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1987 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Open 1987
6th WISPA World Squash Championship
LocationNew Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Date(s)September 29 - October 6, 1987
WISPA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$30,000
Results
ChampionNew Zealand Susan Devoy
Runner-upGuernsey Lisa Opie
Semi-finalistsAustralia Liz Irving
Australia Vicki 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

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  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

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First round (29 Sep)

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Player One Player Two Score
Sweden A Jonsson Australia Julie Belsham 3-0
Canada L Noel New Zealand M Galloway 3-0
Scotland Alison Cruickshank Netherlands Marjolein Houtsma 3-0
Sweden Tinna Backlund Australia Robyn Prentice 3-2
New Zealand Diane Ellis Norway Guri Lenth 3-0
Canada Gail Pimm New Zealand Carolyn Viggers 3-0
Netherlands Hugoline Van Hoorn Wales Tracey Thomas 3-0
New Zealand Fleur Townsend France Nathalie Cornet 3-0
New Zealand Carol Laing United States Diana Staley 3-0
Wales Sharon Stevenson Sweden Lena Fridén 3-1
Republic of Ireland A Holden New Zealand E Rameka 3-0
Wales Sian Johnson New Zealand Freda Walker 3-2
Sweden Eva Svenby New Zealand Kay Jackson 3-1
Norway Cecilie Schjander New Zealand Sarah Kearney 3-0
France Corinne Castets New Zealand Lynora Hati w/o
Netherlands Magriet Luchs New Zealand G Keegan 3-0
Sweden Tina Dahl Wales Debbie Turnbull 3-0
New Zealand Debra Shaw Japan Sachi Akiyama 3-0
France Catherine Lebossé New Zealand Justine Marriott 3-1
Canada Nancy Cranbury New Zealand Judy Burgess 3-0
England Karen Read Scotland Joan Sutherland 3-1
West Germany Andrea Holbe New Zealand Linda McClure 3-2
Norway Astrid Åbyholm New Zealand J Smith 3-0
New Zealand C Hayes Scotland Joyce Leach 3-0
Japan Machiko Miyagishima New Zealand Angela Toal 3-1
New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes Wales Sarah Fury 3-0
New Zealand Sharyn Taylor Japan Miyuki Fukutomi (née Adachi) 3-0
Canada Joyce Maycock West Germany Eva Körschgen 3-0
France Sabine Vinci New Zealand H Booth 3-0
New Zealand Jean Tapp Netherlands Mariëtte Remijnse 3-2
New Zealand Jenny Webster Canada A Levy 3-0
England Alex Cowie Republic of Ireland Caroline Collins 3-0

Second round (30 Sep)

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Player One Player Two Score
New Zealand Susan Devoy Sweden A Jonsson 9-0 9-0 9-0
Scotland Shirley Brown Canada L Noel 9-1 9-1 9-3
New Zealand Joanne Williams Scotland Alison Cruickshank 9-7 9-2 9-0
West Germany Beate Müller Sweden Tinna Backlund 9-2 10-8 9-4
England Alison Cumings New Zealand Diane Ellis 9-1 9-1 9-1
England Flavia Roberts Canada Gail Pimm 9-2 9-4 5-9 5-9 1-9
Republic of Ireland Mary Byrne Netherlands Hugoline Van Hoorn 10-9 9-0 9-3
England Fiona Geaves New Zealand Fleur Townsend 9-1 9-2 9-4
England Lucy Soutter New Zealand Carol Laing 9-0 9-0 9-0
West Germany Barbara Hammerschmidt Wales Sharon Stevenson 4-9 8-10 0-9
England Suzanne Burgess Republic of Ireland A Holden 9-4 9-0 9-0
Republic of Ireland Rebecca Best Wales Sian Johnson 9-1 9-1 9-2
Australia Liz Irving Sweden Eva Svenby 9-1 9-2 9-4
United States Alicia McConnell Norway Cecilie Schjander 9-0 9-3 9-1
Australia Sarah Fitzgerald France Corinne Castets 9-1 9-4 9-1
New Zealand Donna Gurran Netherlands Magriet Luchs 9-6 9-0 9-2
Netherlands Babette Hoogendoorn Sweden Tina Dahl 9-0 9-4 9-3
England Angela Smith New Zealand Debra Shaw 9-3 9-4 9-0
Republic of Ireland Marjorie Burke France Catherine Lebossé 7-9 9-3 9-2 9-3
Guernsey Martine Le Moignan Canada Nancy Cranbury 9-1 9-1 9-0
England Melanie Warren-Hawkes England Karen Read 9-0 9-4 9-0
Canada Heather Wallace West Germany Andrea Holbe 9-5 9-1 9-1
Australia Carin Clonda Norway Astrid Åbyholm 5-9 2-9 8-10
Australia Vicki Cardwell New Zealand C Hayes 9-0 9-1 9-0
New Zealand Cheryl Te Kani Japan Machiko Miyagishima 9-2 9-2 9-6
Australia Danielle Drady New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes 9-0 9-1 9-6
Australia Sharon Bradey New Zealand Sharyn Taylor 9-5 9-9 9-0
Australia Robyn Friday Canada Joyce Maycock 9-2 9-4 9-1
Sweden Susanne Nyberg France Sabine Vinci 9-6 9- 7 9-6
Australia Michelle Martin New Zealand Jean Tapp 9-1 9-4 9-5
New Zealand Marie Pearson New Zealand Jenny Webster 10-8 9-5 9-3
Guernsey Lisa Opie England Alex Cowie 9-1 9-6 9-1

Third round to final

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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

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

References

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  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.
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Preceded by World Open
New Zealand (Auckland)

1987
Succeeded by