1997 Women's British Open Squash Championship

1997 women's sporting competition October 2017 October 2017 British Open Squash Championships 69 Women's British Open Championships Cardiff, Wales Wales National Ice Rink 1996 1998 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.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives 1997 Open Championship Oxfordshire Librarieshttp://www.squashplayer.co.uk/britishopen_2004/1997%20cardiff.html 1997 Cardiff squashplayer.co.ukhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.squash/LC_JBsAHjzw British Open Draw Google groups Seeds 30em AUS Sarah Fitzgerald AUS Michelle Martin ENG Cassie Jackman – withdrew ENG Sue Wright AUS Liz Irving ENG Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) AUS Carol Owens GER Sabine Schoene RSA Claire Nitch ENG Fiona Geaves ENG Linda Charman ENG Jane Martin ENG Rebecca Macree AUS Robyn Cooper AUS Meeghan Bell NZL Philippa Beams Draw and results https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ Squash Rackets The Times Archives 9 August 2015 18 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/ live Qualifying round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreNED Hugoline Van Hoorn CAN Melanie Jans 9–0 9–3 9–1ENG Tracey Shenton ENG Janie Thacker 9–5 9–5 6–9 9–6RSA Natalie GraingerEGY Maha Zein 9–4 9–1 9–0ENG Stephanie Brind SCO Senga Macfie 9–4 7–9 9–3 9–4AUS Kate Major WAL Tegwen Malik * 3–9 9–3 9–1 9–5 Lucky Loser* due to the withdrawal of Cassie Jackman. First round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Sarah Fitzgerald EGY Salma Shabana 9–2 9–0 9–1AUS Michelle Martin NZL Jade Wilson 9–7 9–0 9–1ENG Sue Wright NZL Leilani Joyce (Marsh) 9–4 9–2 9–2AUS Liz Irving AUS Toni Weeks 4–9 9–2 9–4 9–5ENG Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) AUS Narelle Tippett 9–1 9–0 9–7AUS Carol Owens AUS Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) 9–0 9–7 9–6GER Sabine Schoene NED Hugoline Van Hoorn 9–5 2–9 9–6 9–3RSA Claire Nitch ENG Tracey Shenton 9–4 9–6 9–0ENG Fiona Geaves AUS Natarsha Tippett 9–2 9–0 9–6ENG Linda Charman RSA Carla Venter 9–0 9–1 9–1ENG Jane Martin ENG Stephanie Brind 9–2 7–9 9–3 9–7ENG Rebecca Macree NED Vanessa Atkinson 9–5 9–0 9–2AUS Robyn Cooper NZL Sarah Cook 9–6 9–5 5–9 9–2RSA Natalie Grainger AUS Meeghan Bell 9–5 9–7 10–8NZL Philippa Beams AUS Kate Major 9–10 9–1 9–1 9–3AUS Rachael Grinham WAL Tegwen Malik 9–7 9–2 9–10 3–9 9–3 Second round Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Martin M AUS Cooper 9–3 9–7 9–5AUS Owens NZL Beams 9–2 9–4 9–1ENG Geaves GER Schoene 9–6 10–8 4–9 9–4ENG Martin J AUS Grinham 9–6 9–2 9–2AUS Fitzgerald RSA Nitch 9–4 9–2 9–1AUS Irving RSA Grainger 9–4 7–9 9–3 9–4ENG Wright ENG Macree 7–9 3–9 9–4 9–6 9–4ENG Charman ENG Horner 9–3 9–3 8–10 5–9 9–1 Quarter-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Martin M AUS Owens 9–3 9–3 9–4ENG Geaves ENG Martin J 9–2 9–10 9–4 9–2AUS Fitzgerald AUS Irving 9–1 9–3 9–2ENG Wright ENG Charman 9–7 9–5 9–4 Semi-finals Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Fitzgerald ENG Wright 9–2 7–9 9–2 9–1AUS Martin ENG Geaves 9–4 9–0 9–1 Final Player OnePlayer TwoScoreAUS Martin AUS Fitzgerald 9–5 9–10 9–5 9–5 References British Open Squash Championships Wales (Cardiff) 1996 1998 1997 Category:Women's British Open Squash Championships Category:Squash in Wales Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff Women's British Open Squash Championship Category:1990s in Cardiff Women's British Open Squash Championship Category:1997 in women's squash Squ