# 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during October 1981. Rhonda Thorne won the World Open title, defeating Vicki Cardwell in the final.

## Seeds

* Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman) (final)
* Rhonda Thorne (champion)
* Sue Cogswell (quarterfinals)
* Margaret Zachariah (quarterfinals)
* Angela Smith (semifinals)
* Lisa Opie (semifinals)
* Rae Anderson (third round)
* Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)

## Draw and results
### First round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Vicki Cardwell | Robyn Blackwood | 9-0 9-4 9-4 |
| Susan Devoy | Sonje Bromhead | 9-1 10-8 9-0 |
| Geraldine Barnabas | Annette Owen | 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10-8 |
| Joanne Milne | Eva Lundqvist | 9-2 9-2 9-0 |
| Margaret Zachariah | Donna Gurran | 7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-6 |

### Second round to final

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Vicki Cardwell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Cardwell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Cumings | | | | | | | Cummings | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cardwell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martine Le Moignan | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Le Moignan | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Le Moignan | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Wall | | | | | | | Wall | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cardwell | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 5 | Angela Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Smith | 0 | 7 | 1 | | |
| | Joanne Milne | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | 5 | Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Oldfield | | | | | | | Oldfield | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Smith | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Margaret Zachariah | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Zachariah | 2 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Zachariah | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Susan Devoy | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | | Devoy | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Wallace | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cardwell | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Rhonda Thorne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thorne | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Thorne | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Moore | | | | | | | Moore | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Barbara Diggens | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Diggens | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 10 | Diggens | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rae Anderson | | | | | | 7 | Anderson | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thorne | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 6 | Lisa Opie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Opie | 2 | 0 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Opie | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jayne Ashton | | | | | | | Ashton | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Opie | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sue Cogswell | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cogswell | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Cogswell | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Strauss | | | | | | | Strauss | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |