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.^[1][2]

Seeds

Draw and results

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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

References