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1997 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1997 Leekes British Open Squash Championships was held at the Welsh Institute of Sport with the later stages being held at the Wales National Ice Rink in Cardiff from 31 March- 6 April 1997. The event was won by Michelle Martin for the fifth consecutive year defeating Sarah Fitzgerald in a repeat of the 1996 final.[1][2][3]

British Open Squash Championships
69th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationCardiff, Wales
VenueWales National Ice Rink
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Seeds

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

Draw and results

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Qualifying round

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Player One Player Two Score
  Hugoline Van Hoorn   Melanie Jans 9–0 9–3 9–1
  Tracey Shenton   Janie Thacker 9–5 9–5 6–9 9–6
  Natalie Grainger   Maha Zein 9–4 9–1 9–0
  Stephanie Brind   Senga Macfie 9–4 7–9 9–3 9–4
  Kate Major   Tegwen Malik * 3–9 9–3 9–1 9–5

Lucky Loser* due to the withdrawal of Cassie Jackman.

First round

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Player One Player Two Score
  Sarah Fitzgerald   Salma Shabana 9–2 9–0 9–1
  Michelle Martin   Jade Wilson 9–7 9–0 9–1
  Sue Wright   Leilani Joyce (Marsh) 9–4 9–2 9–2
  Liz Irving   Toni Weeks 4–9 9–2 9–4 9–5
  Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)   Narelle Tippett 9–1 9–0 9–7
  Carol Owens   Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) 9–0 9–7 9–6
  Sabine Schoene   Hugoline Van Hoorn 9–5 2–9 9–6 9–3
  Claire Nitch   Tracey Shenton 9–4 9–6 9–0
  Fiona Geaves   Natarsha Tippett 9–2 9–0 9–6
  Linda Charman   Carla Venter 9–0 9–1 9–1
  Jane Martin   Stephanie Brind 9–2 7–9 9–3 9–7
  Rebecca Macree   Vanessa Atkinson 9–5 9–0 9–2
  Robyn Cooper   Sarah Cook 9–6 9–5 5–9 9–2
  Natalie Grainger   Meeghan Bell 9–5 9–7 10–8
  Philippa Beams   Kate Major 9–10 9–1 9–1 9–3
  Rachael Grinham   Tegwen Malik 9–7 9–2 9–10 3–9 9–3

Second round

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Player One Player Two Score
  Martin M   Cooper 9–3 9–7 9–5
  Owens   Beams 9–2 9–4 9–1
  Geaves   Schoene 9–6 10–8 4–9 9–4
  Martin J   Grinham 9–6 9–2 9–2
  Fitzgerald   Nitch 9–4 9–2 9–1
  Irving   Grainger 9–4 7–9 9–3 9–4
  Wright   Macree 7–9 3–9 9–4 9–6 9–4
  Charman   Horner 9–3 9–3 8–10 5–9 9–1

Quarter-finals

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Player One Player Two Score
  Martin M   Owens 9–3 9–3 9–4
  Geaves   Martin J 9–2 9–10 9–4 9–2
  Fitzgerald   Irving 9–1 9–3 9–2
  Wright   Charman 9–7 9–5 9–4

Semi-finals

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Player One Player Two Score
  Fitzgerald   Wright 9–2 7–9 9–2 9–1
  Martin   Geaves 9–4 9–0 9–1

Final

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Player One Player Two Score
  Martin   Fitzgerald 9–5 9–10 9–5 9–5

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives 1997 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "1997 Cardiff". squashplayer.co.uk.
  3. ^ "British Open Draw". Google groups.
  4. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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Wales (Cardiff)
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