2002 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2002
18th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location Qatar Doha, Qatar
Date(s) October 26 - November 02, 2002.
WISPA World Tour
Category WISPA World Open
Prize money $102,500
Results
Champion Australia Sarah Fitzgerald
Runner-up England Natalie Pohrer
Semi-finalists New Zealand C Owens / England L Charman
 2001 Australia Hong Kong 2003 

The 2002 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2002 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 26 October until 2 November 2002. Sarah Fitzgerald won a record fifth World Open title, defeating Natalie Pohrer in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald (Champion)
  2. New Zealand Carol Owens (Semifinals)
  3. England Natalie Pohrer (Final)
  4. England Linda Charman (Semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Rachael Grinham (Quarterfinals)
  7. England Stephanie Brind (Second Round)
  8. England Tania Bailey (Quarterfinals)
  9. England Fiona Geaves (Second Round)
  10. Australia Natalie Grinham (Second Round)
  11. Scotland Pamela Nimmo (First Round)
  12. England Vicky Botwright (First Round)
  13. Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy (Second Round)
  14. New Zealand Shelley Kitchen (Second Round)
  15. England Jenny Tranfield (Quarterfinals)
  16. Denmark Ellen Petersen (Second Round)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9  
 Australia Heidi Mather 3 1 2     1  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9  
13  Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 9 9 9   13  Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 6 1 5  
 Malaysia Sharon Wee 1 0 1       1  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9  
5  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 9 9       5  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 1 1 6  
 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 1 3 5     5  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 9 10
16  Denmark Ellen Petersen 8 6 9 9 9   16  Denmark Ellen Petersen 4 0 3  
 Scotland Wendy Maitland 10 9 5 2 5       1  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 1 9 9  
4  England Linda Charman 9 9 9       4  England Linda Charman 2 9 4 5  
 England Vicky Lankester 2 1 1     4  England Linda Charman 9 9 9  
 France Isabelle Stoehr 9 9 9    France Isabelle Stoehr 0 3 2  
11  Scotland Pamela Nimmo 2 6 5       4  England Linda Charman 2 9 9 7 9
8  England Tanya Bailey 9 9 9       8  England Tania Bailey 9 5 4 9 1  
 Belgium Kim Hannes 1 0 1     8  England Tania Bailey 9 9 9
 Netherlands Annelize Naude 9 9 9    Netherlands Annelize Naude 3 2 1  
12  England Vicky Botwright 7 5 5       1  Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 10 9 7 9
2  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9       3  England Natalie Pohrer 8 3 9 7
 England Cheryl Beaumont 2 3 1     2  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9  
10  Australia Natalie Grinham 9 9 9   10  Australia Natalie Grinham 4 3 4  
 New Zealand Lara Petera 4 1 7       2  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9  
15  England Jenny Tranfield 9 9 9       15  England Jenny Tranfield 1 0 1  
 England Kate Allison 5 7 0     15  England Jenny Tranfield 9 9 9 9
7  England Stephanie Brind 9 9 9   7  England Stephanie Brind 1 10 7 0  
 Egypt Maha Zein 4 2 0       2  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 5 1 8
3  England Natalie Pohrer 9 9 9         3  England Natalie Pohrer 5 2 9 9 10  
 United States Latasha Khan 1 0 0     3  England Natalie Pohrer 9 9 9  
14  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 9 9 10   14  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 4 2 3  
 Hong Kong Rebecca Chiu 2 5 8       3  England Natalie Pohrer 6 9 9 4 10
6  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 10 9       6  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 7 5 9 8  
 Egypt Engy Kheirallah 2 8 3     6  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 9 10
9  England Fiona Geaves 9 9 9   9  England Fiona Geaves 3 4 9  
 England Dominique Lloyd-Walter 0 0 0  

Notes

Natalie Pohrer was formerly Natalie Grainger.
Annelize Naude switched nationality from South Africa to the Netherlands.

References

    [1]

    See also

    External links

    Preceded by
    Melbourne (Australia)
    2001
    World Open
    Doha (Qatar)

    2002
    Succeeded by
    Hong Kong
    2003
    1. "Womens Squash World Open 2002".