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]

Seeds[]

Draw and results[]

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Qualifying Round[]

Player One	Player Two	Score
	Sarah Cook	5–9 9–4 6–9 9–5 9–3
		9–0 9–5 10–8
		5–9 9–6 9–6 9–2
	Salma Shabana	10–8 9–7 9–1
	Danielle Drady	9–4 10–9 1–9 10–8
Rachael Grinham	Stephanie Brind	9–2 9–5 5–9 9–6
Donna Vardy		7–9 9–6 9–3 9–6
		4–9 3–9 9–6 7–6 ret

First round[]

Player One	Player Two	Score
Michelle Martin		9–1 9–0 9–2
Sarah Fitzgerald		9–0 9–2 9–0
Liz Irving		9–0 9–5 9–0
Cassie Jackman	Linda Charman	9–4 9–0 9–5
Carol Owens		9–1 0–8 9–5
Suzanne Horner		4–9 9–0 9–0 9–0
Sabine Schoene		9–4 9–4 9–3
Fiona Geaves		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		9–1 9–2 9–5
Robyn Cooper	Rachael Grinham	9–3 9–2 9–7
Rebecca Macree		9–6 9–4 9–5
Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)		9–7 9–2 10–8
Leilani Marsh	Jade Wilson	9–3 9–2 9–5

Second round[]

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[]

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[]

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

Final[]

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

References[]