British Open Squash Championships

The British Open Squash Championships is one of the oldest and most established tournaments in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open. (Indeed prior to the establishment of the World Open in the 1970s, the British Open was generally considered to be the effective world championship of the sport.) The British Open Squash Championships are now often referred to as being the "Wimbledon of Squash". The men's and women's events were held separately until 1983. Since then, the two competitions have been held as a joint event.

Past results

Men's championship

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2005	Anthony Ricketts	James Willstrop	11-7, 11-9, 11-7
2004	David Palmer	Amr Shabana	10-11 (4-6), 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7
2003	David Palmer	Peter Nicol	15-13, 15-13, 15-8
2002	Peter Nicol	John White	15-9, 15-8, 15-8
2001	David Palmer	Chris Walker	12-15, 13-15, 15-2, 15-9, 15-5
2000	David Evans	Paul Price	15-11, 15-6, 15-10
1999	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15-17, 15-12 (retired)
1998	Peter Nicol	Jansher Khan	17-16, 15-4, 15-5
1997	Jansher Khan	Peter Nicol	17-15, 9-15, 15-12, 8-15, 15-8
1996	Jansher Khan	Rodney Eyles	15-13, 15-8, 15-10
1995	Jansher Khan	Peter Marshall	15-4, 15-4, 15-5
1994	Jansher Khan	Brett Martin	9-1, 9-0, 9-10, 9-1
1993	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	9-6, 9-5, 6-9, 9-2
1992	Jansher Khan	Chris Robertson	9-7, 10-9, 9-5
1991	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	2-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
1990	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9-6, 10-8, 9-1
1989	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9-2, 3-9, 9-5, 0-9, 9-2
1988	Jahangir Khan	Rodney Martin	9-2, 9-10, 9-0, 9-1
1987	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	9-6, 9-0, 9-5
1986	Jahangir Khan	Ross Norman	9-6, 9-4, 9-6
1985	Jahangir Khan	Chris Dittmar	9-3, 9-2, 9-5
1984	Jahangir Khan	Qamar Zaman	9-0, 9-3, 9-5
1983	Jahangir Khan	Gamal Awad	9-2, 9-5, 9-1
1982	Jahangir Khan	Hiddy Jahan	9-2, 10-9, 9-3
1981	Geoff Hunt	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7
1980	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9-3, 9-2, 1-9, 9-1
1979	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	2-9, 9-7, 9-0, 6-9, 9-3
1978	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	7-9, 9-1, 9-1, 9-2
1977	Geoff Hunt	Cam Nancarrow	9-4, 9-4, 8-10, 9-4
1976	Geoff Hunt	Mohibullah Khan	7-9, 9-4, 8-10, 9-2, 9-2
1975	Qamar Zaman	Gogi Alauddin	9-7, 9-6, 9-1
1974	Geoff Hunt	Mo Yasin	walkover (injury)
1973	Jonah Barrington	Gogi Alauddin	9-4, 9-3, 9-2
1972	Jonah Barrington	Geoff Hunt	0-9, 9-7, 10-8, 6-9, 9-7
1971	Jonah Barrington	Aftab Jawaid	9-1, 9-2, 9-6
1970	Jonah Barrington	Geoff Hunt	9-7, 3-9, 9-4, 9-4
1969	Geoff Hunt	Cam Nancarrow	9-5, 9-4, 9-0
1968	Jonah Barrington	A.A. AbouTaleb	9-6, 9-0, 9-5
1967	Jonah Barrington	Aftab Jawaid	9-2, 5-9, 9-2, 9-2
1966	A.A. AbouTaleb	Aftab Jawaid	9-6, 5-9, 9-3, 9-1
1965	A.A. AbouTaleb	Ibrahim Amin	9-0, 0-9, 9-1, 9-6
1964	A.A. AbouTaleb	Mike Oddy	9-3, 9-7, 9-0
1963	Mo Khan	A.A. AbouTaleb	9-4, 5-9, 3-9, 10-8, 9-6
1962	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	9-6, 7-9, 10-8, 2-9, 9-4
1961	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	6-9, 9-1, 9-4, 0-9, 9-2
1960	Azam Khan	Roshan Khan	9-1, 9-0, 9-0
1959	Azam Khan	Mo Khan	9-5, 9-0, 9-1
1958	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	9-7, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7
1957	Roshan Khan	Hashim Khan	6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-1
1956	Hashim Khan	Roshan Khan	9-4, 9-2, 5-9, 9-5
1955	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7
1954	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan	6-9, 9-6, 9-6, 7-9, 9-5
1953	Hashim Khan	R.B.R. Wilson	9-2, 8-10, 9-1, 9-0
1952	Hashim Khan	Mahmoud Karim	9-5, 9-7, 9-0
1951	Hashim Khan	Mahmoud Karim	9-5, 9-0, 9-0
1950	Mahmoud Karim	Abdul Bari	9-4, 9-2, 9-7
1949	Mahmoud Karim	Brian Phillips	9-4, 9-2, 9-10, 9-4
1948	Mahmoud Karim	Jim Dear	9-5, 9-3, 5-9, 1-9, 10-8
1947	Mahmoud Karim	Jim Dear	9-4, 9-1, 9-3 and 5-9, 7-9, 9-8, 9-7, 9-4
1940-46	No Competition
1939	Jim Dear	Bert Biddle	5-9, 9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 9-5 and 6-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-6
1938	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	10-8, 10-8, 4-9, 1-9, 9-4 and 9-7, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5
1937	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-6 and 9-7, 8-10, 9-1, 9-6
1936	F.D. Amr Bey	Jim Dear	9-3, 6-9, 8-10, 9-2, 9-4 and 9-4, 9-7, 3-9, 9-7
1935	F.D. Amr Bey	Don Butcher	9-4, 8-10, 10-8, 9-0 and 9-6, 6-9, 9-2, 0-9, 9-5
1934	F.D. Amr Bey (no challenger)
1933	F.D. Amr Bey	Don Butcher	9-0, 9-7, 9-1 and 9-5, 6-9, 9-2, 9-1, 9-4
1932	Don Butcher	Charles Arnold	9-0, 9-0, 9-0 and 9-3, 9-0, 9-5
1931	Don Butcher	Charles Read	9-6, 9-5, 9-5 and 9-3, 9-5, 9-3
1930	Charles Read ' (appointed champion) ''

Note: From 1930 to 1947, the men's final was a best-of-three-matches contest. However the third match was never required as the champion won the first two matches on each of the nine occasions in which the final was played with this format.

Women's championship

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2005	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	9-6, 9-7, 9-6
2004	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grainger	6-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-3
2003	Rachael Grinham	Cassie Campion	9-3, 7-9, 9-2, 9-5
2002	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Tania Bailey	9-3, 9-0, 9-0
2001	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Carol Owens	10-9, 9-0, 9-2
2000	Leilani Joyce	Sue Wright	9-7, 9-4, 9-2
1999	Leilani Joyce	Cassie Campion	5-9, 9-6, 9-3, 10-8
1998	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9-4, 9-2, 9-1
1997	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9-5, 9-10, 9-5, 9-5
1996	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	1-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-7
1995	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9-4, 9-7, 9-5
1994	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9-1, 9-5, 9-3
1993	Michelle Martin	Suzanne Horner	9-7, 9-0, 9-4
1992	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9-3, 9-5, 9-3
1991	Lisa Opie	Sue Wright	6-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-4
1990	Susan Devoy	Suzanne Horner	9-2, 9-1, 9-3
1989	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	8-10, 10-8, 9-3, 9-6
1988	Susan Devoy	Liz Irving	9-7, 9-5, 9-1
1987	Susan Devoy	Lucy Soutter	2-9, 4-9, 9-4, 9-2, 9-1
1986	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9-4, 9-2, 9-3
1985	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 9-5
1984	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	5-9, 9-0, 9-7, 9-1
1983	Vicki Cardwell	Lisa Opie	9-10, 9-6, 9-4, 9-5
1982	Vicki Cardwell (Hoffman)	Lisa Opie	9-4, 5-9, 9-4, 9-4
1981	Vicki Hoffman	Margaret Zachariah	9-6, 9-4, 9-0
1980	Vicki Hoffman	Sue Cogswell	9-5, 9-5, 9-3
1979	Barbara Wall	Sue Cogswell	8-10, 6-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-3
1978	Sue Newman	Vicki Hoffman	9-4, 9-7, 9-2
1977	Heather McKay	Barbara Wall	9-3, 9-1, 9-2
1976	Heather McKay	Sue Newman	9-2, 9-4, 9-2
1975	Heather McKay	Marian Jackman	9-3, 9-1, 9-5
1974	Heather McKay	Sue Cogswell	9-2, 9-1, 9-2
1973	Heather McKay	Cecily Fleming	9-1, 9-0, 9-1
1972	Heather McKay	Kathy Malan	9-1, 9-1, 9-2
1971	Heather McKay	Jenny Irving	9-0, 9-3, 9-1
1970	Heather McKay	Marcia Roche	9-1, 9-1, 9-0
1969	Heather McKay	Fran Marshall	9-2, 9-0, 9-0
1968	Heather McKay	Bev Johnson	9-0, 9-0, 9-0
1967	Heather McKay	Anna Craven-Smith	9-1, 10-8, 9-6
1966	Heather McKay (Blundell)	Anna Craven-Smith	9-0, 9-0, 10-8
1965	Heather Blundell	Anna Craven-Smith	9-0 9-1 9-2
1964	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9-2, 9-2, 9-1
1963	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9-4, 9-2, 9-6
1962	Heather Blundell	Fran Marshall	9-6, 9-5, 9-4
1961	Fran Marshall	Ruth Turner	9-3, 9-5, 9-1
1960	Sheila Macintosh	Fran Marshall	4-9, 8-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-6
1959	Janet Morgan	Sheila Macintosh	9-4, 9-1, 9-5
1958	Janet Morgan	Sheila Macintosh (Speight)	9-7, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7
1957	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	4-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-6
1956	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	9-6, 9-4, 9-2
1955	Janet Morgan	Ruth Turner	9-5, 9-3, 9-6
1954	Janet Morgan	Sheila Speight	9-3, 9-1, 9-7
1953	Janet Morgan	Marjorie Townsend	9-4, 9-2, 9-4
1952	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9-3, 9-1, 9-5
1951	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9-1, 2-9, 9-3, 9-4
1950	Janet Morgan	Joan Curry	9-4, 9-3, 9-0
1949	Joan Curry	Janet Morgan	2-9, 9-3, 10-8, 9-0
1948	Joan Curry	Janet Morgan	9-5, 9-0, 9-10, 6-9, 10-8
1947	Joan Curry	Alice Teague	9-3, 10-9, 9-5
1940-46	No Competition
1939	Margot Lumb	Susan Noel	9-6, 9-1, 9-7
1938	Margot Lumb	Sheila McKechnie	9-3, 9-2, 9-1
1937	Margot Lumb	Sheila McKechnie	9-3, 9-2, 9-0
1936	Margot Lumb	Anne Lytton-Milbanke	9-5, 9-5, 9-4
1935	Margot Lumb	Anne Lytton-Milbanke	9-4, 9-0, 9-1
1934	Susan Noel	Margot Lumb	9-7, 9-0, 9-6
1933	Susan Noel	Sheila Keith-Jones	9-4, 9-0, 9-2
1932	Susan Noel	Joyce Cave	9-5, 9-7, 9-1
1931	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	9-7, 10-8, 9-10, 9-1
1930	Nancy Cave	Cecily Fenwick	10-8, 9-1, 7-9, 9-5
1929	Nancy Cave	Cecily Fenwick	9-6, 3-9, 9-2, 3-9, 9-6
1928	Joyce Cave	Cecily Fenwick	4-9, 9-5, 10-9, 9-6
1927	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	4-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-5
1926	Cecily Fenwick	Nancy Cave	15-12, 15-11
1925	Joyce Cave	Nancy Cave	15-3, 6-15, 16-13
1924	Nancy Cave	Joyce Cave	15-8, 15-13
1923	Silvia Huntsman	Nancy Cave	6-15, 15-9, 17-15
1922	'''Joyce Cave	Nancy Cave	11-15, 15-10, 15-9

External links

* Official British Open Squash Championships website
* British Open historical data at squashtalk.com