2004 Women's World Squash Championship

The 20th Women's Squash World Cup took place December 7-11, 2004 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The total prize pool was $ 72,500.

The defending champion was Carol Owens , who ended her career in early 2004. In the final Vanessa Atkinson defeated her opponent Natalie Grinham with 9: 1, 9: 1 and 9: 5 and thus won the world title for the first time. It was also the first ever world championship title for the Netherlands in squash.

The field of participants consisted of 32 players, including seven starting places for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded.

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 02.  Cassie Jackman Round of 16 03.  Vanessa Atkinson victory 04th  Natalie Grinham final 05.  Linda Elriani Quarter finals 06th  Nicol David Semifinals 07th  Fiona Geaves 1 round 08th.  Rebecca Macree Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Omneya Abdel Kawy 1 round 10.  Jenny Tranfield Quarter finals 11.  Vicky Botwright Round of 16 12.  Shelley Kitchen Quarter finals 13.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 14th  Isabelle Stoehr 1 round 15th  Stephanie Brind Round of 16 16.  Madeline Perry 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

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	R. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	M. Martin	0	4th	2					1	R. Grinham	9	9	7th	9
	R. Chiu	4th	2	5					16	M. Perry	1	0	9	5
16	M. Perry	9	9	9														1	R. Grinham	9	9	9
10	J. Tranfield	9	9	9														10	J. Tranfield	1	1	7th
Q	K. Brown	4th	0	0					10	J. Tranfield	7th	9	9	9
	T. Bailey	9	10	9						T. Bailey	9	2	3	6th
7th	F. Geaves	1	9	4th																							1	R. Grinham	0	2	2
5	L. Elriani	9	9	9																							3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
Q	E. Kheirallah	3	4th	1					5	L. Elriani	9	9	8th	9
	L. Khan	3	6th	3					13	J. Duncalf	5	7th	10	2
13	J. Duncalf	9	9	9														5	L. Elriani	9	1	3	r
	V. Botwright	9	10	8th	9													3	V. Atkinson	7th	9	9
Q	T. Leevey	7th	8th	10	3					V. Botwright	6th	6th	9	8th
	P. Nimmo	2	9	2	7th				3	V. Atkinson	9	9	2	9
3	V. Atkinson	9	5	9	9																															3	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
4th	N. Grinham	10	9	9																																4th	N. Grinham	1	1	5
	A. Naude	8th	1	4th					4th	N. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	R. Reta	4th	9	9	5	4th			15th	S. Brind	7th	4th	1
15th	S. Brind	9	2	7th	9	9												4th	N. Grinham	9	9	9
14th	I. Stoehr	9	4th	7th	7th													8th	R. Macree	6th	3	0
	L. Lengthorn	6th	9	9	9					L. Lengthorn	5	7th	5
	C. Khan	7th	3	9	7th				8th	R. Macree	9	9	9
8th	R. Macree	9	9	7th	9																						4th	N. Grinham	9	9	2	9	9
6th	N. David	9	9	9																							6th	N. David	3	7th	9	10	7th
Q	T. Malik	3	0	3					6th	N. David	9	7th	9	9
	A. Waters	2	6th	9	9	9				A. Waters	8th	9	2	8th
9	OA Kawy	9	9	4th	3	5												6th	N. David	9	9	9
12	S. Kitchen	9	6th	9	9													12	S. Kitchen	7th	3	4th
Q	A. Pittock	4th	9	1	5				12	S. Kitchen	9	9	9
	D. Lloyd-Walter	1	1	5					2	C. Jackman	5	4th	7th
2	C. Jackman	9	9	9

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)
• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)