1983 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 1983 Town and Country Building Society 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]

Women's World Open 1983
4th Women's World Squash Championship
LocationAustralia Perth, Australia
Date(s)October 23–28, 1983
CategoryWorld Open
Results
ChampionAustralia Vicki Cardwell
Runner-upAustralia Rhonda Thorne
Semi-finalistsNew Zealand Susan Devoy
Australia Carin Clonda
← 1981 Canada Republic of Ireland 1985 →

Seeds edit

  1.   Vicki Cardwell (champion)
  2.   Rhonda Thorne (final)
  3.   Susan Devoy (semifinals)
  4.   Martine Le Moignan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Sue Cogswell (second round)
  6.   Lisa Opie (quarterfinals)
  7.   unknown
  8.   Angela Smith (quarterfinals)

First round edit

Player One Player Two Score
  Vicki Cardwell   Anne Smith 9-6 9-5 9-0
  Rhonda Thorne   Sue Stevens 9-1 9-0 9-4
  Susan Devoy   T Alexander 9-2 9-3 9-4
  Martine Le Moignan   J Ker 9-2 9-1 9-0
  Sue Cogswell   Joyce Leach 9-4 9-0 9-0
  Lisa Opie   Cyndy Robards 9-10 9-2 9-3 9-1
  Angela Smith   Gail Ramsay 9-2 9-0 9-2
  Barbara Diggens (10)   Shirley Brown 9-4 9-1 9-2
  Jan Miller (12)   Mary Byrne 9-2 8-10 9-1 9-2
  Carin Clonda   Jean Reynolds 9-0 9-3 9-1
  Heather Wallace   M Hulbert 9-5 9-0 9-2
  Renee Aucamp   Rebecca Best 9-7 9-1 9-2
  Gillian Winckler   Cath Bellemore 9-4 9-7 1-9 6-9 9-5
  Diane Davis   Alison Cruickshank 9-4 9-1 9-0
  Ruth Strauss   Donna Gurran 9-3 9-2 9-3
  Robyn Blackwood   Donna Caldwell 9-6 9-7 9-2
  Marjorie Burke   Denise Holton 9-1 9-2 10-8
  Deanna Murray   Tracey Mandel 9-0 9-4 9-5
  Alicia McConnell   Debbie Turnbull 9-5 9-4 8-9 9-6
  Michelle Toon   Carol Weymuller 9-2 9-1 9-4
  Barbara Oldfield   Sue Wasley 9-0 9-2 9-0
  Robyn Friday   S Washer 9-0 9-5 9-0
  Liz Irving   Joanne Williams 9-2 3-9 9-7 9-7
  Agneta Samuelsson   Lucy Soutter 9-3 9-0 9-0
  Debbie Matjeles
  Susan Carter
  Helen Paradeiser
  Robyn Belford
  Rae Anderson
  Carol Kennewell

Second round to final edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Womens Squash World Open 1983".

External links edit

Preceded by World Open
Australia (Perth)

1983
Succeeded by