Australian Open (squash)
Squash tournament
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The Australian Open is an annual squash tournament conducted by Squash Australia and held since 1939. The event is on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) international circuit.
Event nameCity Tattersalls Group Australian Open
Location
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, AustraliaVenueSydney University Aquatic Centre
CategoryPSA World Tour Bronze
| Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | City Tattersalls Group Australian Open |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | Sydney University Aquatic Centre |
| Website www | |
| Men's Winner | |
| Category | PSA World Tour Bronze |
History
The Australian Open was originally known as the Open Championship of Australia and began in 1939 when the Broadhurst Cup competition for professionals and amateurs was introduced. However, the Australian Amateur Championship was held alongside the Australian Open. In 1979, during the period when squash became fully professional the Open Championship became the Australia Open (as it is known today) and the Australian Amateur Championship was renamed before being discontinued some years later.[1]
Past winners
Men
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | score | Notes/Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Gordon Watson | Merv Weston | 9–7, 9–5, 9–0 | |
| 1940–1945 not held due to World War II | ||||
| 1946 | Gordon Watson | |||
| 1947 | Gordon Watson | |||
| 1948 | Gordon Watson | |||
| 1949 |  Mahmoud Karim | Gordon Watson | 4–9, 9–0, 4–9, 9–2, 10–8 | |
| 1950 |  Abdul Bari | |||
| 1951 | Eric Metcalf | |||
| 1952 | Jack H. Garrett | |||
| 1953 | Brian A. Boys | |||
| 1954 | Brian A. Boys | |||
| 1955 | Brian A. Boys | |||
| 1956 | Brian A. Boys | |||
| 1957 |  Hashim Khan | |||
| 1958–1969 not held | ||||
| 1970 |  Jonah Barrington | Geoff Hunt | 9–2, 6–9, 6–9, 9–3, 9–3 | [2] |
| 1971 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1972 not held | ||||
| 1973 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1974 not held | ||||
| 1975 | Mohibullah Khan | |||
| 1976 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1977 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1978 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1979 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1980 | Geoff Hunt | |||
| 1981 | Geoff Hunt | Dean Williams | 9–3, 9–1, 10–9 | [3] |
| 1982 | Jahangir Khan | |||
| 1983 | Ross Thorne | Chris Dittmar | 10-8, 9-6, 3-9, 9-1 | |
| 1984 | Tristan Nancarrow | Dean Williams | 3–1 | [4] |
| 1985 | Rodney Martin | Geoff Hunt | 7–9, 9–2, 2–9, 9–1, 9–3 | [5] |
| 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 | [6] |
| 1988 | Chris Dittmar | Rodney Martin | 9–1, 9–4, 9–3 | [7] |
| 1989 | Chris Dittmar | Rodney Martin | 9–5, 9–3, 9–4 | [8] |
| 1990 | Rodney Martin | Chris Dittmar | 15–11, 13–15, 15–9, 15–10 | [9] |
| 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 | [10] |
| 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 | [11] |
| 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 | |
| 2026 | Paul Coll |  Joel Makin | 19–17, 11–4, 14–12 | [12] |
Women
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | score | Notes/Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Vicki Hoffmann | |||
| 1980 | Vicki Hoffmann | |||
| 1981 | Rhonda Thorne | Vicki Hoffmann | 10–9, 9–1, 9–6 | [3] |
| 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 | [5] |
| 1986 | Lisa Opie | |||
| 1987 | Lisa Opie | Robyn Friday | 9–6, 3–9, 4–9, 9–7, 9–7 | [6] |
| 1988 | Vicki Cardwell | Michelle Martin | 10–8, 5–9, 9–0, 9–7 | [7] |
| 1989 | Vicki Cardwell | Danielle Drady | 9–6, 9–2, 9–0 | |
| 1990 | Susan Devoy | Michelle Martin | 13–15, 17–14, 15–10, 17–15 | [9] |
| 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 | [10] |
| 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 | [13] |
| 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 | |
| 2026 | Sivasangari Subramaniam | Marina Stefanoni | 11–7, 11–4, 11–8 | [14] |