1987 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1987
6th WISPA World Squash Championship
Location New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Date(s) September 29 - October 6, 1987
WISPA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money $30,000
Results
Champion New Zealand Susan Devoy
Runner-up Guernsey Lisa Opie
Semi-finalists Australia L Irving / Australia V Cardwell
 1985 Republic of Ireland Netherlands 1989 

The 1987 Women's Honda World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1987 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the Henderson Squash Club and YMCA Stadium in Auckland in New Zealand between September 29 and October 6, 1987. Susan Devoy won her second World Open title, defeating Lisa Opie in a repeat of the 1985 final.[1]

Seeds

  1. New Zealand Susan Devoy (Champion)
  2. Guernsey Lisa Opie (Final)
  3. Australia Vicki Cardwell nee Hoffman (Semifinals)
  4. England Lucy Soutter (Quarterfinals)
  5. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Liz Irving (Semifinals)
  7. England Alison Cumings (Quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Robyn Friday (Quarterfinals)
  9. England Suzanne Burgess (Third Round)
  10. Canada Heather Wallace (Fourth Round)
  11. Australia Sarah Fitzgerald (Fourth Round)
  12. Australia Michelle Martin (Fourth Round)
  13. New Zealand Joanne Williams (Fourth Round)
  14. England Angela Smith (Fourth Round)
  15. Australia Danielle Drady (Fourth Round)
  16. Republic of Ireland Mary Byrne (Third Round)

Results

[2]

First Round (29 Sep)

Player One Player Two Score
Sweden A JonssonAustralia Julie Belsham3-0
Canada L NoelNew Zealand M Galloway3-0
Scotland Alison CruickshankNetherlands Marjolein Houtsma3-0
Sweden Tinna BacklundAustralia Robyn Prentice3-2
New Zealand Diane EllisNorway Guri Lenth3-0
Canada Gail PimmNew Zealand Carolyn Viggers3-0
Netherlands Hugoline Van HoornWales Tracey Thomas3-0
New Zealand Fleur TownsendFrance Nathalie Cornet3-0
New Zealand Carol LaingUnited States Diana Staley3-0
Wales Sharon StevensonSweden Lena Fridén3-1
Republic of Ireland A HoldenNew Zealand E Rameka3-0
Wales Sian JohnsonNew Zealand Freda Walker3-2
Sweden Eva SvenbyNew Zealand Kay Jackson3-1
Norway Cecilie SchjanderNew Zealand Sarah Kearney3-0
France Corinne CastetsNew Zealand Lynora Hatiw/o
Netherlands Magriet LuchsNew Zealand G Keegan3-0
Sweden Tina DahlWales Debbie Turnbull3-0
New Zealand Debra ShawJapan Sachi Akiyama3-0
France Catherine LebosséNew Zealand Justine Marriott3-1
Canada Nancy CranburyNew Zealand Judy Burgess3-0
England Karen ReadScotland Joan Sutherland3-1
West Germany Andrea HolbeNew Zealand Linda McClure3-2
Norway Astrid ÅbyholmNew Zealand J Smith3-0
New Zealand C HayesScotland Joyce Leach3-0
Japan Machiko MiyagishimaNew Zealand Angela Toal3-1
New Zealand Jaclyn HawkesWales Sarah Fury3-0
New Zealand Sharyn TaylorJapan Miyuki Fukutomi (née Adachi)3-0
Canada Joyce MaycockWest Germany Eva Körschgen3-0
France Sabine VinciNew Zealand H Booth3-0
New Zealand Jean TappNetherlands Mariëtte Remijnse3-2
New Zealand Jenny WebsterCanada A Levy3-0
England Alex CowieRepublic of Ireland Caroline Collins3-0

Second Round (30 Sep)

Player One Player Two Score
New Zealand Susan DevoySweden A Jonsson9-0 9-0 9-0
Scotland Shirley BrownCanada L Noel9-1 9-1 9-3
New Zealand Joanne WilliamsScotland Alison Cruickshank9-7 9-2 9-0
West Germany Beate MüllerSweden Tinna Backlund9-2 10-8 9-4
England Alison CumingsNew Zealand Diane Ellis9-1 9-1 9-1
England Flavia RobertsCanada Gail Pimm9-2 9-4 5-9 5-9 1-9
Republic of Ireland Mary ByrneNetherlands Hugoline Van Hoorn10-9 9-0 9-3
England Fiona GeavesNew Zealand Fleur Townsend9-1 9-2 9-4
England Lucy SoutterNew Zealand Carol Laing9-0 9-0 9-0
West Germany Barbara HammerschmidtWales Sharon Stevenson4-9 8-10 0-9
England Suzanne BurgessRepublic of Ireland A Holden9-4 9-0 9-0
Republic of Ireland Rebecca BestWales Sian Johnson9-1 9-1 9-2
Australia Liz IrvingSweden Eva Svenby9-1 9-2 9-4
United States Alicia McConnellNorway Cecilie Schjander9-0 9-3 9-1
Australia Sarah FitzgeraldFrance Corinne Castets9-1 9-4 9-1
New Zealand Donna GurranNetherlands Magriet Luchs9-6 9-0 9-2
Netherlands Babette HoogendoornSweden Tina Dahl9-0 9-4 9-3
England Angela SmithNew Zealand Debra Shaw9-3 9-4 9-0
Republic of Ireland Marjorie BurkeFrance Catherine Lebossé7-9 9-3 9-2 9-3
Guernsey Martine Le MoignanCanada Nancy Cranbury9-1 9-1 9-0
England Melanie Warren-HawkesEngland Karen Read9-0 9-4 9-0
Canada Heather WallaceWest Germany Andrea Holbe9-5 9-1 9-1
Australia Carin ClondaNorway Astrid Åbyholm5-9 2-9 8-10
Australia Vicki CardwellNew Zealand C Hayes9-0 9-1 9-0
New Zealand Cheryl Te KaniJapan Machiko Miyagishima9-2 9-2 9-6
Australia Danielle DradyNew Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes9-0 9-1 9-6
Australia Sharon BradeyNew Zealand Sharyn Taylor9-5 9-9 9-0
Australia Robyn FridayCanada Joyce Maycock9-2 9-4 9-1
Sweden Susanne NybergFrance Sabine Vinci 9-6 9- 7 9-6
Australia Michelle MartinNew Zealand Jean Tapp9-1 9-4 9-5
New Zealand Marie PearsonNew Zealand Jenny Webster10-8 9-5 9-3
Guernsey Lisa OpieEngland Alex Cowie9-1 9-6 9-1

Third Round to Final

Third round Fourth round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 New Zealand Devoy 9 9 9
Scotland Brown 0 0 0 1 New Zealand Devoy 9 6 9 9
13 New Zealand Williams 9 9 9 13 New Zealand Williams 0 5 4
West Germany Muller 0 3 1 1 New Zealand Devoy 9 9 9
7 England Cumings 9 9 9 7 England Cumings 4 4 1
Canada Pimm 3 1 1 7 England Cumings 9 9 9
16 Republic of Ireland Byrne 9 0 7 2 England Geaves 1 3 1
England Geaves 3 9 9 9 1 New Zealand Devoy 9 9 9
6 Australia Irving 9 9 9 9 6 Australia Irving 3 4 2
United States McConnell 10 5 4 2 6 Australia Irving 9 7 9 9
11 Australia Fitzgerald 8 9 9 9 11 Australia Fitzgerald 6 9 5 6
New Zealand Gurran 10 2 1 3 6 Australia Irving 9 9 6 9
4 England Soutter 9 9 9 4 England Soutter 3 3 9 7
Wales Stevenson 0 0 1 4 England Soutter 9 9 9 Final
9 England Burgess 9 4 4 6 Republic of Ireland Best 1 3 1
Republic of Ireland Best 3 9 9 9 1 New Zealand Devoy 9 10 9
2 Guernsey Opie 9 9 9 2 Guernsey Opie 3 8 2
New Zealand Pearson 0 0 2 2 Guernsey Opie 9 9 9
12 Australia Martin 10 9 9 12 Australia Martin 5 4 3
Sweden Nyberg 8 0 0 2 Guernsey Opie 3 9 9
8 Australia Friday 9 9 9 8 Australia Friday 3 6 3
Australia Bradey 3 4 4 8 Australia Friday 9 9 9
15 Australia Drady 9 9 9 15 Australia Drady 4 0 0
New Zealand Te Kani 7 0 3 2 Guernsey Opie 10 9 8 4 9
3 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9 3 Australia Cardwell 8 5 10 9 3
Norway Abyholm 0 0 0 3 Australia Cardwell 9 9 9
10 Canada Wallace 9 9 9 10 Canada Wallace 2 1 0
Australia Warren-Hawkes 3 1 4 3 Australia Cardwell 2 10 1 10 9
5 Guernsey Le Moignan 9 9 9 5 Guernsey Le Moignan 9 9 9 8 3
Republic of Ireland Burke 0 0 1 5 Guernsey Le Moignan 9 9 9
14 England Smith 9 10 10 14 England Smith 5 1 7
Netherlands Hoogendoorn 5 9 2 8

Notes

Susan Devoy won her second World Open and would go on to win four in total.

References

  1. "Womens Squash World Open 1987".
  2. "Draw and Results" (PDF). Squash New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
Preceded by
Dublin (Ireland)
1985
World Open
New Zealand (Auckland)

1987
Succeeded by
Warmond (Netherlands)
1989
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