# 2002 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2002 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2002 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 26 October until 2 November 2002. Sarah Fitzgerald won a record fifth World Open title, defeating Natalie Pohrer in the final.

## Seeds

* Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)
* Carol Owens (semifinals)
* Natalie Pohrer (final)
* Linda Charman (semifinals)
* Vanessa Atkinson (quarterfinals)
* Rachael Grinham (quarterfinals)
* Stephanie Brind (second round)
* Tania Bailey (quarterfinals)
* Fiona Geaves (second round)
* Natalie Grinham (second round)
* Pamela Nimmo (first round)
* Vicky Botwright (first round)
* Omneya Abdel Kawy (second round)
* Shelley Kitchen (second round)
* Jenny Tranfield (quarterfinals)
* Ellen Petersen (second round)

## Draw and results

| 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heidi Mather | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 13 | Abdel Kawy | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharon Wee | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vanessa Atkinson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Atkinson | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madeline Perry | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | 5 | Atkinson | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ellen Petersen | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Petersen | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Maitland | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fitzgerald | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Linda Charman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Charman | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| | Vicky Lankester | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | Charman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle Stoehr | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Stoehr | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Pamela Nimmo | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Charman | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tania Bailey | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Bailey | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Hannes | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 8 | Bailey | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Annelize Naudé | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Naudé | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Vicky Botwright | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fitzgerald | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 | Carol Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pohrer | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
| | Cheryl Beaumont | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | 2 | Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Natalie Grinham | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 10 | N Grinham | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lara Petera | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jenny Tranfield | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Tranfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kate Allison | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | 15 | Tranfield | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stephanie Brind | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 7 | Brind | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maha Zein | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Owens | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Natalie Pohrer | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pohrer | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| | Latasha Khan | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | Pohrer | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Shelley Kitchen | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 14 | Kitchen | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rebecca Chiu | 2 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Pohrer | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rachael Grinham | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Grinham | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Engy Kheirallah | 2 | 8 | 3 | | | 6 | R Grinham | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Fiona Geaves | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 9 | Geaves | 3 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominique Lloyd-Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |