1983 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1983
4th Women's World Squash Championship
Location Australia Perth, Australia
Date(s) October 23–28, 1983
Category World Open
Results
Champion Australia Vicki Cardwell
Runner-up Australia Rhonda Thorne
Third place New Zealand Susan Devoy
← 1981 Canada Republic of Ireland 1985 →

The 1983 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1983 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Perth in Australia during October 1983. Vicki Cardwell won the World Open title, defeating Rhonda Thorne in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Australia Vicki Cardwell (Champion)
  2. Australia Rhonda Thorne (Final)
  3. New Zealand Susan Devoy (Semifinals)
  4. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan (Quarterfinals)
  5. England Sue Cogswell (Second Round)
  6. Guernsey Lisa Opie (Quarterfinals)
  7. unknown
  8. England Angela Smith (Quarterfinals)

First round

Player One Player Two Score
Australia Vicki CardwellScotland Anne Smith9-6 9-5 9-0
Australia Rhonda ThorneAustralia Sue Stevens9-1 9-0 9-4
New Zealand Susan DevoyAustralia T Alexander9-2 9-3 9-4
Guernsey Martine Le MoignanAustralia J Ker9-2 9-1 9-0
England Sue CogswellScotland Joyce Leach9-4 9-0 9-0
Guernsey Lisa OpieSouth Africa Cyndy Robards9-10 9-2 9-3 9-1
England Angela SmithUnited States Gail Ramsay9-2 9-0 9-2
England Barbara Diggens (10)Scotland Shirley Brown9-4 9-1 9-2
Australia Jan Miller (12)Republic of Ireland Mary Byrne9-2 8-10 9-1 9-2
Australia Carin ClondaEngland Jean Reynolds9-0 9-3 9-1
Scotland Heather WallaceUnited States M Hulbert9-5 9-0 9-2
South Africa Renee AucampRepublic of Ireland Rebecca Best9-7 9-1 9-2
South Africa Gillian WincklerAustralia Cath Bellemore9-4 9-7 1-9 6-9 9-5
Australia Diane DavisScotland Alison Cruickshank9-4 9-1 9-0
England Ruth StraussNew Zealand Donna Gurran9-3 9-2 9-3
New Zealand Robyn BlackwoodSouth Africa Donna Caldwell9-6 9-7 9-2
Republic of Ireland Marjorie BurkeSouth Africa Denise Holton9-1 9-2 10-8
Wales Deanna MurrayNew Zealand Tracey Mandel9-0 9-4 9-5
United States Alicia McConnellWales Debbie Turnbull9-5 9-4 8-9 9-6
Australia Michelle ToonUnited States Carol Weymuller9-2 9-1 9-4
Australia Barbara OldfieldNew Zealand Sue Wasley9-0 9-2 9-0
Australia Robyn FridayWales S Washer9-0 9-5 9-0
Australia Liz IrvingNew Zealand Joanne Williams9-2 3-9 9-7 9-7
Sweden Agneta SamuelssonEngland Lucy Soutter9-3 9-0 9-0
Australia Debbie Matjeles
Australia Susan Carter
Australia Helen Paradeiser
Australia Robyn Belford
Australia Rae Anderson
Australia Carol Kennewell

Second Round To Final

Second round Third round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Australia Vicki Cardwell 9 9 9
Australia Barbara Oldfield 2 0 4 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
South Africa Renee Aucamp 9 9 9 South Africa Aucamp 1 3 3
South Africa Gillian Winckler 0 4 3 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
8 England Angela Smith 9 9 9 8 England Smith 6 5 4
Australia Susan Carter 3 4 5 8 England Smith 3 9 9 9
Australia Debbie Matjeles 9 9 10 Australia Matjeles 9 0 5 3
10 England Barbara Diggens 7 6 8 1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
3 New Zealand Susan Devoy 9 9 9 3 New Zealand Devoy 2 5 4
Australia Robyn Belford 5 0 0 3 New Zealand Devoy 0 9 9 9
England Ruth Strauss England Strauss 9 1 6 1
3 New Zealand Devoy 7 9 9 9
Scotland Heather Wallace 9 9 10 Scotland Wallace 9 3 4 7
5 England Sue Cogswell 0 5 9 Scotland Wallace 9 9 9 Final
Australia Jan Miller Australia Miller 6 0 4
1 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
2 Australia Rhonda Thorne 2 Australia Thorne 1 3 4
2 Australia Thorne 10 6 9 9
Australia Rae Anderson Australia Anderson 8 9 2 0
2 Australia Thorne 9 9 9 3 10
6 Guernsey Lisa Opie 6 Guernsey Opie 7 6 10 9 9
6 Guernsey Opie 9 9 9
Australia Carol Kennewell Australia Kennewell 0 4 1
2 Australia Thorne 6 9 9 9
Australia Carin Clonda Australia Clonda 9 1 1 2
Australia Clonda 9 9 10
New Zealand Robyn Blackwood New Zealand Blackwood 1 6 9
Australia Clonda 9 9 5 9
4 Guernsey Martine Le Moignan 9 9 9 4 Guernsey Le Moignan 3 7 9 4
Australia Helen Paradeiser 2 2 2 4 Guernsey Le Moignan 9 9 9
Australia Diane Davis Australia Davis 4 3 3

See also

Notes

Vicki Cardwell who had served a two-year team ban in her native Australia duly answered her critics by winning the World Open. The Australian then duly retired. Susan Devoy won a third place play off after defeating Carin Clonda 3 games to 1.

References

  1. ↑ "Womens Squash World Open 1983".
Preceded by
Toronto (Canada)
1981		 World Open
Australia (Perth)
1983		 Succeeded by
Dublin (Ireland)
1985
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