2009 World Women's Squash Championship

The 25th Women's Squash World Championship took place from September 20th to 27th, 2009 in Amsterdam , Netherlands . The World Championship was the most valuable tournament on the WSA World Tour 2009/10 .

Defending champion was Nicol David , who won the title again this year. In the final, she defeated Natalie Grinham with 3:11, 11: 6, 11: 3 and 11: 8 and became world champion for the fourth time.

The field of participants consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Orla Noom a spot in the main draw.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the 2009 Women's Squash World Cup, the following world ranking points were credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 118,000.

round	Points
victory	5300
final	3630
Semifinals	2150
Quarter finals	1150
Round of 16	575
First round	330

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Natalie Grinham final 03.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 04th  Alison Waters Semifinals 05.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 06th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 07th  Madeline Perry Quarter finals 08th.  Laura Lengthorn-Massaro Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Isabelle Stoehr 1 round 10.  Kasey Brown Round of 16 11.  Vanessa Atkinson Round of 16 12.  Annie Au Round of 16 13.  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 14th  Jaclyn Hawkes 1 round 15th  Samantha Teran Round of 16 16.  Raneem El Weleily 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	N. David	11	11	11
WC	O. Naom	6th	4th	6th					1	N. David	11	11	11
	C. Serme	11	11	11	11					C. Serme	3	5	0
9	I. Stoehr	8th	13	7th	7th													1	N. David	11	11	11	11
5	J. Duncalf	11	11	11														5	J. Duncalf	6th	13	6th	7th
	D. Arnold	4th	3	4th					5	J. Duncalf	11	11	11
	E. Kheirallah	12	11	11	11					E. Kheirallah	9	9	9
14th	J. Hawkes	10	7th	13	8th																						1	N. David	4th	11	15th	11
4th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							4th	A. Waters	11	6th	13	7th
Q	S. Kippax	6th	3	4th					4th	A. Waters	10	11	11	11	11
Q	J. Chinappa	5	4th	6th					16	R. El Weleily	12	7th	5	13	7th
16	R. El Weleily	11	11	11														4th	A. Waters	11	11	11	11
7th	M. Perry	11	11	9	11													7th	M. Perry	5	8th	13	2
Q	L. Khan	3	3	11	5				7th	M. Perry	11	11	11
Q	A. Sobhy	11	9	3	11	6th			13	R. Chiu	8th	4th	5
13	R. Chiu	2	11	11	6th	11																														1	N. David	3	11	11	11
6th	O. Abdel Kawy	11	11	9	11																															2	N. Grinham	11	6th	3	8th
Q	N. El Tayeb	7th	9	11	4th				6th	O. Abdel Kawy	8th	11	11	11
	S. Pierrepont	11	0	7th	7th				15th	S. Teran	11	9	7th	9
15th	S. Teran	6th	11	11	11													6th	O. Abdel Kawy	11	11	1	6th	8th
11	V. Atkinson	12	8th	11	11													3	R. Grinham	6th	7th	11	11	11
	T. Bailey	10	11	5	5				11	V. Atkinson	11	11	6th	6th	3
	D. Lloyd-Walter	5	7th	4th					3	R. Grinham	7th	8th	11	11	11
3	R. Grinham	11	11	11																							3	R. Grinham	13	6th	6th	4th
12	A. Au	8th	11	11	11																						2	N. Grinham	11	11	11	11
Q	D. Urquhart	11	9	2	3				12	A. Au	11	9	7th	9
	J. Chan	6th	6th	8th					8th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	8th	11	11	11
8th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	11	11	11														8th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	6th	4th	6th
12	K. Brown	11	6th	11	7th	11												2	N. Grinham	11	11	11
Q	A. Blake	7th	11	6th	11	1			12	K. Brown	4th	8th	8th
	L. Briggs	1	3	5					2	N. Grinham	11	11	11
2	N. Grinham	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)