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Australian Open (squash)

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Australian Open
Details
Event nameCity Tattersalls Group Australian Open
LocationAustralia Sydney, Australia
VenueSydney University Aquatic Centre
Website
www.squash.org.au/w/events/Australian_Open
Men's Winner
CategoryPSA World Tour Bronze

The Australian Open is an annual squash tournament conducted by Squash Australia and held since 1980. The event is on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) international circuit.

History

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The Australian Open replaced the Australian Amateur Championship, which was conducted from 1928 until 1979.

Past winners

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Men

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Year Winner Runner-up score Notes/Ref
1979 Australia Geoff Hunt
1980 Australia Geoff Hunt
1981 Australia Geoff Hunt Australia Dean Williams 9–3, 9–1, 10–9 [1]
1982 Pakistan Jahangir Khan
1983 Australia Ross Thorne Australia Chris Dittmar 10-8, 9-6, 3-9, 9-1
1984 Australia Tristan Nancarrow Australia Dean Williams 3–1 [2]
1985 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Geoff Hunt 7–9, 9–2, 2–9, 9–1, 9–3 [3]
1986 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Rodney Eyles 9–4, 9–0, 9–2
1987 Australia Chris Robertson Australia Rodney Martin 5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–1, 9–4 [4]
1988 Australia Chris Dittmar Australia Rodney Martin 9–1, 9–4, 9–3 [5]
1989 Australia Chris Dittmar Australia Rodney Martin 9–5, 9–3, 9–4 [6]
1990 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Chris Dittmar 15–11, 13–15, 15–9, 15–10 [7]
1991 Australia Chris Dittmar Pakistan Jahangir Khan 15-10, 14-17, 15-10, 15-8
1992 Australia Rodney Martin Pakistan Jansher Khan 15-12, 15-12, 15-8
1993 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Chris Dittmar 15-13, 14-17, 15-8, 15-7
1994 Australia Brett Martin Australia Billy Haddrell 15–12, 15–13, 8–15, 15–11 [8]
1995 No competition
1996 Australia Brett Martin
1997 Australia Rodney Eyles Australia Brett Martin 15-9, 11-15, 17-15, 15-17, 17-15
1998 Canada Jonathon Power Australia Anthony Hill 15-10, 15-8, 15-8
1999 No competition
2000 Australia Anthony Ricketts Australia Paul Price 15-6, 12-15, 15-2, 11-15, 15-13
2001 Netherlands Tommy Berden Australia Anthony Ricketts 15-12, 17-16, 11-15, 12-15, 15-13 [9]
2002 Australia Stewart Boswell Australia Anthony Ricketts 13-15, 9-15, 15-9, 15-2, 15-11
2003 Australia Dan Jenson Australia Paul Price 12-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-2
2004 Australia Dan Jenson Australia Cameron Pilley 4-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-5
2005 Australia Anthony Ricketts Australia David Palmer 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
2006 Australia Stewart Boswell Australia David Palmer 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, 11-2
2007 Australia Stewart Boswell Australia Cameron Pilley 11-4, 11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-6
2008 Australia David Palmer New Zealand Kashif Shuja 11-7, 14-12, 11-8
2009 Australia Stewart Boswell Australia Cameron Pilley 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9
2010 England Nick Matthew Egypt Ramy Ashour 14-16, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew 14-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4
2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Omar Mosaad 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
2013–2014 No competition
2015 New Zealand Paul Coll Australia Cameron Pilley 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5
2016 Qatar Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi New Zealand Campbell Grayson 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
2017 Malaysia Eain Yow Ng Australia Joshua Larkin 13-11, 11-6, 11-9
2018 Australia Rex Hedrick Switzerland Dimitri Steinmann 11-4, 12-10, 11-5
2019 France Victor Crouin Malaysia Mohammad Syafiq Kamal 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2021 Australia Rhys Dowling Australia Joseph White 11-8, 11-6, 11-4
2022 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Scotland Greg Lobban 8–11, 11–8, 11–1, 11–9
2024 Egypt Youssef Soliman France Victor Crouin 11–8, 11–4, 4–11, 11–6 2023-2024 season
2025 Egypt Karim Gawad New Zealand Paul Coll 9–11, 11–6, 13–11, 11–9

Women

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Year Winner Runner-up score Notes/Ref
1979 Australia Vicki Hoffmann
1980 Australia Vicki Hoffmann
1981 Australia Rhonda Thorne Australia Vicki Hoffmann 10–9, 9–1, 9–6 [1]
1982 Australia Vicki Cardwell
1983 Australia Vicki Cardwell Australia Rhonda Thorne 9–1, 9–3, 9–4
1984 Australia Vicki Cardwell
1985 Australia Jan Miller Australia Diane Davies 9–3, 9–5, 9–7 [3]
1986 England Lisa Opie
1987 England Lisa Opie Australia Robyn Friday 9–6, 3–9, 4–9, 9–7, 9–7 [4]
1988 Australia Vicki Cardwell Australia Michelle Martin 10–8, 5–9, 9–0, 9–7 [5]
1989 Australia Vicki Cardwell Australia Danielle Drady 9–6, 9–2, 9–0
1990 New Zealand Susan Devoy Australia Michelle Martin 13–15, 17–14, 15–10, 17–15 [7]
1991 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 16-17, 15-12, 15-11, 15-12
1992 New Zealand Susan Devoy England Cassie Jackman 15-10, 15-9, 11-15, 15-11
1993 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 15-13, 15-8, 15-5
1994 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 15–13, 15–6, 11–15, 15–13 [8]
1995 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9-3, 9-4, 5-9, 9-5
1996 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 4-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-1
1997 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Michelle Martin 5-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
1998 Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9-4, 2-9, 9-6, 9-5
1999 Australia Michelle Martin New Zealand Leilani Rorani 9-7, 9-0, 9-3
2000 New Zealand Leilani Joyce New Zealand Carol Owens 9-7, 9-5, 9-3
2001 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Natalie Grinham 9-0, 9-1, 9-2
2002 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Laura Keating 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
2003 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Natalie Grinham 9-0, 9-2, 9-2
2004 Australia Natalie Grinham Australia Amelia Pittock 9-0, 9-0, 9-4
2005 Australia Rachael Grinham Australia Amelia Pittock 9-3, 9-7, 9-1
2006 Australia Kasey Brown Australia Dianne Desira 9-2, 9-1, 9-3
2007 New Zealand Shelley Kitchen Australia Kasey Brown 9-4, 9-7, 9-4
2008 Hong Kong Annie Au Australia Kasey Brown 6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10
2009 New Zealand Joelle King Hong Kong Annie Au 11-6, 11-13, 14-12, 11-7
2010 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England Alison Waters 11-5, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 13-11
2011 Malaysia Nicol David England Jenny Duncalf 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
2012 Malaysia Nicol David England Laura Massaro 17-15, 11-2, 11-6
2013–2014 No competition
2015 New Zealand Joelle King Hong Kong Annie Au 11-5, 11-6, 11-9
2016 India Dipika Pallikal Egypt Mayar Hany 10-12,11-5,11-6,11-4
2017 Australia Rachael Grinham Malaysia Sivasangari Subramaniam 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
2018 Malaysia Low Wee Wern Egypt Hana Ramadan 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6
2019 Malaysia Sivasangari Subramaniam Japan Satomi Watanabe 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2021 Australia Rachael Grinham Australia Jessica Turnbull 15-13, 11-9, 7-11, 5-11, 11-8
2022 Belgium Nele Gilis United States Sabrina Sobhy 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 [10]
2024 Egypt Salma Hany Egypt Amina Orfi 11–5, 11–8, 11–9 2023-2024 season
2025 United States Olivia Weaver Egypt Amina Orfi 4–11, 11–9, 11–1, 11–9

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References

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