2001 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open Squash Championships
73rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueNational Indoor Arena
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The 2001 Women's Eye Group British Open Squash Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club (qualifying) and the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 3–10 June 2001. The event was won by Sarah Fitzgerald who defeated Carol Owens in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds[]

  1. New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh)
  2. Australia Carol Owens
  3. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald
  4. England Linda Charman-Smith
  5. England Natalie Grainger
  6. England Tania Bailey
  7. England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)
  8. Australia Rachael Grinham
  9. England Stephanie Brind
  10. England Fiona Geaves
  11. Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson
  12. England Cassie Campion (née Jackman)
  13. England Rebecca Macree
  14. England Jenny Tranfield
  15. Scotland Pamela Nimmo
  16. England Vicky Botwright

Draw and results[]

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Qualifying Round[]

Player One Player Two Score
England Vicky Lankester United States Shabana Khan 9–2 9–4 10–8
Canada Melanie Jans Scotland 5–9 9–6 9–2 9–3
Australia Liz Irving Pakistan Carla Khan 9–7 9–4 9–0
Scotland Denmark 9–3 9–1 9–5
Malaysia Nicol David England Lauren Briggs 9–2 10–8 9–1
England England Dominique Lloyd-Walter 9–10 4–9 9–3 9–7 9–6
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England 9–1 6–9 9–1 9–3
England England Laura Lengthorn 9–5 5–9 8–10 9–1 9–4

First round[]

Player One Player Two Score
New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh) Scotland 9–2 9–0 9–0
Australia Carol Owens Scotland Senga Macfie 9–2 9–5 9–2
Australia Sarah Fitzgerald England 9–4 9–6 9–2
England Linda Charman-Smith England Vicky Lankester 9–2 9–0 9–3
England Natalie Grainger Egypt Salma Shabana 6–9 9–2 9–6 9–3
England Tania Bailey South Africa Annelize Naudé 2–9 9–3 9–0 9–1
Australia Natalie Grinham England Suzanne Horner (née Burgess) 9–4 7–9 9–3 9–1
Australia Rachael Grinham United States Latasha Khan 9–3 9–7 9–6
England Stephanie Brind England 9–6 9–4 9–1
England Fiona Geaves Canada Melanie Jans 9–2 10–9 9–4
Australia Liz Irving Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9–4 9–2 2–9 9–6
England Cassie Campion (née Jackman) Egypt Maha Zein 9–5 10–8 9–7
England Rebecca Macree Malaysia Nicol David 9–7 7–9 9–1 9–6
England Jenny Tranfield Denmark 9–5 9–7 9–0
Scotland Pamela Nimmo England 9–2 9–3 9–6
England Vicky Botwright Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 9–2 8–10 9–4 10–9

Second round[]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald Australia Irving 9–5 9–4 9–2
England Campion Australia Grinham N 9–0 8–10 9–2 2–9 9–7
New Zealand Joyce England Tranfield 9–1 9–3 9–1
England Brind England Bailey 4–9 9–3 6–9 10–8 9–3
Australia Owens England Geaves 9–4 9–0 5–9 9–1
England Macree Australia Grinham R 9–5 9–4 4–9 6–9 9–7
England Charman-Smith Scotland Nimmo 9–3 9–1 9–1
England Grainger England Botwright 10–8 9–6 9–4

Quarter-finals[]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald England Campion 9–6 9–10 9–7 9–2
New Zealand Joyce England Brind 9–0 9–6 9–0
Australia Owens England Macree 9–7 9–5 9–0
England Charman-Smith England Grainger 9–4 2–9 10–8 9–6

Semi-finals[]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald New Zealand Joyce 8–10 3–9 9–2 9–6 9–7
Australia Owens England Charman-Smith 9–6 2–9 8–10 9–2 9–1

Final[]

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Fitzgerald Australia Owens 10–9 9–0 9–2

References[]

  1. ^ "Times Archives 2001 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "British Open News". squashplayer.co.uk.
  3. ^ "British squash gets 21m injection". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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