2000 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 2000 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club (qualifying) and the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 9–15 October 2000. The event was won for the second consecutive year by Leilani Joyce who defeated Sue Wright in the final.[1][2][3]

British Open Squash Championships
72nd Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	Birmingham, England
Venue	National Indoor Arena

Seeds

1. Cassie Campion (née Jackman)
2. Leilani Joyce (Marsh)
3. Carol Owens
4. Linda Charman
5. Natalie Grainger
6. Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)
7. Sabine Schoene
8. Tania Bailey
9. Fiona Geaves
10. Sarah Fitzgerald
11. Rachael Grinham
12. Vanessa Atkinson
13. Stephanie Brind
14. Rebecca Macree
15. Claire Nitch
16. Jenny Tranfield

Draw and results

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Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Vicky Botwright	Lisa McKenna	9–0 9–4 9–2
Cheryl Beaumont	Shabana Khan	9–0 9–1 3–9 10–8
Shelley Kitchen	Elin Blikra	9–5 9–6 6–9 9–3
Sue Wright	Madeline Perry	9–6 9–2 9–2
Annelize Naudé	Wendy Maitland	9–6 9–4 9–2
Isabelle Stoehr	Kate Allison	9–1 9–2 10–8
Omneya Abdel Kawy	Margo Green	10–9 9–2 8–10 10–8
Agnes Muller	Laura Keating	9–6 9–3 3–9 9–4

First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Cassie Campion (née Jackman)	Shelley Kitchen	9–0 9–2 9–1
Leilani Joyce (Marsh)	Senga Macfie	9–0 9–0 9–1
Carol Owens	Salma Shabana	9–5 9–2 9–3
Linda Charman	Agnes Muller	9–5 9–7 3–0 ret
Natalie Grainger	Latasha Khan	9–2 9–1 9–6
Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)	Natalie Grinham	9–4 6–9 9–4 9–4
Pamela Nimmo	Sabine Schoene	5–9 9–3 9–4 9–6
Tania Bailey	Liz Irving	9–3 9–1 9–0
Fiona Geaves	Annelize Naudé	10–8 4–9 3–9 10–8 9–1
Sarah Fitzgerald	Ellen Petersen	9–0 9–2 9–0
Rachael Grinham	Maha Zein	9–4 9–1 9–4
Vanessa Atkinson	Vicky Botwright	9–3 8–10 5–9 9–7 9–2
Stephanie Brind	Isabelle Stoehr	3–9 10–8 9–4 9–4
Sue Wright	Rebecca Macree	9–4 8–10 9–10 9–1 9–2
Cheryl Beaumont	Claire Nitch	10–9 9–5 9–5
Omneya Abdel Kawy	Jenny Tranfield	7–9 6–9 9–3 9–4 9–5

Second round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Joyce	Beaumont	9–0 9–3 9–0
Horner	Brind	9–2 9–2 6–9 9–3
Charman	Grinham R	9–1 5–9 9–7 4–9 9–3
Geaves	Nimmo	9–5 9–4 9–2
Wright	Bailey	9–2 9–2 4–9 9–4
Atkinson	Campion	9–1 1–9 5–9 9–4 9–2
Owens	Kawy	9–3 9–0 9–4
Fitzgerald	Grainger	9–4 9–4 9–4

Quarter-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Joyce	Horner	9–4 9–2 9–1
Charman	Geaves	9–3 9–3 9–3
Wright	Atkinson	0–9 9–3 7–9 9–3 9–5
Owens	Fitzgerald	9–5 9–5 9–3

Semi-finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Joyce	Charman	10–8 9–0 9–4
Wright	Owens	10–9 9–5 3–9 9–5

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Joyce	Wright	9–7 9–4 9–2

References

1. "Times Archives 2000 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash British duo chase rare double". The Telegraph.
3. "British Open First Round". Google Groups.
4. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.