitzgerald Australia Owens 9–2 9–3 9–1
England Geaves England Jackman 4–9 9–3 6–9 9–6 9–4

Semi-finals

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin M England Martin J 9–4 9–7 9–4
Australia Fitzgerald England Geaves 9–7 9–2 9–1

Final

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Martin Australia Fitzgerald 9–4 9–7 9–5

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1996 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Sport Digest". The Herald. Glasgow.
  3. ^ "British Open Qualifying". Google groups.
  4. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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