2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2001
17th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location Australia Melbourne, Australia
Date(s) October 11–19, 2001
WISPA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money $69,000
Results
Champion Australia Sarah Fitzgerald
Runner-up New Zealand Leilani Joyce
Semi-finalists New Zealand C Owens / England L Charman-Smith
← 2000 Scotland Qatar 2002 →

The 2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2001 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Melbourne in Australia from 11 October until 19 October 2001. Sarah Fitzgerald won her fourth World Open title, defeating Leilani Joyce in the final.


Seeds

  1. New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Final)
  2. Australia Carol Owens (Semifinals)
  3. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald (Champion)
  4. England Linda Charman-Smith (Semifinals)
  5. England Fiona Geaves (Quarterfinals)
  6. England Stephanie Brind (Quarterfinals)
  7. England Suzanne Horner (Quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Rachael Grinham (Second Round)
  9. Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson (Second Round)
  10. England Rebecca Macree (Second Round)
  11. England Cassie Campion (Quarterfinals)
  12. Scotland Pamela Nimmo (Second Round)
  13. England Vicky Botwright (Second Round)
  14. New Zealand Shelley Kitchen (Second Round)
  15. Australia Natalie Grinham (Second Round)
  16. Egypt Maha Zein (First Round)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9 9 9  
 New Zealand Lara Petera 1 4 4     1  New Zealand Leilani Joyce 7 10 9 9  
13  England Vicky Botwright 9 9 7 9   13  England Vicky Botwright 9 8 2 0  
 United States Latasha Khan 7 7 9 5       1  New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9 9 9  
5  England Fiona Geaves 9 9 4 9       5  England Fiona Geaves 3 4 2  
 Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 2 4 9 5     5  England Fiona Geaves 9 1 9 9
15  Australia Natalie Grinham 9 9 10   15  Australia Natalie Grinham 4 9 2 2  
 Australia Liz Irving 4 2 8       1  New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9 9 10  
4  England Linda Charman-Smith 9 9 9       4  England Linda Charman-Smith 3 5 8  
 Egypt Engy Kheirallah 1 2 5     4  England Linda Charman-Smith 9 9 9  
 Malaysia Nicol David 4 9 9 9    Malaysia Nicol David 3 2 1  
16  Egypt Maha Zein 9 5 7 1       4  England Linda Charman-Smith 9 9 9
6  England Stephanie Brind 9 10 9       6  England Stephanie Brind 1 0 7  
 Scotland Senga Macfie 1 1 7     6  England Stephanie Brind 9 9 10
14  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 9 9 1 9   14  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 7 2 8  
 England Janie Thacker 3 4 9 4       1  New Zealand Leilani Joyce 0 3 2
2  Australia Carol Owens 9 9 9       3  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9
 Belgium Kim Hannes 0 0 2     2  Australia Carol Owens 9 9 9  
10  England Rebecca Macree 9 9 9   10  England Rebecca Macree 0 0 5  
 Hong Kong Rebecca Chiu 6 7 7       2  Australia Carol Owens 9 9 9  
11  England Cassie Campion 9 9 9       11  England Cassie Campion 5 4 4  
 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 0 4 0     11  England Cassie Campion 9 9 9
8  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 9 9   8  Australia Rachael Grinham 4 2 1  
 Malaysia Sharon Wee 0 4 2       2  Australia Carol Owens 1 1 5
3  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9         3  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9  
 France Isabelle Stoehr 1 4 0     3  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9  
9  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 4 6 9 9   9  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 4 0 0  
 Denmark Ellen Petersen 1 9 9 0 3       3  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9
7  England Suzanne Horner 9 9 9 9       7  England Suzanne Horner 0 4 2  
 South Africa Annelize Naude 3 2 2     7  England Suzanne Horner 9 3 9 9
12  Scotland Pamela Nimmo 9 9 9   12  Scotland Pamela Nimmo 2 9 6 4  
 United States Shabana Khan 2 3 1  

Notes

Defending champion Carol Owens represented New Zealand after switching nationality from Australia.

References

    [1]

    See also

    External links

    Preceded by
    Edinburgh (Scotland)
    2000    		 World Open
    Melbourne (Australia)
    2001     		Succeeded by
    Doha (Qatar)
    2002
    1. ↑ "Womens Squash World Open 2001".