2009 Women's British Open Squash Championship Explained

British Open Squash Championships
Number:81
Series:Women's British Open Championships
Location:Manchester, England
Venue:National Squash Centre
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2012

The 2009 Women's International Sport Group British Open Squash Championships were held at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 9–14 September 2009. The event was won for the fourth time by Rachael Grinham who defeated Madeline Perry in the final. The British Open would not be held again until 2012 following sponsorship problems.[1] [2]

Draw and results

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First qualifying round

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4-11 11-5 11-6 11-5
11-8 15-13 4-11 11-1
11-8 11-4 11-9
11-4 8-11 11-6 11-6
7-0 ret
11-8 10-12 11-7 11-9
11-6 11-4 11-5
12-10 10-12 11-7 11-9

Final qualifying round

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Lloyd-Walter Miller 11-5 11-8 11-8
Urquhart Kheirallah 11-9 11-9 11-6
Kippax Blake 11-8 11-9 3-11 6-11 11-2
Hansen Moverley 11-6 11-9 11-13 12-10

First round

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11-5 11-4 11-5
9-11 12-10 11-5 4-11 11-8
11-6 11-9 11-6
11-5 11-7 6-11 11-2
11-9 11-5 11-2
Laura Massaro (née Lengthorn) 10-12 7-11 11-8 11-4 11-6
7-11 9-11 11-8 11-7 7-11
8-11 11-3 11-2 11-8

Quarter finals

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David Perry 11-6 12-10 11-13 5-11 9-11
Grinham R Massaro 5-11 14-12 11-7 11-7
Waters Urquhart 6-11 11-5 11-3 11-7
Duncalf Atkinson 11-1 10-12 11-6 11-4

Semi finals

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Grinham Duncalf 11-8 11-7 8-11 11-6
Waters Perry 12-10 8-11 7-11 9-11

Final

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Grinham Perry 11-6 11-5 12-10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives 2009 Open Championship. Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. Web site: British Open 2009. squashsite.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Squash Rackets. The Times Archives. 2015-08-10. 2017-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118235618/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/archive/. dead.