1983 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1983
4th Women's World Squash Championship
Location Australia Perth, Australia
Date(s) October 23–28, 1983
Category World Open
Results
Champion Australia Vicki Cardwell
Runner-up Australia Rhonda Thorne
Third place New Zealand Susan Devoy
← 1981 Canada Republic of Ireland 1985 →

The 1983 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1983 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Perth in Australia during October 1983. Vicki Cardwell won the World Open title, defeating Rhonda Thorne in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Australia Vicki Cardwell (Champion)
  2. Australia Rhonda Thorne (Final)
  3. New Zealand Susan Devoy (Semifinals)
  4. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan (Quarterfinals)
  5. England Sue Cogswell (Second Round)
  6. Guernsey Lisa Opie (Quarterfinals)
  7. unknown
  8. England Angela Smith (Quarterfinals)

First round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Vicki Cardwell Scotland Anne Smith 9-6 9-5 9-0
Australia Rhonda Thorne Australia Sue Stevens 9-1 9-0 9-4
New Zealand Susan Devoy Australia T Alexander 9-2 9-3 9-4
Guernsey Martine Le Moignan Australia J Ker 9-2 9-1 9-0
England Sue Cogswell Scotland Joyce Leach 9-4 9-0 9-0
Guernsey Lisa Opie South Africa Cyndy Robards 9-10 9-2 9-3 9-1
England Angela Smith United States Gail Ramsay 9-2 9-0 9-2
England Barbara Diggens (10) Scotland Shirley Brown 9-4 9-1 9-2
Australia Jan Miller (12) Republic of Ireland Mary Byrne 9-2 8-10 9-1 9-2
Australia Carin Clonda England Jean Reynolds 9-0 9-3 9-1
Scotland Heather Wallace United States M Hulbert 9-5 9-0 9-2
South Africa Renee Aucamp Republic of Ireland Rebecca Best 9-7 9-1 9-2
South Africa Gillian Winckler Australia Cath Bellemore 9-4 9-7 1-9 6-9 9-5
Australia Diane Davis Scotland Alison Cruickshank 9-4 9-1 9-0
England Ruth Strauss New Zealand Donna Gurran 9-3 9-2 9-3
New Zealand Robyn Blackwood South Africa Donna Caldwell 9-6 9-7 9-2
Republic of Ireland Marjorie Burke South Africa Denise Holton 9-1 9-2 10-8
Wales Deanna Murray New Zealand Tracey Mandel 9-0 9-4 9-5
United States Alicia McConnell Wales Debbie Turnbull 9-5 9-4 8-9 9-6
Australia Michelle Toon United States Carol Weymuller 9-2 9-1 9-4
Australia Barbara Oldfield New Zealand Sue Wasley 9-0 9-2 9-0
Australia Robyn Friday Wales S Washer 9-0 9-5 9-0
Australia Liz Irving New Zealand Joanne Williams 9-2 3-9 9-7 9-7
Sweden Agneta Samuelsson England Lucy Soutter 9-3 9-0 9-0
Australia Debbie Matjeles
Australia Susan Carter
Australia Helen Paradeiser
Australia Robyn Belford
Australia Rae Anderson
Australia Carol Kennewell

Second Round To Final

Second round Third round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Australia Vicki Cardwell 9 9 9
Australia Barbara Oldfield 2 0 4 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
South Africa Renee Aucamp 9 9 9 South Africa Aucamp 1 3 3
South Africa Gillian Winckler 0 4 3 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
8 England Angela Smith 9 9 9 8 England Smith 6 5 4
Australia Susan Carter 3 4 5 8 England Smith 3 9 9 9
Australia Debbie Matjeles 9 9 10 Australia Matjeles 9 0 5 3
10 England Barbara Diggens 7 6 8 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
3 New Zealand Susan Devoy 9 9 9 3 New Zealand Devoy 2 5 4
Australia Robyn Belford 5 0 0 3 New Zealand Devoy 0 9 9 9
England Ruth Strauss England Strauss 9 1 6 1
3 New Zealand Devoy 7 9 9 9
Scotland Heather Wallace 9 9 10 Scotland Wallace 9 3 4 7
5 England Sue Cogswell 0 5 9 Scotland Wallace 9 9 9 Final
Australia Jan Miller Australia Miller 6 0 4
1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
2 Australia Rhonda Thorne 2 Australia Thorne 1 3 4
2 Australia Thorne 10 6 9 9
Australia Rae Anderson Australia Anderson 8 9 2 0
2 Australia Thorne 9 9 9 3 10
6 Guernsey Lisa Opie 6 Guernsey Opie 7 6 10 9 9
6 Guernsey Opie 9 9 9
Australia Carol Kennewell Australia Kennewell 0 4 1
2 Australia Thorne 6 9 9 9
Australia Carin Clonda Australia Clonda 9 1 1 2
Australia Clonda 9 9 10
New Zealand Robyn Blackwood New Zealand Blackwood 1 6 9
Australia Clonda 9 9 5 9
4 Guernsey Martine Le Moignan 9 9 9 4 Guernsey Le Moignan 3 7 9 4
Australia Helen Paraseiser 2 2 2 4 Guernsey Le Moignan 9 9 9
Australia Diane Davis Australia Davis 4 3 3

See also

Notes

Vicki Cardwell who had served a two-year team ban in her native Australia duly answered her critics by winning the World Open. The Australian then duly retired. Susan Devoy won a third place play off after defeating Carin Clonda 3 games to 1.

References

  1. ↑ "Womens Squash World Open 1983".
Preceded by
Toronto (Canada)
1981		 World Open
Australia (Perth)
1983 		Succeeded by
Dublin (Ireland)
1985
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