1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 1981
3rd Women's World Squash Championship
Location Canada Toronto, Canada
Date(s) October 17–23, 1981
Category World Open
Prize money $12,500
Results
Champion Australia Rhonda Thorne
Runner-up Australia Vicki Cardwell
Semi-finalists England A Smith / England L Opie
 1979 England Australia 1983 

The 1981 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1981 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toronto in Canada during October 1981. Rhonda Thorne won the World Open title, defeating Vicki Cardwell in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Australia Vicki Cardwell (née Hoffman)(Final)
  2. Australia Rhonda Thorne (Champion)
  3. England Sue Cogswell (Quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Margaret Zachariah (Quarterfinals)
  5. England Angela Smith (Semifinals)
  6. England Lisa Opie (Semifinals)
  7. Australia Rae Anderson (Third Round)
  8. Guernsey Martine Le Moignan (Quarterfinals)

Draw & Results

First Round

Team One Team Two Score
Australia Vicki Cardwell New Zealand Robyn Blackwood 9-0 9-4 9-4
New Zealand Susan Devoy Zimbabwe Sonje Bromhead 9-1 10-8 9-0
Republic of Ireland Geraldine Barnabas New Zealand Annette Owen 10-8 3-9 2-9 9-6 10-8
New Zealand Joanne Milne Sweden Eva Lundquist 9-2 9-2 9-0
Australia Margaret Zachariah New Zealand Donna Gurran 7-9 6-9 9-1 9-2 9-6

Second Round to Final

Second round   Third round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Australia Vicki Cardwell  
      1  Australia Cardwell 9 9 9  
 England Alison Cumings    England Cummings 0 7 3  
        1  Australia Cardwell 9 9 9  
8  Guernsey Martine Le Moignan       8  Guernsey Le Moignan 1 5 3  
      8  Guernsey Le Moignan 1 10 9 9
 Australia Barbara Wall    Australia Wall 9 8 3 1  
        1  Australia Cardwell 9 9 9  
5  England Angela Smith 9 9 9       5  England Smith 0 7 1  
 New Zealand Joanne Milne 0 3 0     5  England Smith 9 9 9  
 Australia Barbara Oldfield    Australia Oldfield 2 4 3  
        5  England Smith 9 9 10
4  Australia Margaret Zachariah       4  Australia Zachariah 2 2 9  
      4  Australia Zachariah 9 9 2 9
 New Zealand Susan Devoy 6 9 9 2 10    New Zealand Devoy 0 6 9 7  
 Scotland Heather Wallace 9 4 0 9 8       1  Australia Cardwell 10 4 5 9 7
2  Australia Rhonda Thorne       2  Australia Thorne 8 9 9 7 9
      2  Australia Thorne 9 9 6 9  
 England Lesley Moore    England Moore 1 0 9 3  
        2  Australia Thorne 9 9 9  
10  England Barbara Diggens       10  England Diggens 2 1 1  
      10  England Diggens 9 2 9 9
7  Australia Rae Anderson   7  Australia Anderson 4 9 6 4  
        2  Australia Thorne 9 9 9
6  Guernsey Lisa Opie       6  Guernsey Opie 2 0 4  
      6  Guernsey Opie 9 7 9 9  
 England Jayne Ashton    England Ashton 1 9 4 4  
        6  Guernsey Opie 8 9 7 9 9
3  England Sue Cogswell       3  England Cogswell 10 4 9 3 2  
      3  England Cogswell 9 9 10
 England Ruth Strauss    England Strauss 1 6 8  
   

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Preceded by
England (Sheffield)
1979
World Open
Canada (Toronto)

1981
Succeeded by
Perth (Australia)
1983
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