2000 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2000
17th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date(s)	November 11–17, 2000
WISPA World Tour
Category	World Open
Prize money	$80,000
Results
Champion	Carol Owens
Runner-up	Leilani Joyce
Semi-finalists	Natalie Grainger Sarah Fitzgerald

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

1. Leilani Joyce (final)
2. Carol Owens (champion)
3. Natalie Grainger (semifinals)
4. Linda Charman (quarterfinals)
5. Tania Bailey (quarterfinals)
6. Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)
7. Sarah Fitzgerald (semifinals)
8. Fiona Geaves (second round)
9. Vanessa Atkinson (second round)
10. Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)
11. Rachael Grinham (second round)
12. Sabine Schoene (second round)
13. Rebecca Macree (second round)
14. Claire Nitch (first round)
15. Jenny Tranfield (second round)
16. Pamela Nimmo (second round)

Draw and results

	First round									Second round									Quarter-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
	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

Notes

Cassie Campion was unable to defend her title due to injury.
The new world champion Carol Owens would switch nationality the following year.

See also

• World Open

References

• "Womens Squash World Open 2000". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

External links

• Womens World Open at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2014)