Qatar Airways Challenge 2006

The Qatar Airways Challenge 2006 took place from July 4th to 9th, 2006 in the Indian city ​​of Hyderabad . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2005/06 and belonged to the WSA Gold 50 category . The prize money was $ 79,550.

Last year's winner Rachael Grinham reached the final again, in which she met the top seed Nicol David . David won the game 4: 9, 9: 5, 9: 0 and 9: 0 and thus secured her eleventh title on the World Tour. One day before the start of the tournament, world number leader Vanessa Atkinson withdrew her participation due to an injury.

The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The best 16 players were seeded. A wildcard was not awarded.

Results

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Rachael Grinham final 03.  Natalie Grinham Semifinals 04th  Vicky Botwright Quarter finals 05.  Jenny Duncalf Semifinals 06th  Tania Bailey Quarter finals 07th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 08th.  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Laura Lengthorn Round of 16 10.  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 11.  Annelize Naudé 1 round 12.  Engy Kheirallah 1 round 13.  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 14th  Isabelle Stoehr Round of 16 15th  Pamela Nimmo 1 round 16.  Dominique Lloyd-Walter Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	9	9	9
	R. El Weleily	3	3	2					1	N. David	9	4th	9	9
Q	J. Chinappa	4th	1	9	4th				10	S. Kitchen	6th	9	6th	5
10	S. Kitchen	9	9	7th	9													1	N. David	4th	9	9	9
15th	P. Nimmo	3	9	3	4th													8th	A. Waters	9	1	2	6th
Q	K. Brown	9	6th	9	9				Q	K. Brown	9	6th	3	4th
Q	S. Pierrepont	2	2	0					8th	A. Waters	5	9	9	9
8th	A. Waters	9	9	9																							1	N. David	5	6th	9	9	9
5	J. Duncalf	9	9	9																							5	J. Duncalf	9	9	6th	3	0
	M. Martin	1	3	0					5	J. Duncalf	9	6th	9	9
	A. Pittock	0	0	r					14th	I. Stoehr	2	9	6th	3
14th	I. Stoehr	9	9															5	J. Duncalf	9	9	9	9
12	E. Kheirallah	9	4th	4th	3													4th	V. Botwright	6th	10	5	7th
	L. Briggs	6th	9	9	9					L. Briggs	7th	1	7th
Q	S. Kippax	4th	0	1					4th	V. Botwright	9	9	9
4th	V. Botwright	9	9	9																																1	N. David	4th	9	9	9
3	N. Grinham	9	9	9																																2	R. Grinham	9	5	0	0
Q	T. Chuah	3	3	0					3	N. Grinham	9	9	9
	L. Khan	2	5	7th					16	D. Lloyd-Walter	6th	2	0
16	D. Lloyd-Walter	9	9	9														3	N. Grinham	10	9	9
9	L. Lengthorn	9	5	7th	9	9												7th	OA Kawy	8th	0	1
	J. Hawkes	5	9	9	1	5			9	L. Lengthorn	9	4th	4th	4th
	S. Wee	2	7th	3					7th	OA Kawy	3	9	9	9
7th	OA Kawy	9	9	9																							3	N. Grinham	4th	9	4th	2
6th	T. Bailey	9	9	5	9																						2	R. Grinham	9	4th	9	9
	T. Malik	4th	6th	9	6th				6th	T. Bailey	9	9	9
Q	N. Fernandes	9	0	9	9				Q	N. Fernandes	5	0	0
11	A. Naude	6th	9	7th	7th													6th	T. Bailey	6th	7th	3
13	R. Chiu	9	9	9														2	R. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	R. Reta	3	4th	4th					13	R. Chiu	10	5	2	7th
Q	C. Khan	5	2	0					2	R. Grinham	9	9	9	9
2	R. Grinham	9	9	9

Web links

• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David Romps To Qatar Airways Challenge Triumph In Hyderabad. In: squashinfo.com. July 10, 2006, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ World Champion's Hyderabad Hopes Boosted By Atkinson Withdrawal. In: squashinfo.com. July 3, 2006, accessed December 12, 2019 .