1988 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1988 Hi-Tec British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 13–18 April 1988. The event was won for the fifth consecutive year by Susan Devoy who defeated Liz Irving in the final.[1][2]

British Open Squash Championships
60th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley
 1987
1989 

Seeds

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Draw and results

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Qualifying round

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First round

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Player one Player two Score
New Zealand Susan DevoyRepublic of Ireland Marjorie Burke9-4 9-1 9-7
Guernsey Lisa OpieEngland Jeanine Leatherbarrow9-4 9-6 9-0
England Lucy SoutterEngland Ruth Strauss9-2 9-0 9-0
Australia Liz IrvingAustralia Rae Anderson9-4 9-0 9-3
Guernsey Martine Le MoignanEngland Annette Pilling9-4 9-0 9-3
England Alison CumingsAustralia Robyn Belford9-3 9-4 9-2
Australia Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)South Africa Renee Aucamp9-1 9- 19-5
Australia Robyn Lambourne (née Friday)England Sue Wright9-2 9-5 9-5
Australia Michelle MartinEngland Cassie Jackman9-3 9-7 2-9 9-3
Australia Sarah FitzgeraldNetherlands Babette Hoogendoorn9-0 9-1 9-6
Republic of Ireland Rebecca BestEngland Samantha Langley-Foster9-0 9-4 9-5
Australia Danielle DradyFinland Tuula Myllyniemi9-3 9-4 9-5
England Fiona GeavesEngland Melanie Warren-Hawkes9-1 6-9 9-4 9-5
Australia Sharon BradeyEngland Donna Vardy9-0 9-6 9-4
England Flavia RobertsEngland Angela Smith9-4 8-10 9-2 9-5
England Melissa FryerUnited States Alicia McConnell7-9 9-2 9-4 9-10 9-4

Second round

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Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyRepublic of Ireland Best9-4 9-1 9-7
Australia FitzgeraldAustralia Lambourne10-8 10-8 9-0
England SoutterAustralia Martin9-2 9-2 10-9
England CumingsAustralia Bradey9-6 9-0 9-4
Australia IrvingEngland Fryer9-0 9-0 9-2
Australia CardwellEngland Roberts9 2 9-2 9-2
Guernsey Le MoignanEngland Geaves9-1 9-1 9-2
Guernsey OpieAustralia Drady9-6 9-0 9-5

Quarter-finals

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Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyAustralia Fitzgerald9-5 9-6 9-6
England SoutterEngland Cumings9-3 9-4 9-2
Australia IrvingAustralia Cardwell9-5 5-9 9-2 9-5
Guernsey Le MoignanGuernsey Opie9-6 9-1 4-9 9-7

Semi-finals

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Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyEngland Soutter2-9 7-9 9-5 10-8 9-5
Australia IrvingGuernsey Le Moignan6-9 9-2 4-9 9-7 9-7

Final

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Player one Player two Score
New Zealand DevoyAustralia Irving9-7 9-5 9-1

References

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  1. "Times Archives 1988 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Results". Trove.
  3. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2015.