The 1995 British Open (officially the 1995 Castella Classic British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1–9 April 1995 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan nine frames to six in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £60,000 Runner Up: £32,000 Semi Finalists: £16,000 Quarter Finalist: £9,050 Last 16: £4,550 Last 32: £2,600Last 64: £1,900 Last 96: £700 Stage one highest break: £1,200 Stage two highest break: £2,400 Total: £325,000

Main draw

Last 64 Best of 9 framesLast 32 Best of 9 framesLast 16 Best of 9 framesQuarter-finals Best of 9 framesSemi-finals Best of 11 framesFinal Best of 17 frames
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Wales Steve Newbury1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor5
England Mark Johnston-Allen4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane1
England Stephen Lee5
England David Roe3
England Stephen Lee4
New Zealand Dene O'Kane5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane5
Canada Jim Wych3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
England Dave Harold4
England Jonathan Birch5
Malta Tony Drago4
England Jonathan Birch3
Canada Alain Robidoux5
Canada Alain Robidoux5
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy2
Canada Alain Robidoux2
England Dave Harold5
Scotland Alan McManus5
England Anthony Hamilton2
Scotland Alan McManus1
England Dave Harold5
England Dave Harold5
Wales Anthony Davies2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
Thailand James Wattana4
England Jimmy White5
Wales Mark Flowerdew1
England Jimmy White5
England Steve James0
England Steve James5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins3
England Jimmy White2
England Mick Price5
Scotland Chris Small5
England Willie Thorne2
Scotland Chris Small2
England Mick Price5
England Mick Price5
England Neil Mosley2
England Mick Price1
Thailand James Wattana5
England Peter Ebdon5
England Dave Finbow1
England Peter Ebdon5
Wales Wayne Jones1
Wales Wayne Jones5
England Brian Morgan1
England Peter Ebdon2
Thailand James Wattana5
Thailand James Wattana5
England Nick Terry2
Thailand James Wattana5
England Dean Reynolds2
England Dean Reynolds5
England Tony Jones2
England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
Scotland John Higgins9
England Steve Davis5
Wales Paul Davies4
England Steve Davis5
England Tony Knowles4
England Tony Knowles5
England Nick Dyson2
England Steve Davis5
England Martin Clark4
Scotland Billy Snaddon5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
Scotland Billy Snaddon4
England Martin Clark5
England Martin Clark5
Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy0
England Steve Davis2
Scotland John Higgins5
Scotland John Higgins5
Wales Terry Griffiths1
Scotland John Higgins5
England Karl Broughton0
England Karl Broughton5
Wales Doug Mountjoy1
Scotland John Higgins5
England Mike Hallett0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
England Mike Hallett5
England Mike Hallett5
England Ian Graham3
Scotland John Higgins6
England John Parrott2
England John Parrott5
Thailand Suriya Suwannasingh3
England John Parrott5
England Jason Ferguson1
England Jason Ferguson5
Wales Tony Chappel2
England John Parrott5
England Neal Foulds3
Wales Darren Morgan5
England Nick Walker2
Wales Darren Morgan3
England Neal Foulds5
England Neal Foulds5
England John Burns0
England John Parrott5
Scotland Stephen Hendry1
England Nigel Bond5
Wales Mark Williams2
England Nigel Bond3
South Africa Peter Francisco5
South Africa Peter Francisco5
Wales Mark Bennett4
South Africa Peter Francisco2
Scotland Stephen Hendry5
Scotland Stephen Hendry5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge1
Scotland Stephen Hendry5
Scotland Drew Henry3
Scotland Drew Henry5
England Gary Wilkinson3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhass Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 9 April 1995.
John Higgins Scotland9–6Ronnie O'Sullivan England
Afternoon: 44–76 (76), 0–131 (117), 81–7 (55), 67–0, 9–93 (89), 120–8 (119), 84–8 (62), 80–35 (79) Evening: 44–76 (76), 132–7 (132), 5–67 (67), 55–66, 69–39, 22–67 (67), 74–38
132Highest break117
2Century breaks1
550+ breaks6