| Women's singles at the 2010 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Asian Games Town Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–21 November 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Squash at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
The women's singles Squash event was part of the squash programme and took place between November 18 and 21, at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 18 November 2010 | 11:30 | Round 1 |
| Friday, 19 November 2010 | 09:30 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, 20 November 2010 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 21 November 2010 | 16:00 | Final |
| Final | ||||||||
| 1 |  Nicol David (MAS) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 2 |  Annie Au (HKG) | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nicol David (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Park Eun-ok (KOR) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Nicol David (MAS) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gu Jinyue (CHN) | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 |  Dipika Pallikal (IND) | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dipika Pallikal (IND) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | Nicol David (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Joshna Chinappa (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Low Wee Wern (MAS) | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jemyca Aribado (PHI) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Joshna Chinappa (IND) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | Low Wee Wern (MAS) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Low Wee Wern (MAS) | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Joey Chan (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Saima Shoukat (PAK) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Joey Chan (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Li Dongjin (CHN) | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Song Sun-mi (KOR) | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Song Sun-mi (KOR) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Joey Chan (HKG) | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Annie Au (HKG) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aysah Dalida (PHI) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maria Toorpakai Wazir (PAK) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | Annie Au (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Annie Au (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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