Swiss Open 2003
07-09 March, Geneva, Switzerland

HORNER & LEIFELS CLAIM
SWISS OPEN TITLES
 While it was top seed Suzanne Horner who claimed the Women's Swiss Open title, the men's event was won by a qualifier as Germany's Stefan Leifels scored a surprise victory.

Horner, from Yorkshire, ended compatriot Laura Lengthorn's brave run in the event by defeating the 19-year-old third seed and twice British Junior champion from Lancashire 9-2 9-6 9-0. It was Horner's first WISPA World Tour title success since celebrating her 40th birthday last month, and the 24th of her career after claiming her first, the North of England Open, in 1988.

Leifels also made his mark in the squash record books by becoming the first German to win a PSA Tour title for six years. Leifels made his breakthrough in Geneva when he beat top seeded Australian Raj Nanda in the semi-finals.

In the final he defeated unseeded Spaniard Constantino Casas 15-10 15-11 15-9 to claim his second Swiss Open title after first winning the trophy in 1995.

Draws & Results from Geneva (pdf)


Photo from paderborner squash club
Women's Swiss Open 2003 $3k
1st Round Fri 7th Quarters Sat 8th Semis Sat 8th Final Sun 9th
[1] Suzanne Horner (Eng)
9/3, 9/1, 9/0
[Q] Elise Ng (Hkg)		 Suzanne Horner
9/2, 9/4, 9/1
Milja Dorenbos		 Suzanne Horner

9/0, 9/2, 9/0

Rebecca Botwright 		Suzanne Horner
  

9/2, 9/6, 9/0

 

Laura Lengthorn
[8] Milja Dorenbos (Ned)
6/9, 9/5, 9/7, 1/9, 9/7
Line Hansen (Den)
[4] Rebecca Botwright (Eng)
9/5, 9/4, 9/2
[Q] Olga Sola (Esp)		 Rebecca Botwright
9/4, 3/9, 6/9, 9/0, 10/8
Corinne Castets
[5] Corinne Castets (Fra)
9/0, 6/9, 9/4, 9/7
[Q] Jaclyn Hawkes (Nzl)
[7] Farrah Sterne (Rsa)
9/1, 9/0, 9/1
Manuela Zehnder (Sui) *		 Farrah Sterne
4/9, 9/4, 9/1, 9/5
Laura Lengthorn		 Laura Lengthorn

7/9, 9/4, 9/4, 10/8

 Wendy Maitland
[3] Laura Lengthorn (Eng)
9/3, 9/4, 9/3
Sarah Kippax (Eng)
[6] Dianne Desira (Aus)
9/2, 9/4, 9/6
[Q] Sarah Bowles (Eng)		 Dianne Desira
9/6, 9/1, 5/9, 9/5
Wendy Maitland
[2] Wendy Maitland (Sco)
4/9, 9/3, 4/9, 9/7, 9/2
Katline Cauwels (Bel)

Qualifying Draws & Results 

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Men's Swiss Open 2003 $4k
2nd Round Fri 7th Quarters Sat 8th Semis Sat 8th Final Sun 9th
[1] Raj Nanda (Aus)
14/15, 15/14, 15/4, 15/5
[11] Andrea Bianchetti (Ita)		 Raj Nanda
15/8, 15/11, 15/13
Marc Reus		 Raj Nanda

15/8, 9/15, 17/16, 15/7

Stefan Leifels

Stefan Leifels


15/10, 15/11, 15/9

 

Constantino Casas

[8] Marc Reus (Ned)
15/5, 15/5, 15/11
[Q] Andrea Capella (Ita)
[Q] Ahmed Hamza (Egy)
15/10, 17/16, 15/10
[3] Mostafa Essam (Egy)		 Ahmed Hamza
15/11, 15/5, 15/13
Stefan Leifels
[Q] Stefan Leifels (Ger)
15/14, 15/9, 15/11
[10] Shahid Khan (Eng)
[13] Ashley Flathers (Eng)
15/10, 15/5, 15/10
[6] Mark Ikin (Aus)		 Ashley Flathers
8/15, 15/4, 11/15, 15/5, 15/13
Jesse Engelbrecht		 Jesse Engelbrecht

15/12, 15/10, 15/7

 Constantino Casas

[Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim)
15/11, 15/11, 15/10
[5] Karim Yehia (Egy)
[9] David Barnett (Eng)
15/12, 15/12, 15/12
[12] Iago Cornes (Esp)		 David Barnett
15/13, 15/4, 13/15, 15/8
Constantino Casas
[14] Constantino Casas (Esp)
15/6, 15/2, 1/7 rtd
[2] Andre Holderegger (Sui)

Qualifying Draws & Results 

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MEN'S SEEDS CRASH OUT IN GENEVA
 Women's top seed Suzanne Horner cruised into the Swiss Open final, where she faces fellow Englishwoman Laura Lengthorn, the third seed, but following several upsets in the men's event the final will be between German qualifier Stefan Leifels and Spain's 14th seed Constantino Casas.

LOCAL HOPES DASHED IN GENEVA
 Local hopes were dashed in the 30th Swiss Open in Geneva, as men's second seed Andre Holderegger limped out injured in the second round, and Manuela Zehnder failed to take advantage of her wild card in the women's draw ...
2002 Event

Swiss Open, Geneva, Switzerland, 08-10 Mar

Men's final:
 [2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [Q] Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED)   15-8 15-10 15-6

Women's final:
[3] Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt Rebecca Botwright (ENG)     9-2 9-2 9-2

 Britons Willstrop & Maitland Celebrate Title Debuts In Geneva
Britons James Willstrop and Wendy Maitland celebrated their first professional squash titles in powerful styles in Geneva. After surviving a close-fought semi-final against fellow Englishman Joey Barrington, 18-year-old British national junior champion Willstrop overcame Dutch qualifier Laurens-Jan Anjema 15-8 15-10 15-6 in the men's final to claim his debut PSA Tour title in his first senior final.

In the women's final, third-seeded Scot Wendy Maitland triumphed 9-2 9-2 9-2 over England's unseeded Rebecca Botwright.  It was only the 25-year-old from Aberdeen's second appearance in a WISPA final, and a win that ended Botwright's excellent Swiss run which included the removal of Egypt's top seed Maha Zein.

Men's semi-finals:
 [Q] Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED) bt [Q] Borja Golan (ESP)   15-11 15-13 15-10
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [Q] Joey Barrington (ENG)  17-14 15-6 15-17 17-14

Women's semi-finals:
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [1] Maha Zein (EGY)  9-6 10-8 9-1
[3] Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG)  10-8 9-10 9-7 6-9 9-1

Men's quarter-finals:
[Q] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Julien Balboa (FRA)    15-5 15-11 15-11
[Q] Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED) bt [7] Alex Stait (ENG)    15-12 15-12 15-5
[Q] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [4] Gabor Marges (NED)     15-12 15-12 15-13
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [8] Marcus Smith (AUS)     15-11 15-12 15-8

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Maha Zein (EGY) bt Louise Crome (NZL)   5-9 7-9 9-7 9-6 9-6
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [7] Henrieta Kollathova (SLO)    9-2 9-1 9-4
[3] Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt [8] Sonia Pasteris (ITA)    9-10 9-1 9-6 5-9 9-6
Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt [Q] Tina Rix (ENG)    10-8 9-4 9-2

Men's 1st round:
 [Q] Julien Balboa (FRA) bt [1] Ian Power (CAN)  9-15 15-6 8-15 15-5 15-6
Michael Fiteni (AUS) bt [Q] Ashley Flathers (ENG)   15-7 11-15 3-15 17-14 15-9
[Q] Marc Reus (NED) bt [6] Eric Galvez (MEX)    15-11 15-4 13-15 15-5
[Q] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Laurent Elriani (FRA)  15-13 15-12 15-4
[3] Ben Howell (ENG) bt [Q] Omar Refaat (EGY)   15-7 15-1 1-15 15-9
[Q] Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED) bt Iago Cornes (ESP)   15-7 15-6 15-8
[7] Alex Stait (ENG) bt [Q] Abdul Faheem Khan (HKG) 15-10 15-11 15-11
Mostafa Essam (EGY) bt [Q] Ahmed Mohsen Hassaan (EGY)   15-13 17-16 5-15 15-13
Tony Wallin (FIN) bt [Q] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA)    15-9 15-9 15-7
[Q] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [5] Andre Holderegger (SUI)    15-11 15-11 15-3
Oliver Post (GER) bt [Q] Shahid Khan (ENG)  15-11 6-15 15-2 15-7
[4] Gabor Marges (NED) bt [Q] Romain Tenant (FRA)   15-7 15-11 3-15 15-10
[Q] Amr Mansi (EGY) bt Nathan L'Huillier (AUS)  15-11 15-11 15-6
[8] Marcus Smith (AUS) bt [Q] Constantino Casas (ESP)   15-13 10-15 15-5 15-9
John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [Q] David Barnett (ENG)  13-15 11-15 15-6 15-6 15-4
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [Q] Rudolphe Bigot (FRA)   15-9 15-6 15-13

Men's 2nd round:
[Q] Julien Balboa (FRA) bt Michael Fiteni (AUS)     9-15 15-10 15-3 5-0 ret.
[Q] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Marc Reus (NED)    17-16 15-11 13-15 15-9
[Q] Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED) bt [3] Ben Howell (ENG)    7-15 15-8 15-13 15-12
[7] Alex Stait (ENG) bt Mostafa Essam (EGY)     15-9 8-4 ret.
[Q] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Tony Wallin (FIN)  15-2 15-10 15-5
[4] Gabor Marges (NED) bt Oliver Post (GER)     15-12 15-5 15-7
[8] Marcus Smith (AUS) bt [Q] Amr Mansi (EGY)   15-9 15-10 15-10
[2] James Willstrop (ENG) bt John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA)    15-7 15-10 15-8

Women's 1st round:
[1] Maha Zein (EGY) bt [Q] Alison Waters (ENG)  7-9 9-2 9-6 9-1
Louise Crome (NZL) bt [6] Naluge Guy (PNG)  9-1 9-5 9-2
Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [4] Eman el Amir (EGY)   9-4 9-4 0-9 9-4
[7] Henrieta Kollathova (SLO) bt [Q] Dagmar Vermeulen (NED) 5-9 9-7 9-2 9-1
[8] Sonia Pasteris (ITA) bt Ivy Pochoda (USA)   9-2 5-9 9-6 9-7
[3] Wendy Maitland (SCO) bt [Q] Sarah Kippax (ENG)  9-6 9-5 9-4
[Q] Tina Rix (ENG) bt Milja Dorenbos (NED)  2-9 9-6 9-0 9-3
Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt [2] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 7-9 7-9 9-7 9-1 9-3