2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2001
Women's World Open 2001
18th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Date(s)	October 11–19, 2001
WISPA World Tour
Category	World Open
Prize money	$69,000
Results
Champion	Sarah Fitzgerald
Runner-up	Leilani Joyce
Semi-finalists	Carol Owens; Linda Charman-Smith
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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.

Seeds edit

Leilani Joyce (final)
Carol Owens (semifinals)
Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)
Linda Charman-Smith (semifinals)
Fiona Geaves (quarterfinals)
Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)
Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
Rachael Grinham (second round)
Vanessa Atkinson (second round)
Rebecca Macree (second round)
Cassie Campion (quarterfinals)
Pamela Nimmo (second round)
Vicky Botwright (second round)
Shelley Kitchen (second round)
Natalie Grinham (second round)
Maha Zein (first round)

First qualifying round (12 Oct) edit

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) edit

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 edit

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