1996 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1996
13th WISPA World Squash Championship
LocationMalaysia Malaysia
Date(s)October 9–13, 1996
WISPA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Sarah Fitzgerald
Runner-upEngland Cassie Jackman
Semi-finalistsEngland Sue Wright
Australia Liz Irving
← 1995 Hong Kong Australia 1997 →

The 1996 Women's Perrier World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1996 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia between 9 October and 13 October 1996. Sarah Fitzgerald won her first World Open title, defeating Cassie Jackman in the final.[1]

Seeds

[edit]
  1. Australia Michelle Martin (quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)
  3. England Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
  4. England Cassie Jackman (final)
  5. Australia Liz Irving (semifinals)
  6. Australia Carol Owens (quarterfinals)
  7. England Sue Wright (semifinals)
  8. Germany Sabine Schoene (quarterfinals)
  9. England Fiona Geaves (second round)
  10. New Zealand Philippa Beams (second round)
  11. South Africa Claire Nitch (second round)
  12. Australia Robyn Cooper (second round)
  13. England Rebecca Macree (first round)
  14. New Zealand Leilani Marsh (second round)
  15. England Linda Charman (second round)
  16. Australia Meeghan Bell (second round)

Draw and results

[edit]
First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Australia Michelle Martin 9 9 9
Germany Sabine Baum 1 3 4 1 Australia Michelle Martin 9 9 9
13 England Rebecca Macree 4 7 10 9 6 England Tracey Shenton 1 0 0
England Tracey Shenton 9 9 8 6 9 1 Australia Michelle Martin 9 9 5 5
5 Australia Liz Irving 9 9 9 5 Australia Liz Irving 4 10 9 9
Australia Narelle Tippett 2 5 3 5 Australia Liz Irving 9 9 9
Australia Vicki Cardwell 9 0 1 2 16 Australia Meeghan Bell 3 3 6
16 Australia Meeghan Bell 4 9 9 9 5 Australia Liz Irving 5 6 9 8
4 England Cassie Jackman 9 9 3 9 4 England Cassie Jackman 9 9 4 10
Australia Toni Weeks 0 5 9 5 4 England Cassie Jackman 9 9 9
11 South Africa Claire Nitch 9 9 3 9 11 South Africa Claire Nitch 3 5 0
Egypt Salma Shabana 3 5 9 3 4 England Cassie Jackman 9 9 9
8 Germany Sabine Schoene 7 9 9 9 8 Germany Sabine Schoene 2 2 4
New Zealand Sarah Cook 9 5 3 3 8 Germany Sabine Schoene 10 2 9 7 9 Final
14 New Zealand Leilani Marsh 9 9 9 14 New Zealand Leilani Marsh 8 9 5 9 2
Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 1 7 5 4 England Cassie Jackman 0 3 4
2 Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9 2 Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9
South Africa Carla Venter 1 1 0 2 Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9
10 New Zealand Philippa Beams 9 9 9 10 New Zealand Philippa Beams 3 3 2
Australia Natarsha Tippett 2 3 0 2 Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 9 9
6 Australia Carol Owens 9 9 9 6 Australia Carol Owens 2 1 1
Germany Silke Bartel 3 3 5 6 Australia Carol Owens 9 9 9
15 England Linda Charman 5 9 9 9 15 England Linda Charman 4 1 5
Australia Danielle Drady-Harte 9 0 1 0 2 Australia Sarah Fitzgerald 9 8 9
7 England Sue Wright 2 9 9 9 7 England Sue Wright 3 4 1
New Zealand Jade Wilson 9 5 1 0 7 England Sue Wright 6 9 9 9
9 England Fiona Geaves 4 9 9 9 9 England Fiona Geaves 9 2 1 0
United States Demer Holleran 9 3 4 4 7 England Sue Wright 9 9 9
3 England Suzanne Horner 4 9 9 9 3 England Suzanne Horner 4 0 4
Australia Rachael Grinham 9 6 2 1 3 England Suzanne Horner 9 4 10 9
12 Australia Robyn Cooper 9 9 9 12 Australia Robyn Cooper 6 9 9 4
United States Ellie Pierce 1 0 0

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Womens Squash World Open 1996".
[edit]
Preceded by World Open
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia)

1996
Succeeded by