1987 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Open 1987
6th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of New Zealand.svg   Auckland, New Zealand
Date(s)September 29 - October 6, 1987
WISPA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money$30,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of New Zealand.svg Susan Devoy
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Guernsey.svg Lisa Opie
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liz Irving
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell
  1985 Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989  

The 1987 Women's Honda World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1987 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the Henderson Squash Club and YMCA Stadium in Auckland in New Zealand between September 29 and October 6, 1987. Susan Devoy won her second World Open title, defeating Lisa Opie in a repeat of the 1985 final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of New Zealand.svg Susan Devoy (champion)
  2. Flag of Guernsey.svg Lisa Opie (final)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell nee Hoffman (semifinals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Lucy Soutter (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Guernsey.svg Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liz Irving (semifinals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Alison Cumings (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Friday (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of England.svg Suzanne Burgess (third round)
  10. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Wallace (fourth round)
  11. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Fitzgerald (fourth round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Martin (fourth round)
  13. Flag of New Zealand.svg Joanne Williams (fourth round)
  14. Flag of England.svg Angela Smith (fourth round)
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Drady (fourth round)
  16. Flag of Ireland.svg Mary Byrne (third round)

Results

[2]

First round (29 Sep)

Player OnePlayer TwoScore
Flag of Sweden.svg A Jonsson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Julie Belsham 3-0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg L Noel Flag of New Zealand.svg M Galloway 3-0
Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Cruickshank Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Houtsma 3-0
Flag of Sweden.svg Tinna Backlund Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Prentice 3-2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Diane Ellis Flag of Norway.svg Guri Lenth 3-0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gail Pimm Flag of New Zealand.svg Carolyn Viggers 3-0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hugoline Van Hoorn Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tracey Thomas 3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Fleur Townsend Flag of France.svg Nathalie Cornet 3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Carol Laing Flag of the United States.svg Diana Staley 3-0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sharon Stevenson Flag of Sweden.svg Lena Fridén 3-1
Flag of Ireland.svg A Holden Flag of New Zealand.svg E Rameka 3-0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sian Johnson Flag of New Zealand.svg Freda Walker 3-2
Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Svenby Flag of New Zealand.svg Kay Jackson 3-1
Flag of Norway.svg Cecilie Schjander Flag of New Zealand.svg Sarah Kearney 3-0
Flag of France.svg Corinne Castets Flag of New Zealand.svg Lynora Hati w/o
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Magriet Luchs Flag of New Zealand.svg G Keegan 3-0
Flag of Sweden.svg Tina Dahl Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Debbie Turnbull3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Debra Shaw Flag of Japan.svg Sachi Akiyama 3-0
Flag of France.svg Catherine Lebossé Flag of New Zealand.svg Justine Marriott 3-1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Cranbury Flag of New Zealand.svg Judy Burgess 3-0
Flag of England.svg Karen Read Flag of Scotland.svg Joan Sutherland 3-1
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Holbe Flag of New Zealand.svg Linda McClure 3-2
Flag of Norway.svg Astrid Åbyholm Flag of New Zealand.svg J Smith 3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg C Hayes Flag of Scotland.svg Joyce Leach 3-0
Flag of Japan.svg Machiko Miyagishima Flag of New Zealand.svg Angela Toal 3-1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Fury 3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sharyn Taylor Flag of Japan.svg Miyuki Fukutomi (née Adachi)3-0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joyce Maycock Flag of Germany.svg Eva Körschgen 3-0
Flag of France.svg Sabine Vinci Flag of New Zealand.svg H Booth 3-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jean Tapp Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mariëtte Remijnse 3-2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jenny Webster Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Levy 3-0
Flag of England.svg Alex Cowie Flag of Ireland.svg Caroline Collins 3-0

Second round (30 Sep)

Player OnePlayer TwoScore
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susan Devoy Flag of Sweden.svg A Jonsson 9-0 9-0 9-0
Flag of Scotland.svg Shirley Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg L Noel 9-1 9-1 9-3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joanne Williams Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Cruickshank 9-7 9-2 9-0
Flag of Germany.svg Beate Müller Flag of Sweden.svg Tinna Backlund 9-2 10-8 9-4
Flag of England.svg Alison Cumings Flag of New Zealand.svg Diane Ellis 9-1 9-1 9-1
Flag of England.svg Flavia Roberts Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gail Pimm 9-2 9-4 5-9 5-9 1-9
Flag of Ireland.svg Mary Byrne Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hugoline Van Hoorn 10-9 9-0 9-3
Flag of England.svg Fiona Geaves Flag of New Zealand.svg Fleur Townsend 9-1 9-2 9-4
Flag of England.svg Lucy Soutter Flag of New Zealand.svg Carol Laing 9-0 9-0 9-0
Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Hammerschmidt Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sharon Stevenson 4-9 8-10 0-9
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Burgess Flag of Ireland.svg A Holden 9-4 9-0 9-0
Flag of Ireland.svg Rebecca Best Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sian Johnson 9-1 9-1 9-2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liz Irving Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Svenby 9-1 9-2 9-4
Flag of the United States.svg Alicia McConnell Flag of Norway.svg Cecilie Schjander 9-0 9-3 9-1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Fitzgerald Flag of France.svg Corinne Castets 9-1 9-4 9-1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Gurran Flag of the Netherlands.svg Magriet Luchs 9-6 9-0 9-2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Babette Hoogendoorn Flag of Sweden.svg Tina Dahl 9-0 9-4 9-3
Flag of England.svg Angela Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg Debra Shaw 9-3 9-4 9-0
Flag of Ireland.svg Marjorie Burke Flag of France.svg Catherine Lebossé 7-9 9-3 9-2 9-3
Flag of Guernsey.svg Martine Le Moignan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Cranbury 9-1 9-1 9-0
Flag of England.svg Melanie Warren-Hawkes Flag of England.svg Karen Read 9-0 9-4 9-0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Wallace Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Holbe 9-5 9-1 9-1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carin Clonda Flag of Norway.svg Astrid Åbyholm 5-9 2-9 8-10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Cardwell Flag of New Zealand.svg C Hayes 9-0 9-1 9-0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Cheryl Te Kani Flag of Japan.svg Machiko Miyagishima 9-2 9-2 9-6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Drady Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes 9-0 9-1 9-6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon Bradey Flag of New Zealand.svg Sharyn Taylor 9-5 9-9 9-0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Friday Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joyce Maycock 9-2 9-4 9-1
Flag of Sweden.svg Susanne Nyberg Flag of France.svg Sabine Vinci 9-6 9- 7 9-6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Martin Flag of New Zealand.svg Jean Tapp 9-1 9-4 9-5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marie Pearson Flag of New Zealand.svg Jenny Webster 10-8 9-5 9-3
Flag of Guernsey.svg Lisa Opie Flag of England.svg Alex Cowie 9-1 9-6 9-1

Third round to final

Third roundFourth roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 9 9 9
Flag of Scotland.svg Brown 0 0 0 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 9 6 9 9
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Williams 9 9 9 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Williams 0 5 4
Flag of Germany.svg Muller 0 3 1 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 9 9 9
7 Flag of England.svg Cumings 9 9 9 7 Flag of England.svg Cumings 4 4 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pimm 3 1 1 7 Flag of England.svg Cumings 9 9 9
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Byrne 9 0 7 2 Flag of England.svg Geaves 1 3 1
Flag of England.svg Geaves 3 9 9 9 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 9 9 9
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving 9 9 9 9 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving 3 4 2
Flag of the United States.svg McConnell 10 5 4 2 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving 9 7 9 9
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fitzgerald 8 9 9 9 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fitzgerald 6 9 5 6
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gurran 10 2 1 3 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving 9 9 6 9
4 Flag of England.svg Soutter 9 9 9 4 Flag of England.svg Soutter 3 3 9 7
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stevenson 0 0 1 4 Flag of England.svg Soutter 9 9 9 Final
9 Flag of England.svg Burgess 9 4 4 6 Flag of Ireland.svg Best 1 3 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Best 3 9 9 9 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Devoy 9 10 9
2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 9 9 9 2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 3 8 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Pearson 0 0 2 2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 9 9 9
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin 10 9 9 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin 5 4 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Nyberg 8 0 0 2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 3 9 9
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Friday 9 9 9 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Friday 3 6 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradey 3 4 4 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Friday 9 9 9
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drady 9 9 9 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drady 4 0 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Te Kani 7 0 3 2 Flag of Guernsey.svg Opie 10 9 8 4 9
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 9 9 9 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 8 5 10 9 3
Flag of Norway.svg Abyholm 0 0 0 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 9 9 9
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wallace 9 9 9 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wallace 2 1 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren-Hawkes 3 1 4 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cardwell 2 10 1 10 9
5 Flag of Guernsey.svg Le Moignan 9 9 9 5 Flag of Guernsey.svg Le Moignan 9 9 9 8 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Burke 0 0 1 5 Flag of Guernsey.svg Le Moignan 9 9 9
14 Flag of England.svg Smith 9 10 10 14 Flag of England.svg Smith 5 1 7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hoogendoorn 5 9 2 8

Notes

Susan Devoy won her second World Open and would go on to win four in total.

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References

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  2. "Draw and Results" (PDF). Squash New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
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