The Australian Open is an annual squash tournament conducted by Squash Australia and held since 1980. The event is on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) international circuit.
The Australian Open replaced the Australian Amateur Championship, which was conducted from 1928 until 1979.
Year
Winner
Runner-up
score
Notes/Ref
1979
Australia Geoff Hunt
1980
Australia Geoff Hunt
1981
Australia Geoff Hunt
Australia Dean Williams
9–3, 9–1, 10–9
[ 1]
1982
Pakistan Jahangir Khan
1983
Australia Ross Thorne
Australia Chris Dittmar
10-8, 9-6, 3-9, 9-1
1984
Australia Tristan Nancarrow
Australia Dean Williams
3–1
[ 2]
1985
Australia Rodney Martin
Australia Geoff Hunt
7–9, 9–2, 2–9, 9–1, 9–3
[ 3]
1986
Australia Rodney Martin
Australia Rodney Eyles
9–4, 9–0, 9–2
1987
Australia Chris Robertson
Australia Rodney Martin
5–9, 9–6, 5–9, 9–1, 9–4
[ 4]
1988
Australia Chris Dittmar
Australia Rodney Martin
9–1, 9–4, 9–3
[ 5]
1989
Australia Chris Dittmar
Australia Rodney Martin
9–5, 9–3, 9–4
[ 6]
1990
Australia Rodney Martin
Australia Chris Dittmar
15–11, 13–15, 15–9, 15–10
[ 7]
1991
Australia Chris Dittmar
Pakistan Jahangir Khan
15-10, 14-17, 15-10, 15-8
1992
Australia Rodney Martin
Pakistan Jansher Khan
15-12, 15-12, 15-8
1993
Australia Rodney Martin
Australia Chris Dittmar
15-13, 14-17, 15-8, 15-7
1994
Australia Brett Martin
Australia Billy Haddrell
15–12, 15–13, 8–15, 15–11
[ 8]
1995 No competition
1996
Australia Brett Martin
1997
Australia Rodney Eyles
Australia Brett Martin
15-9, 11-15, 17-15, 15-17, 17-15
1998
Canada Jonathon Power
Australia Anthony Hill
15-10, 15-8, 15-8
1999 No competition
2000
Australia Anthony Ricketts
Australia Paul Price
15-6, 12-15, 15-2, 11-15, 15-13
2001
Netherlands Tommy Berden
Australia Anthony Ricketts
15-12, 17-16, 11-15, 12-15, 15-13
[ 9]
2002
Australia Stewart Boswell
Australia Anthony Ricketts
13-15, 9-15, 15-9, 15-2, 15-11
2003
Australia Dan Jenson
Australia Paul Price
12-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-2
2004
Australia Dan Jenson
Australia Cameron Pilley
4-15, 15-5, 15-8, 15-5
2005
Australia Anthony Ricketts
Australia David Palmer
11-9, 11-8, 11-9
2006
Australia Stewart Boswell
Australia David Palmer
7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, 11-2
2007
Australia Stewart Boswell
Australia Cameron Pilley
11-4, 11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-6
2008
Australia David Palmer
New Zealand Kashif Shuja
11-7, 14-12, 11-8
2009
Australia Stewart Boswell
Australia Cameron Pilley
11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9
2010
England Nick Matthew
Egypt Ramy Ashour
14-16, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
2011
Egypt Ramy Ashour
England Nick Matthew
14-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4
2012
Egypt Ramy Ashour
Egypt Omar Mosaad
11-9, 11-9, 11-6
2013–2014 No competition
2015
New Zealand Paul Coll
Australia Cameron Pilley
11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5
2016
Qatar Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi
New Zealand Campbell Grayson
6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
2017
Malaysia Eain Yow Ng
Australia Joshua Larkin
13-11, 11-6, 11-9
2018
Australia Rex Hedrick
Switzerland Dimitri Steinmann
11-4, 12-10, 11-5
2019
France Victor Crouin
Malaysia Mohammad Syafiq Kamal
11-8, 11-5, 11-4
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2021
Australia Rhys Dowling
Australia Joseph White
11-8, 11-6, 11-4
2022
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Scotland Greg Lobban
8–11, 11–8, 11–1, 11–9
2024
Egypt Youssef Soliman
France Victor Crouin
11–8, 11–4, 4–11, 11–6
2023-2024 season
2025
Egypt Karim Gawad
New Zealand Paul Coll
9–11, 11–6, 13–11, 11–9
Year
Winner
Runner-up
score
Notes/Ref
1979
Australia Vicki Hoffmann
1980
Australia Vicki Hoffmann
1981
Australia Rhonda Thorne
Australia Vicki Hoffmann
10–9, 9–1, 9–6
[ 1]
1982
Australia Vicki Cardwell
1983
Australia Vicki Cardwell
Australia Rhonda Thorne
9–1, 9–3, 9–4
1984
Australia Vicki Cardwell
1985
Australia Jan Miller
Australia Diane Davies
9–3, 9–5, 9–7
[ 3]
1986
England Lisa Opie
1987
England Lisa Opie
Australia Robyn Friday
9–6, 3–9, 4–9, 9–7, 9–7
[ 4]
1988
Australia Vicki Cardwell
Australia Michelle Martin
10–8, 5–9, 9–0, 9–7
[ 5]
1989
Australia Vicki Cardwell
Australia Danielle Drady
9–6, 9–2, 9–0
1990
New Zealand Susan Devoy
Australia Michelle Martin
13–15, 17–14, 15–10, 17–15
[ 7]
1991
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Liz Irving
16-17, 15-12, 15-11, 15-12
1992
New Zealand Susan Devoy
England Cassie Jackman
15-10, 15-9, 11-15, 15-11
1993
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Liz Irving
15-13, 15-8, 15-5
1994
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Liz Irving
15–13, 15–6, 11–15, 15–13
[ 8]
1995
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
9-3, 9-4, 5-9, 9-5
1996
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
4-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-1
1997
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Australia Michelle Martin
5-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
1998
Australia Michelle Martin
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
9-4, 2-9, 9-6, 9-5
1999
Australia Michelle Martin
New Zealand Leilani Rorani
9-7, 9-0, 9-3
2000
New Zealand Leilani Joyce
New Zealand Carol Owens
9-7, 9-5, 9-3
2001
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Australia Natalie Grinham
9-0, 9-1, 9-2
2002
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Australia Laura Keating
9-0, 9-2, 9-0
2003
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Australia Natalie Grinham
9-0, 9-2, 9-2
2004
Australia Natalie Grinham
Australia Amelia Pittock
9-0, 9-0, 9-4
2005
Australia Rachael Grinham
Australia Amelia Pittock
9-3, 9-7, 9-1
2006
Australia Kasey Brown
Australia Dianne Desira
9-2, 9-1, 9-3
2007
New Zealand Shelley Kitchen
Australia Kasey Brown
9-4, 9-7, 9-4
2008
Hong Kong Annie Au
Australia Kasey Brown
6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10
2009
New Zealand Joelle King
Hong Kong Annie Au
11-6, 11-13, 14-12, 11-7
2010
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
England Alison Waters
11-5, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 13-11
2011
Malaysia Nicol David
England Jenny Duncalf
11-8, 11-4, 11-6
2012
Malaysia Nicol David
England Laura Massaro
17-15, 11-2, 11-6
2013–2014 No competition
2015
New Zealand Joelle King
Hong Kong Annie Au
11-5, 11-6, 11-9
2016
India Dipika Pallikal
Egypt Mayar Hany
10-12,11-5,11-6,11-4
2017
Australia Rachael Grinham
Malaysia Sivasangari Subramaniam
11-5, 11-9, 11-7
2018
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
Egypt Hana Ramadan
11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6
2019
Malaysia Sivasangari Subramaniam
Japan Satomi Watanabe
5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2021
Australia Rachael Grinham
Australia Jessica Turnbull
15-13, 11-9, 7-11, 5-11, 11-8
2022
Belgium Nele Gilis
United States Sabrina Sobhy
11-9, 11-8, 11-6
[ 10]
2024
Egypt Salma Hany
Egypt Amina Orfi
11–5, 11–8, 11–9
2023-2024 season
2025
United States Olivia Weaver
Egypt Amina Orfi
4–11, 11–9, 11–1, 11–9
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