# 2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2001 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Melbourne in Australia from 11 October until 19 October 2001. Sarah Fitzgerald won her fourth World Open title, defeating Leilani Joyce in the final.

## Seeds

* Leilani Joyce (final)
* Carol Owens (semifinals)
* Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)
* Linda Charman-Smith (semifinals)
* Fiona Geaves (quarterfinals)
* Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)
* Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
* Rachael Grinham (second round)
* Vanessa Atkinson (second round)
* Rebecca Macree (second round)
* Cassie Campion (quarterfinals)
* Pamela Nimmo (second round)
* Vicky Botwright (second round)
* Shelley Kitchen (second round)
* Natalie Grinham (second round)
* Maha Zein (first round)

## First qualifying round (12 Oct)

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Eman El Amir | Karen Morrissey | 9-4 9-7 6-9 5-9 9-5 |
| Lara Petera | Runa Reta | 9-3 9-7 7-9 9-4 |
| Christina Mak | Karen Kronemeyer | 9-7 8-10 9-7 9-2 |
| Isabelle Stoehr | Amelia Pittock | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Engy Kheirallah | Naluge Guy | 9-5 9-3 9-2 |
| Tricia Chuah | Petra Vihar | 9-2 9-0 9-0 |
| Laura Keating | Sally Hunt | 9-2 9-5 9-2 |
| Senga Macfie | Jenny Duncalf | 9-2 9-4 9-0 |
| Rebecca Chiu | Lisa Camilleri | 9-1 9-7 9-1 |
| Katline Cauwels | Georgina Davis | 3-9 9-2 9-0 9-1 |
| Sharon Wee | Mami Nishio | 9-1 9-7 9-2 |
| Dominique Lloyd-Walter | Helen Easton | 9-2 9-0 9-7 |
| Wendy Maitland | Shannon McNamara | 3-9, 9-1, 4-9, 10-9, 9-5 |
| Kim Hannes | Heidi Mather | 9-7, 9-2, 9-2 |
| Shabana Khan | Eri Tsuchida | 3-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-3 |
| Dianne Desira | Vicky Lankester | 9-5, 9-6, 6-9, 9-7 |

## Final Qualifying round (13 Oct)

| Player One | Player Two | Score |
| Rebecca Chiu | Katline Cauwels | 9/6 9/2 10/8 |
| Sharon Wee | Dominique Lloyd-Walter | 9/7 0/9 9/4 9/3 |
| Kim Hannes | Wendy Maitland | 6/9 10/8 0/9 10/9 9/4 |
| Shabana Khan | Dianne Desira | 0/9, 9/4, 4/9, 10/9, 9/4 |
| Lara Petra | Eman El Amir | 9/1 9/2 9/3 |
| Isabelle Stoehr | Christina Mak | 9/7 9/2 9/6 |
| Senga Macfie | Laura Keating | 9/5 9/5 9/4 |
| Engy Kheirallah | Trishia Chuah | 9/5, 8/10, 9/2, 9/2 |

## Main draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | 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 | Leilani Joyce | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lara Petera | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 1 | Joyce | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Vicky Botwright | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | 13 | Botwright | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Latasha Khan | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Joyce | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fiona Geaves | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | 5 | Geaves | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | | 5 | Geaves | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Natalie Grinham | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 15 | N Grinham | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liz Irving | 4 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Joyce | 9 | 9 | 10 | | |
| 4 | Linda Charman-Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Charman-Smith | 3 | 5 | 8 | | |
| | Engy Kheirallah | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 4 | Charman-Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicol David | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | David | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Maha Zein | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Charman-Smith | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stephanie Brind | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Brind | 1 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Senga Macfie | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | 6 | Brind | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Shelley Kitchen | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | 14 | Kitchen | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janie Thacker | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Joyce | 0 | 3 | 2 | | |
| 2 | Carol Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Kim Hannes | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | 2 | Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Rebecca Macree | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 10 | Macree | 0 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Chiu | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Cassie Campion | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Campion | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Madeline Perry | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | 11 | Campion | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rachael Grinham | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 8 | R Grinham | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharon Wee | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Owens | 1 | 1 | 5 | | |
| 3 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Isabelle Stoehr | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | 3 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Vanessa Atkinson | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Atkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ellen Petersen | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Suzanne Horner | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 7 | Horner | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Annelize Naudé | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 7 | Horner | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pamela Nimmo | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 12 | Nimmo | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shabana Khan | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |