title: 1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship
text: # 1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Sarah Fitzgerald
  * Michelle Martin
  * Sue Wright
  * Cassie Jackman
  * Carol Owens
  * Sabine Schoene
  * Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)
  * Liz Irving
  * Linda Charman
  * Jane Martin
  * Fiona Geaves
  * Claire Nitch
  * Leilani Joyce (Marsh)
  * Philippa Beams
  * Robyn Cooper
  * Natalie Grainger
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  ### First round
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sarah Fitzgerald | Senga Macfie | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
  | Michelle Martin | Stephanie Brind | 9-5 9-1 ret |
  | Sue Wright | Vanessa Atkinson | 9-7 6-9 9-3 9-3 |
  | Cassie Jackman | Toni Weeks | 9-4 9-0 9-3 |
  | Carol Owens | Sianne Cawdry | 9-6 6-9 9-1 9-4 |
  | Sabine Schoene | Jenny Tranfield | 9-6 9-3 9-1 |
  | Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) | Alison Wray | 9-3 9-2 9-5 |
  | Liz Irving | Tegwen Malik | 9-5 1-9 9-7 8-9 9-5 |
  | Linda Charman | Karen Hargreaves | 9-0 9-3 9-3 |
  | Jane Martin | Melanie Jans | 9-2 9-3 9-0 |
  | Fiona Geaves | Rachael Grinham | 9-6 9-1 9-6 |
  | Claire Nitch | Tracey Shenton | 4-9 9-7 5-9 3-9 |
  | Leilani Joyce (Marsh) | Maha Zein | 10-9 9-3 9-1 |
  | Philippa Beams | Janie Thacker | 8-10 2-9 8-10 |
  | Robyn Cooper | Rebecca Macree | 9-6 4-9 1-9 10-9 10-8 |
  | Natalie Grainger | Hugoline van Hoorn | 9-2 9-6 9-0 |
  
  ### Second round
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fitzgerald | Macree | 9-3 9-2 9-1 |
  | Martin M | Charman | 10-8 9-4 9-5 |
  | Wright | Grainger | 3-9 9-6 9-4 9-5 |
  | Jackman | Thacker | 9-6 9-3 9-0 |
  | OwenS | Martin J | 9-5 3-9 9-6 10-8 |
  | Schoene | Joyce | 7-9 9-4 9-0 6-9 9-7 |
  | Horner | Shenton | 9-4 9-2 9-4 |
  | Irving | Geaves | 4-9 9-5 6-9 6-9 |
  
  ### Quarter finals
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fitzgerald | Geaves | 9-1 9-6 9-5 |
  | Martin | OwenS | 9-5 9-6 9-2 |
  | Wright | Horner | 10-8 9-4 9-5 |
  | Jackman | Schoene | 10-8 9-6 9-7 |
  
  ### Semi finals
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fitzgerald | Jackman | 6-9 9-4 9-4 9-4 |
  | Martin | Wright | 1-9 9-4 7-9 9-2 9-4 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Player One | Player Two | Score |
  | - | - | - |
  | Martin | Fitzgerald | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
  