2001 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:	73
Series:	Women's British Open Championships
Location:	Birmingham, England
Venue:	National Indoor Arena
Prevseason:	2000
Nextseason:	2002

The 2001 Women's Eye Group British Open Squash Championships was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club (qualifying) and the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 3–10 June 2001. The event was won by Sarah Fitzgerald who defeated Carol Owens in the final.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Draw and results

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Qualifying round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9–2 9–4 10–8
		5–9 9–6 9–2 9–3
		9–7 9–4 9–0
		9–3 9–1 9–5
		9–2 10–8 9–1
		9–10 4–9 9–3 9–7 9–6
		9–1 6–9 9–1 9–3
		9–5 5–9 8–10 9–1 9–4

First round

width=270	Player One	width=270	Player Two	width=150	Score
		9–2 9–0 9–0
		9–2 9–5 9–2
		9–4 9–6 9–2
		9–2 9–0 9–3
		6–9 9–2 9–6 9–3
		2–9 9–3 9–0 9–1
	Suzanne Horner (née Burgess)	9–4 7–9 9–3 9–1
		9–3 9–7 9–6
		9–6 9–4 9–1
		9–2 10–9 9–4
		9–4 9–2 2–9 9–6
Cassie Campion (née Jackman)		9–5 10–8 9–7
		9–7 7–9 9–1 9–6
		9–5 9–7 9–0
		9–2 9–3 9–6
		9–2 8–10 9–4 10–9

Second round

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Irving	9–5 9–4 9–2
Campion	Grinham N	9–0 8–10 9–2 2–9 9–7
Joyce	Tranfield	9–1 9–3 9–1
Brind	Bailey	4–9 9–3 6–9 10–8 9–3
Owens	Geaves	9–4 9–0 5–9 9–1
Macree	Grinham R	9–5 9–4 4–9 6–9 9–7
Charman-Smith	Nimmo	9–3 9–1 9–1
Grainger	Botwright	10–8 9–6 9–4

Quarter-finals

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Campion	9–6 9–10 9–7 9–2
Joyce	Brind	9–0 9–6 9–0
Owens	Macree	9–7 9–5 9–0
Charman-Smith	Grainger	9–4 2–9 10–8 9–6

Semi-finals

width=170	Player One	width=170	Player Two	width=150	Score
Fitzgerald	Joyce	8–10 3–9 9–2 9–6 9–7
Owens	Charman-Smith	9–6 2–9 8–10 9–2 9–1

Final

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Fitzgerald	Owens	10–9 9–0 9–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Times Archives 2001 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. Web site: British Open News. squashplayer.co.uk.
3. Web site: British squash gets 21m injection. BBC Sport.
4. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 9 August 2015. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.