2005 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Open 2005
22nd WISPA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Date(s)29 November – 4 December 2005
Website
squashtalk.com/hongkong/2005/wdraw2005.html
WISPA World Tour
Category WISPA World Open
Prize money$72,500
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vanessa Atkinson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Grinham
  2004 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ulster Banner.svg 2006  

The 2005 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2005 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Nicol David won her first World Open trophy, beating Rachael Grinham in the final.

Contents

Ranking points

In 2005, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2005)
EventWFSFQF2R1R
Points (WISPA)336023101365735367,5210

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham (final)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vanessa Atkinson (semi-finals)
  3. Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David (champion)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Grinham (semi-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg Linda Elriani (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg Vicky Botwright (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf (second round)
  8. Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy (quarter-finals)
  9. Flag of England.svg Tania Bailey (second round)
  10. Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry (quarter-finals)
  11. Flag of New Zealand.svg Shelley Kitchen (first round)
  12. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annelize Naudé (second round)
  13. Flag of France.svg Isabelle Stoehr (second round)
  14. Flag of England.svg Alison Waters (second round)
  15. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Rebecca Chiu (second round)
  16. Flag of England.svg Laura Lengthorn (second round)

Draw and results

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Grinham 999  
Q Flag of Scotland.svg P Nimmo 1 3 4   1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Grinham 999  
15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg R Chiu 999  15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg R Chiu 3 2 7   
Q Flag of Mexico.svg S Terán 6 3 5   1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Grinham 9910  
7 Flag of England.svg J Duncalf 999  10 Flag of Ireland.svg M Perry 4 4 8   
  Flag of England.svg D Lloyd-Walter 2 2 5   7 Flag of England.svg J Duncalf 0 6 1095
10 Flag of Ireland.svg M Perry 95 99 10 Flag of Ireland.svg M Perry 998 1 9
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Martin 3 92 4  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Grinham 1099  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Grinham 999  4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Grinham 8 6 4   
Q Flag of England.svg B Botwright 1 0 3   4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Grinham 96 99 
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Naudé 999  12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Naudé 4 90 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Khan 2 2 7   4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Grinham 91 99 
8 Flag of Egypt.svg O Abdel Kawy 999  8 Flag of Egypt.svg O Abdel Kawy 1 94 0  
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Desira 4 4 7   8 Flag of Egypt.svg O Abdel Kawy 98 96 9Final
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg S Kitchen 7 6 7    Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg T Malik 4 101 93
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg T Malik 999  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Grinham 102 6 7  
Q Flag of England.svg S Pierrepont 4 4 94  3 Flag of Malaysia.svg N David 8 999 
16 Flag of England.svg L Lengthorn 996 9 16 Flag of England.svg L Lengthorn 3 4 6   
5 Flag of England.svg L Elriani 999  5 Flag of England.svg L Elriani 999  
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Pittock 3 1 4   5 Flag of England.svg L Elriani 4 7 7   
9 Flag of England.svg T Bailey 999  3 Flag of Malaysia.svg N David 999  
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kronemeyer 0 0 4   9 Flag of England.svg T Bailey 6 5 7   
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg N David 999  3 Flag of Malaysia.svg N David 999  
Flag of Egypt.svg E Kheirallah 0 4 0   3 Flag of Malaysia.svg N David 6 9109 
14 Flag of England.svg A Waters 5 999 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg V Atkinson 91 9 3  
Flag of New Zealand.svg T Leevey 95 3 3  14 Flag of England.svg A Waters 4 0 3   
6 Flag of England.svg V Botwright 999  6 Flag of England.svg V Botwright 999  
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Brown 4 0 3   5 Flag of England.svg V Botwright 6 0 7   
Q Flag of England.svg L Briggs 3 5 92  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg V Atkinson 999  
13 Flag of France.svg I Stoehr 995 9 13 Flag of France.svg I Stoehr 5 102 2  
Q Flag of Egypt.svg R El Weleily 4 3 2   2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg V Atkinson 99 99 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg V Atkinson 999  

Note: * Q = Qualifier, * w/o = Walkover, * r = Retired [1]

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References

  1. "Hong Kong 2005 Draw". Squashtalk.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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