# 2000 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2000 Women's Eye Group World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2000 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Edinburgh in Scotland from 11 November until 17 November 2000. Carol Owens won the World Open title, defeating Leilani Joyce in the final.

## Seeds

* Leilani Joyce (final)
* Carol Owens (champion)
* Natalie Grainger (semifinals)
* Linda Charman (quarterfinals)
* Tania Bailey (quarterfinals)
* Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
* Sarah Fitzgerald (semifinals)
* Fiona Geaves (second round)
* Vanessa Atkinson (second round)
* Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)
* Rachael Grinham (second round)
* Sabine Schoene (second round)
* Rebecca Macree (second round)
* Claire Nitch (first round)
* Jenny Tranfield (second round)
* Pamela Nimmo (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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | 1 | Leilani Joyce | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Vanessa Atkinson | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 9 | Vanessa Atkinson | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Latasha Khan | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Leilani Joyce | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Suzanne Horner | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Suzanne Horner | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Maha Zein | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | 6 | Suzanne Horner | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Rebecca Macree | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | 13 | Rebecca Macree | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle Stoehr | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Leilani Joyce | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Natalie Grainger | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Natalie Grainger | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| | Ellen Petersen | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | 3 | Natalie Grainger | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rachael Grinham | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 | Rachael Grinham | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Salma Shabana | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Natalie Grainger | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephanie Brind | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Stephanie Brind | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grinham | 5 | 0 | 4 | | | 10 | Stephanie Brind | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Fiona Geaves | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | 8 | Fiona Geaves | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madeline Perry | 1 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Leilani Joyce | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Carol Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carol Owens | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| | Janie Thacker | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | 2 | Carol Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vicky Botwright | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | Vicky Botwright | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Claire Nitch | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carol Owens | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tania Bailey | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tania Bailey | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Senga Macfie | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | 5 | Tania Bailey | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Sabine Schoene | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | 12 | Sabine Schoene | 2 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annelize Naudé | 8 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Carols Owens | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| | Liz Irving | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | 7 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jenny Tranfield | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | 15 | Jenny Tranfield | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elin Blikra | 5 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Sarah Fitzgerald | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Linda Charman | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Linda Charman | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Rebecca Chiu | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | 4 | Linda Charman | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pamela Nimmo | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | 16 | Pamela Nimmo | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shelley Kitchen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |