2001 Women's British Open Squash Championship

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]

British Open Squash Championships
73rd Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationBirmingham, England
VenueNational Indoor Arena

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 LankesterUnited States Shabana Khan9–2 9–4 10–8
Canada Melanie JansScotland Lisa McKenna5–9 9–6 9–2 9–3
Australia Liz IrvingPakistan Carla Khan9–7 9–4 9–0
Scotland Wendy MaitlandDenmark Mette Jørgensen9–3 9–1 9–5
Malaysia Nicol DavidEngland Lauren Briggs9–2 10–8 9–1
England Cheryl BeaumontEngland Dominique Lloyd-Walter9–10 4–9 9–3 9–7 9–6
Republic of Ireland Madeline PerryEngland Kate Allison9–1 6–9 9–1 9–3
England Helen EastonEngland Laura Lengthorn9–5 5–9 8–10 9–1 9–4

First round
Player One Player Two Score
New Zealand Leilani Joyce (Marsh)Scotland Wendy Maitland9–2 9–0 9–0
Australia Carol OwensScotland Senga Macfie9–2 9–5 9–2
Australia Sarah FitzgeraldEngland Janie Thacker9–4 9–6 9–2
England Linda Charman-SmithEngland Vicky Lankester9–2 9–0 9–3
England Natalie GraingerEgypt Salma Shabana6–9 9–2 9–6 9–3
England Tania BaileySouth Africa Annelize Naudé2–9 9–3 9–0 9–1
Australia Natalie GrinhamEngland Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)9–4 7–9 9–3 9–1
Australia Rachael GrinhamUnited States Latasha Khan9–3 9–7 9–6
England Stephanie BrindEngland Cheryl Beaumont9–6 9–4 9–1
England Fiona GeavesCanada Melanie Jans9–2 10–9 9–4
Australia Liz IrvingNetherlands Vanessa Atkinson9–4 9–2 2–9 9–6
England Cassie Campion (née Jackman)Egypt Maha Zein9–5 10–8 9–7
England Rebecca MacreeMalaysia Nicol David9–7 7–9 9–1 9–6
England Jenny TranfieldDenmark Ellen Petersen9–5 9–7 9–0
Scotland Pamela NimmoEngland Helen Easton9–2 9–3 9–6
England Vicky BotwrightRepublic of Ireland Madeline Perry9–2 8–10 9–4 10–9

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldAustralia Irving9–5 9–4 9–2
England CampionAustralia Grinham N9–0 8–10 9–2 2–9 9–7
New Zealand JoyceEngland Tranfield9–1 9–3 9–1
England BrindEngland Bailey4–9 9–3 6–9 10–8 9–3
Australia OwensEngland Geaves9–4 9–0 5–9 9–1
England MacreeAustralia Grinham R9–5 9–4 4–9 6–9 9–7
England Charman-SmithScotland Nimmo9–3 9–1 9–1
England GraingerEngland Botwright10–8 9–6 9–4

Quarter-finals
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldEngland Campion9–6 9–10 9–7 9–2
New Zealand JoyceEngland Brind9–0 9–6 9–0
Australia OwensEngland Macree9–7 9–5 9–0
England Charman-SmithEngland Grainger9–4 2–9 10–8 9–6

Semi-finals
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldNew Zealand Joyce8–10 3–9 9–2 9–6 9–7
Australia OwensEngland Charman-Smith9–6 2–9 8–10 9–2 9–1

Final
Player One Player Two Score
Australia FitzgeraldAustralia Owens10–9 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. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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