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
Location	Birmingham, England
Venue	National Indoor Arena

Seeds

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

Draw and results

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Qualifying Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Vicky Lankester	Shabana Khan	9–2 9–4 10–8
Melanie Jans	Lisa McKenna	5–9 9–6 9–2 9–3
Liz Irving	Carla Khan	9–7 9–4 9–0
Wendy Maitland	Mette Jørgensen	9–3 9–1 9–5
Nicol David	Lauren Briggs	9–2 10–8 9–1
Cheryl Beaumont	Dominique Lloyd-Walter	9–10 4–9 9–3 9–7 9–6
Madeline Perry	Kate Allison	9–1 6–9 9–1 9–3
Helen Easton	Laura Lengthorn	9–5 5–9 8–10 9–1 9–4

First round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Leilani Joyce (Marsh)	Wendy Maitland	9–2 9–0 9–0
Carol Owens	Senga Macfie	9–2 9–5 9–2
Sarah Fitzgerald	Janie Thacker	9–4 9–6 9–2
Linda Charman-Smith	Vicky Lankester	9–2 9–0 9–3
Natalie Grainger	Salma Shabana	6–9 9–2 9–6 9–3
Tania Bailey	Annelize Naudé	2–9 9–3 9–0 9–1
Natalie Grinham	Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)	9–4 7–9 9–3 9–1
Rachael Grinham	Latasha Khan	9–3 9–7 9–6
Stephanie Brind	Cheryl Beaumont	9–6 9–4 9–1
Fiona Geaves	Melanie Jans	9–2 10–9 9–4
Liz Irving	Vanessa Atkinson	9–4 9–2 2–9 9–6
Cassie Campion (née Jackman)	Maha Zein	9–5 10–8 9–7
Rebecca Macree	Nicol David	9–7 7–9 9–1 9–6
Jenny Tranfield	Ellen Petersen	9–5 9–7 9–0
Pamela Nimmo	Helen Easton	9–2 9–3 9–6
Vicky Botwright	Madeline Perry	9–2 8–10 9–4 10–9

Second round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Fitzgerald	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.