2005 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 2005 Women's Dunlop British Open Squash Championships was held at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 9–17 October 2005. The event was won by Nicol David who defeated Natalie Grinham in the final.

British Open Squash Championships
77th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	Manchester, England
Venue	National Squash Centre

Seeds

1. Rachael Grinham
2. Vanessa Atkinson
3. Nicol David
4. Natalie Grinham
5. Natalie Grainger
6. Vicky Botwright
7. Jenny Duncalf
8. Tania Bailey
9. Jenny Tranfield
10. Madeline Perry
11. Shelley Kitchen
12. Annelize Naudé
13. Isabelle Stoehr
14. Rebecca Chiu
15. Alison Waters
16. Pamela Nimmo

Draw and results

First qualifying round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Isabelle Stoehr	Charlotte Delsinne	9–1 9–3 9–0
Alison Waters	Fiona Moverley	9–0 9–1 9–1
Pamela Nimmo	Laura Hill	9–3 9–5 9–2
Aisling Blake	Lauren Siddall	9–2 9–6 9–4
Dominique Lloyd-Walter	Daniela Schumann	9–3 9–3 9–5
Laura Lengthorn	Célia Allamargot	9–2 9–1 9–0
Tegwen Malik	Carrie Hastings	9–0 9–2 9–0
Orla Noom	Jenna Gates	9–0 10–9 10–9
Nicolette Fernandes	Laurence Bois	9–6 9–0 9–2
Amanda Hopps	Stephanie Brind	9–1 10–9 9–7
Karen Kronemeyer	Susannah King	9–2 9–0 9–2
Lauren Briggs	Camille Serme	9–6 9–0 9–0
Sarah Kippax	Dagmar Vermeulen	9–1 9–0 9–5
Becky Botwright	Soraya Renai	9–1 9–2 9–5
Carla Khan	Maud Duplomb	9–3 9–4 9–0
Suzie Pierrepont	Kirsty McPhee	9–3 9–3 9–3

Rebecca Chiu withdrew.

Second qualifying round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Stoehr	Blake	9–6 9–1 9–0
Waters	Pierrepont	9–10 9–5 9–2 9–4
Nimmo	Fernandes	9–5 9–0 9–4
Lloyd-Walter	Briggs	9–4 9–2 9–4
Lengthorn	Kippax	9–5 9–4 10–8
Malik	Noom	9–1 9–0 9–4
Botwright B	Khan	9–4 4–9 9–3 10–9
Kronemeyer	Hopps	9–4 9–10 9–5 2–9 9–3

Final qualifying round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Waters	Botwright B	9–4 9–1 9–4
Nimmo	Kronemeyer *	9–5 9–3 6–9 9–0
Lengthorn	Lloyd-Walter	9–2 9–5 9–2
Malik	Stoehr	9–7 2–9 6–9 9–6 9–2

Lucky loser*

First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Rachael Grinham	Pamela Nimmo	9–2 9–5 9–2
Vanessa Atkinson	Alison Waters	7–9 2–9 3–9
Nicol David	Shelley Kitchen	9–5 9–1 9–4
Natalie Grinham	Karen Kronemeyer	w/o
Natalie Grainger	Laura Lengthorn	9–10 4–9 1–9
Vicky Botwright	Madeline Perry	7–9 9–3 9–4 7–9 9–6
Jenny Duncalf	Annelize Naudé	9–3 10–9 9–7
Tania Bailey	Tegwen Malik	9–3 9–4 9–1

Jenny Tranfield withdrew.

Quarter-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Grinham R	Duncalf	5–9 9–4 9–6 9–1
David	Botwright	8–10 7–9 9–1 9–1 9–2
Grinham N	Lengthorn	10–9 9–4 9–1
Bailey	Waters	9–3 9–4 12–10

Semi-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Grinham R	David	9–3 7–9 9–7 4–9 1–9
Grinham N	Bailey	10–8 9–2 9–1

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
David	Grinham N	9–6 9–7 9–6