2002 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:	74
Series:	Women's British Open Championships
Location:	London & Manchester, England
Venue:	Lambs SC & National Squash Centre
Prevseason:	2001
Nextseason:	2003

The 2002 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Lambs Squash Club, London (qualifying) and the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 8–15 April 2002. The event was won by Sarah Fitzgerald who defeated Tania Bailey in the final.^{[1] [2]}

Draw and results

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Qualifying round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		4–9 9–0 9–6 9–0
		6–9 9–5 9–7 9–3
		10–8 9–1 10–9
		9–2 9–4 9–1
		9–6 9–3 9–2
		7–9 2–9 10–9 9–4 9–0
		3–9 9–7 9–4 9–4
		4–9 9–2 5–9 9–5 9–1

First round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9–1 9–2 9–0
		9–1 9–1 9–0
Cassie Campion (née Jackman)		9–0 9–0 9–1
		9–5 9–0 9–5
		9–2 9–0 9–0
		w/o
		9–3 9–2 9–4
		9–1 9–0 9–4
Natalie Pohrer (née Grainger)		9–1 9–0 9–1
		9–7 6–9 9–2 9–7
		7–9 2–9 9–1 9–1 9–4
		9–3 9–5 9–4
		9–0 9–5 9–2
		9–4 9–6 9–6
		9–7 9–5 9–4
		9–7 9–7 9–3

Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) withdrew.

Second round

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Macree	9–3 9–0 9–2
Tranfield	Wee	9–0 9–4 5–9 9–2
Atkinson	Pohrer	9–6 2–9 9–3 4–9 9–5
Geaves	Kitchen	9–0 9–6 9–4
Campion	Botwright	9–2 9–7 10–8
Grinham R	Grinham N	9–7 9–2 10–8
Bailey	Charman-Smith	6–9 8–10 9–3 3–0 ret
Owens	David	9–4 9–0 9–10 9–1

Quarter-finals

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Tranfield	9–5 9–1 9–1
Atkinson	Geaves	9–2 4–9 3–9 9–7 1–9
Campion	Grinham R	9–4 10–8 9–4
Bailey	Owens	2–9 7–9 2–9

Semi-finals

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Atkinson	9–2 9–4 9–5
Campion	Bailey	2–9 9–3 4–9 9–3 7–9

Final

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Bailey	9–3 9–0 9–0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Times Archives 2002 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. Web site: Manchester British Open. squashplayer.co.uk.
3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 10 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.