2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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.

Women's World Open 2001
18th WISPA World Squash Championship
LocationAustralia Melbourne, Australia
Date(s)October 11–19, 2001
WISPA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$69,000
Results
ChampionAustralia Sarah Fitzgerald
Runner-upNew Zealand Leilani Joyce
Semi-finalistsNew Zealand Carol Owens
England Linda Charman-Smith
← 2000 Scotland Qatar 2002 →

Seeds

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  1.   Leilani Joyce (final)
  2.   Carol Owens (semifinals)
  3.   Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)
  4.   Linda Charman-Smith (semifinals)
  5.   Fiona Geaves (quarterfinals)
  6.   Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)
  7.   Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
  8.   Rachael Grinham (second round)
  9.   Vanessa Atkinson (second round)
  10.   Rebecca Macree (second round)
  11.   Cassie Campion (quarterfinals)
  12.   Pamela Nimmo (second round)
  13.   Vicky Botwright (second round)
  14.   Shelley Kitchen (second round)
  15.   Natalie Grinham (second round)
  16.   Maha Zein (first round)

First qualifying round (12 Oct)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Eman El Amir   Karen Morrissey 9-4 9-7 6-9 5-9 9-5
  Lara Petera   Runa Reta 9-3 9-7 7-9 9-4
  Christina Mak   Karen Kronemeyer 9-7 8-10 9-7 9-2
  Isabelle Stoehr   Amelia Pittock 9-2 9-0 9-0
  Engy Kheirallah   Naluge Guy 9-5 9-3 9-2
  Tricia Chuah   Petra Vihar 9-2 9-0 9-0
  Laura Keating   Sally Hunt 9-2 9-5 9-2
  Senga Macfie   Jenny Duncalf 9-2 9-4 9-0
  Rebecca Chiu   Lisa Camilleri 9-1 9-7 9-1
  Katline Cauwels   Georgina Davis 3-9 9-2 9-0 9-1
  Sharon Wee   Mami Nishio 9-1 9-7 9-2
  Dominique Lloyd-Walter   Helen Easton 9-2 9-0 9-7
  Wendy Maitland   Shannon McNamara 3-9, 9-1, 4-9, 10-9, 9-5
  Kim Hannes   Heidi Mather 9-7, 9-2, 9-2
  Shabana Khan   Eri Tsuchida 3-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-3
  Dianne Desira   Vicky Lankester 9-5, 9-6, 6-9, 9-7

Final Qualifying round (13 Oct)

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Player One Player Two Score
  Rebecca Chiu   Katline Cauwels 9/6 9/2 10/8
  Sharon Wee   Dominique Lloyd-Walter 9/7 0/9 9/4 9/3
  Kim Hannes   Wendy Maitland 6/9 10/8 0/9 10/9 9/4
  Shabana Khan   Dianne Desira 0/9, 9/4, 4/9, 10/9, 9/4
  Lara Petra   Eman El Amir 9/1 9/2 9/3
  Isabelle Stoehr   Christina Mak 9/7 9/2 9/6
  Senga Macfie   Laura Keating 9/5 9/5 9/4
  Engy Kheirallah   Trishia Chuah 9/5, 8/10, 9/2, 9/2

Main draw

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Leilani Joyce 9 9 9
  Lara Petera 1 4 4 1   Joyce 7 10 9 9
13   Vicky Botwright 9 9 7 9 13   Botwright 9 8 2 0
  Latasha Khan 7 7 9 5 1   Joyce 9 9 9
5   Fiona Geaves 9 9 4 9 5   Geaves 3 4 2
  Omneya Abdel Kawy 2 4 9 5 5   Geaves 9 1 9 9
15   Natalie Grinham 9 9 10 15   N Grinham 4 9 2 2
  Liz Irving 4 2 8 1   Joyce 9 9 10
4   Linda Charman-Smith 9 9 9 4   Charman-Smith 3 5 8
  Engy Kheirallah 1 2 5 4   Charman-Smith 9 9 9
  Nicol David 4 9 9 9   David 3 2 1
16   Maha Zein 9 5 7 1 4   Charman-Smith 9 9 9
6   Stephanie Brind 9 10 9 6   Brind 1 0 7
  Senga Macfie 1 1 7 6   Brind 9 9 10 Final
14   Shelley Kitchen 9 9 1 9 14   Kitchen 7 2 8
  Janie Thacker 3 4 9 4 1   Joyce 0 3 2
2   Carol Owens 9 9 9 3   Fitzgerald 9 9 9
  Kim Hannes 0 0 2 2   Owens 9 9 9
10   Rebecca Macree 9 9 9 10   Macree 0 0 5
  Rebecca Chiu 6 7 7 2   Owens 9 9 9
11   Cassie Campion 9 9 9 11   Campion 5 4 4
  Madeline Perry 0 4 0 11   Campion 9 9 9
8   Rachael Grinham 9 9 9 8   R Grinham 4 2 1
  Sharon Wee 0 4 2 2   Owens 1 1 5
3   Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9 3   Fitzgerald 9 9 9
  Isabelle Stoehr 1 4 0 3   Fitzgerald 9 9 9
9   Vanessa Atkinson 9 4 6 9 9 9   Atkinson 4 0 0
  Ellen Petersen 1 9 9 0 3 3   Fitzgerald 9 9 9
7   Suzanne Horner 9 9 9 9 7   Horner 0 4 2
  Annelize Naudé 3 2 2 7   Horner 9 3 9 9
12   Pamela Nimmo 9 9 9 12   Nimmo 2 9 6 4
  Shabana Khan 2 3 1

Notes

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

See also

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References

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  • "Womens Squash World Open 2001". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
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Preceded by World Open
Melbourne (Australia)

2001
Succeeded by