1996 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
68th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationCardiff, Wales
VenueCardiff International Arena
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Seeds

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Draw and results

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Qualifying round

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

First round

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

Second round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

References

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  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.
Preceded by British Open Squash Championships
Wales (Cardiff)

1996
Succeeded by