Australian Open (squash)

Squash tournament

Squash tournament held in Sydney, Australia

Australian Open

Details
Event name| City Tattersalls Group Australian Open
Location|  Sydney, Australia
Venue| Sydney University Aquatic Centre
Website
www.squash.org.au/w/events/Australian_Open
Men's Winner
Category| PSA 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

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

### Women

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | score  | Notes/Ref

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

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## References

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1. ^ a b "In Brief". The Canberra Times. 20 September 1981. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
2. ^ "Martin wins Open". The Canberra Times. 9 October 1984. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
3. ^ a b "Martin wins Open". The Canberra Times. 14 October 1985. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
4. ^ a b "Penalty spurs squash championship win". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1987. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
5. ^ a b "Dittmar in at last". The Canberra Times. 15 August 1988. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
6. ^ "Dittmar, Cardwell are squash champions". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1989. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
7. ^ a b "Biggest, richest and best yet". The Canberra Times. 14 August 1990. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
8. ^ a b "Martins dominate". The Canberra Times. 22 August 1994. Retrieved 30 April 2025 – via Trove.
9. ^ "Australian Open 2001". www.squashplayer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2001. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
10. ^ "2022 City Tattersalls Club Australian Open Women's PSA". SportyHQ. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

## External links

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* Australian Open Official website
* PSA Official website
* World Squash Official website

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