2003 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2003
19th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
Date(s) December 07–13, 2003
WISPA World Tour
Category WISPA World Open
Prize money $57,500
Results
Champion New Zealand Carol Owens
Runner-up England Cassie Jackman
Semi-finalists Netherlands V Atkinson / Malaysia N David
← 2002 Qatar Malaysia 2004 →

The 2003 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2003 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Hong Kong in China from 7 December until 13 December 2003. Carol Owens won her second World Open title, defeating Cassie Jackman in the final.


Seeds

  1. New Zealand Carol Owens (Champion)
  2. United States Natalie Grainger (Second Round)
  3. Australia Rachael Grinham (Quarterfinals)
  4. England Cassie Jackman (Final)
  5. England Linda Charman (Quarterfinals)
  6. Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson (Semifinals)
  7. Australia Natalie Grinham (Quarterfinals)
  8. England Tania Bailey (First Round)
  9. England Rebecca Macree (Second Round)
  10. England Jenny Tranfield (Second Round)
  11. England Vicky Botwright (Second Round)
  12. England Stephanie Brind (Second Round)
  13. England Fiona Geaves (Quarterfinals)
  14. Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy (Second Round)
  15. New Zealand Shelley Kitchen (Second Round)
  16. England Jenny Duncalf (First Round)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9  
 Pakistan Carla Khan 2 6 3     1  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9  
11  England Vicky Botwright 9 9 5 9   11  England Vicky Botwright 5 3 3  
 Egypt Engy Kheirallah 5 6 9 1       1  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9  
7  Australia Natalie Grinham 9 9 9       7  Australia Natalie Grinham 6 3 1  
 England Vicky Lankester 0 0 3     7  Australia Natalie Grinham 9 9 9
12  England Stephanie Brind 9 9 9   12  England Stephanie Brind 2 3 2  
 United States Latasha Khan 7 4 4       1  New Zealand Carol Owens 9 9 9 9  
6  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 9 9       6  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 7 6 6  
 Scotland Wendy Maitland 2 2 4     6  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 3 9 4  
9  England Rebecca Macree 9 9 5 9   9  England Rebecca Macree 0 9 2 9 ret  
 Hong Kong Rebecca Chiu 7 5 9 4       6  Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9 9 3 10
3  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 9 9       3  Australia Rachael Grinham 1 0 9 8  
 England Alison Waters 3 1 1     3  Australia Rachael Grinham 9 9 9
10  England Jenny Tranfield 9 9 9   10  England Jenny Tranfield 3 1 3  
 Scotland Pamela Nimmo 0 2 1       1  New Zealand Carol Owens 3 9 9 9
2  United States Natalie Grainger 9 9 9       4  England Cassie Jackman 9 2 7 3
 England Laura Lengthorn 9 9 9     2  United States Natalie Grainger 9 3 5 7  
14  Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 0 2 3    Malaysia Nicol David 4 9 9 9  
 Malaysia Nicol David 4 1 7        Malaysia Nicol David 9 9 2 9  
13  England Fiona Geaves 9 9 9       13  England Fiona Geaves 4 1 9 9  
 Belgium Kim Hannes-Teunen 5 1 1     13  England Fiona Geaves 9 9 9 9
 France Isabelle Stoehr w/o    France Isabelle Stoehr 10 4 5 3  
8  England Tania Bailey scr        Malaysia Nicol David 7 3 4
4  England Cassie Jackman 9 4 9         4  England Cassie Jackman 9 9 9  
 Malaysia Sharon Wee 7 9 7 5     4  England Cassie Jackman 9 9 9  
15  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 9 9 9   15  New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 2 0 6  
 Wales Tamsyn Leevey 1 2 4       4  England Cassie Jackman 9 9 9
5  England Linda Charman 9 9 9       5  England Linda Charman 5 2 3  
 Netherlands Annelize Naude 1 2 4     5  England Linda Charman 10 9 9
 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 9 9 9    Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 8 1 0  
16  England Jenny Duncalf 7 5 2  

Notes

Sarah Fitzgerald did not defend her title after retiring from competitive play.
Natalie Pohrer change her name back to Natalie Grainger and represented the United States after changing nationality.

References

    [1]

    See also

    External links

    Preceded by
    Doha (Qatar)
    2002    		 World Open
    Hong Kong
    2003     		Succeeded by
    Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
    2004
    1. ↑ "Womens Squash World Open 2003".