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  Dutch Open 2004
20-23 May 2004, The Hague, Netherlands
WISPA $20k, PSA $10k |
23-May, Finals:
Grinham & Anjema take
Dutch Titles in the Hague
The Dutch Open saw a home winner in the Men's event as Laurens
Jan Anjema claimed the biggest title of his career, while
Dutch-Based Natalie Grinham retained the women's title with
an upset victory over Cassie Jackman.
Grinham caused a huge upset with a 9-7,
9-5, 0-9, 9-5 win over world number 1 Cassie Jackman. Grinham had
already lost 6 times to Jackman this year, but this time she proved
the stronger player. In a wonderful match, the lightning fast
Grinham recovered most of Jackman's shots and countered them with
winners of her own. After winning the first two games, the youngest
Grinham lost her way in the third, but refocused in the fourth game
to win her second consecutive Dutch Open title.
It was sweet revenge for Grinham who went down to Jackman in an epic
five-game final at last month's Grand Prix Finals in Qatar.
"This means so much to me, beating the world No.1 is special and to
retain my Dutch Open title is a real thrill," said Grinham, who
knocked out world No.3 Vanessa Atkinson in the semis.
"I had to really focus after losing the third game so easily and to
come back and win the fourth was a great feeling and a huge relief,
especially as I hadn't beaten Cassie in any of our meetings this
year."
Anjema defeated Wales' Gavin Jones
15/12, 15/12, 15/5 to claim the biggest title of his career. At his
home club in the Hague, the 21 year old Dutchman was too strong for
the 4th seeded Jones. The first two games were long and close
affairs. Both times the players reached 12-all, but at the end of
the games 'LJ' played the big points better. After Anjema captured
the 2nd game there was no way out for the brave Welshman. Anjema
went on to win the third 15-5 to the delight of the home crowd.
22-May: Anjema delights Dutch
crowd
21-May: Berden limps out in Quarters
20-May: Ross romps into Dutch
quarters
19-May: Berden & Atkinson go for Dutch
Double
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Women's Dutch Open
2004, $20k |
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1st Round Thu 20th |
Quarters Fri 21st |
Semis Sat 22nd |
Final Sun 23rd |
[1] Cassie
Jackman (Eng)
9/0/, 9/3, 9/2
Eman El Amir (Egy) |
Cassie Jackman
9/1, 9/1, 9/3
Carla Khan |
Cassie Jackman
9/1, 9/7 9/1
Linda Charman |
Cassie Jackman
9-7, 9-5, 0-9, 9-5
Natalie Grinham |
[7]
Carla Khan (Pak)
9/6, 9/5, 9/3
[Q] Line Hansen (Den) |
[4] Linda
Charman (Eng)
9/3, 9/1, 9/1
[Q] Olga Piudgemont (Esp) |
Linda Charman
9/1, 9/4, 7/9, 9/0
Annelize Naude |
[8]
Annelize Naude (Ned)
2/9, 9/6, 9/2, 6/9, 10/9
Laura Lengthorn (Eng) |
[Q] Sarah
Kippax (Eng)
4/9, 9/3, 9/2, 9/4
[5] Isabelle Stoehr (Fra) |
Isabelle Stoehr
9/7, 9/2, 9/4
Natalie Grinham |
Natalie Grinham
6/9, 9/3, 9/0, 9/5Vanessa Atkinson |
Dominique
Lloyd-Walter (Eng)
9/1, 9/0, 9/1
[3] Natalie Grinham (Aus) |
Becky
Botwright (Eng)
9/1, 9/0, 9/3
[6] Latasha Khan (Usa) |
Latasha
Khan
9/3, 9/1, 9/2
Vanessa Atkinson |
[Q] Kim
Hannes-Teunen (Bel)
9/6 9/2 9/4
[2] Vanessa Atkinson (Ned) |
Qualifying:
Finals (Wed 19th):
Sarah Kippax (Eng) bt Charlie De Rycke (Bel) 9/3, 10/8,
9/4
Olga Piugdemont Sola (Esp) bt
Suzie Pierrepont (Eng) 9/6, 9/6, 9/4
Line Hansen (Den) bt
Margriet Huisman (Ned) 10/8, 9/0, 9/6
Kim Hannes-Teunen (Bel) bt
Amnah El Trabolsy (Egy) 9/3, 6/9, 9/1, 3/9, 9/6
Round One:
Charlie De Rycke (Bel) bt Karen Kronemeyer (Ned) 9/3, 9/0, 9/3
Sarah Kippax (Eng) bt Dagmar Vermuelen (Ned) 9/3, 4/9, 9/2,
9/2
Olga Piugdemont Sola (Esp) bt Daniela Schumann (Ger) 9/4,
10/8, 9/0
Suzie Pierrepont (Eng) bt Chinatsu Matsui (Jpn) 9/4, 9/2, 9/2
Margriet Huisman (Ned) bt
Katline Cauwels (Bel) 9/5, 9/4, 9/3
Line Hansen (Den) bt Milja Dorenbos (Ned) 9/6, 9/0, 9/5
Kim Hannes-Teunen (Bel) bt
Orla Noom (Ned) bt 9/1, 9/0, 9/1
Amnah El Trabolsy (Egy) bt Daphne Albada Jelgersma (Ned) 9/3,
10/8, 9/4
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Men's
Dutch Open 2004 $10k |
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1st Round Thu 20th |
Quarters Fri 21st |
Semis Sat 22nd |
Final Sun 23rd |
[1] Davide
Bianchetti (Ita)
15/8, 15/11, 15/8
Rafael F Alarcon (Bra) |
Davide
Bianchetti
15/7, 15/6, 15/6
Raj Nanda |
Davide
Bianchetti
15/13, 5/15, 7/15, 15/1, 15/14
Gavin Jones |
Gavin Jones
15/12, 15/12, 15/5
Laurens Jan Anjema |
[LL]
Callum O'Brien (Nzl)
15/10, 15/11, 15/3
[Q] Raj Nanda (Aus) |
[4] Gavin
Jones (Wal)
15/5, 15/10, 15/3
[Q] Laurent Elriani |
Gavin Jones
15/3, 15/6 15/11
Alex Stait |
[6] Alex Stait
(Eng)
15/9, 15/12, 9/15, 15/11
Saeed Hassan (Pak) |
[Q] David
Barnett
15/13, 15/3, 15/10
[8] Liam Kenny
(Irl) |
Liam Kenny
15/14, 15/9, 15/9
Laurens Jan Anjema |
Laurens Jan Anjema
15/11, 8/15, 15/12, 15/5
Stacey Ross |
Tom
Hoevenaars (Ned)
15/6 15/6 15/2
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned) |
Stacey
Ross (Eng)
15/10, 15/11, 15/3
[7] Glenn Keenan (Irl) |
Stacey Ross
walkover
Tommy Berden |
[Q] Andrew
Whipp (Eng)
15/7 15/10 9/15 13/15 15/13
[2] Tommy Berden (Ned) |
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PSA Qualifying:
Third Round (Wed
19th):
Andrew Whipp (Eng) bt Julien Balbo (Fra) 15/12, 14/15,
15/10, 15/6
Laurent Elriani (Fra) bt Stefan Liefels (Ger) 15/8, 15/8, 15/7
David Barnett (Eng) bt Callum O'Brien (Nzl) 15/11, 15/9, 15/3
Raj Nanda (Aus) bt Jason Barry (Rsa) 15/8, 15/10, 15/7
Second Round:
Andrew Whipp (Eng) bt Jesse Engelbrecht (Zim) 15/10,
15/7, 9/15, 15/12
Julien Balbo (Fra) bt Dylan Bennett (Ned) 15/9, 15/8,
15/8
Laurent Elriani (Fra) bt Marc Reus (Ger) 15/4, 15/10,
17/16
Stefan Liefels (Ger) bt Muhammad Khan (Pak) 15/9, 15/12,
15/12
David Barnett (Eng) bt Ashley Flathers (Eng)
17/16, 12/15, 15/10,15/13
Callum O'Brien (Nzl) bt Bradley Hindle (Aus) 15/12,
15/10, 15/11
Jason Barry (Rsa) bt Michael Elford (Eng) 15/7, 15/9,
15/10
Raj Nanda (Aus) bt Andre Holderegger (Sui) 15/5, 15/13,
15/9
1st qualifying round:
Dylan Bennett (NED) bt Mark Andrew Burke (AUS) 17/15 15/6 15/11
Julien Balbo (FRA) bt Piedro Schweertman (NED) 15/11 16/17 15/9
15/11
Andrew Whipp (ENG) bt Hansi Seestaller (GER) 15/11 15/13 15/13
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) 15/13 15/7 15/13
Khayal Muhammad (PAK) bt Bader Al Hassaini (KUW) 17/16 15/13 15/12
Stefan Leifels (GER) bt Andrew Peter Learoyd (ENG) 15/8 15/9 15/11
Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt Alexandre Muller (FRA) 15/11 15/3 15/4
Marc Reus (NED) bt Shahid Khan (ENG) 11/15 11/15 17/14 15/8 15/5
David Barnett (ENG) bt Rodolphe Bigot (FRA) 15/6 15/12 15/10
Ashley Flathers (ENG) bt Christopher Gordon (USA) 11/15 15/8 15/6
17/15 15/2
Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt Rene Mijs (NED) 15/13 15/7 15/5
Callum O'Brien (NZL) bt Rob Aerts (BEL) 15/12 15/9 15/12
Jason Barry (RSA) bt James Stout (BER) 15/4 15/10 14/15 15/13
Michael Elford (ENG) bt Jago Nardelli (ENG) 15/11 15/6 15/12
Andre Holderegger (SUI) bt Romain Tenant (FRA) 15/6 15/12 9/15 13/15
15/14
Raj Nanda (AUS) bt Niels Hoevenaars (NED) 15/13 15/8 15/6
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Reports |
22-May, semi-finals:
Anjema delights
Dutch crowd
Laurens Jan Anjema delighted the Dutch crowd to reach the
final of the Dutch Open 2004. In his home club, the 21 year old
Anjema beat England's surprise semi-finalist Stacey Ross 3-1. The
third game proved crucial, with Anjema sneaking it 15/12. From there
he went on to take the match 15/11 8/15 15/12 15/5.
In tomorrow's final Anjema will face the 4th seed Gavin Jones
from Wales. Jones overcame the top seeded Italian champion Davide
Bianchetti with the smallest possible margin. Jones fought back from
2-1 down to win 15/14 in the fifth.
In the women's event Natalie Grinham returned to the final
after a 3-1 win over 2nd seed Vanessa Atkinson. In a repeat of last
year's final the 26 year old Grinham was too strong for the Dutch
number 1. After winning the first game, Atkinson had no answer to
the speed and power of the youngest Grinham. The Dutch based
Australian clinched the match 6/9 9/3 9/0 9/5.
In the final Grinham will take on Cassie Jackman. The world
number one was too strong for compatriot Linda Charman, Jackman
winning 9/1 9/7 9/1.
21-May, Quarters:
Berden Limps out
After his 'narrow escape' against
qualifier Andrew Whipp in the first round, Dutch champion Tommy
Berden was forced to pull out of the Dutch Open with a knee and
hamstring injury, allowing Stacey Ross a walkover into the
semi-finals.
Ross will still face a Dutch challenge, after Laurens Anjema
beat Liam Kenny to ensure home interest in the semi-finals. The
other semi-final will be between Italy's top seed Davide
Bianchetti and Wales' Gavin Jones, who both recorded
comfortable 3/0 victories.
In the women's event Dutch hopes rest on the shoulders of
Vanessa Atkinson, who will face Dutch-based Natalie Grinham
in a repeat of last year's final. The other semi-final will be an
all-English affair between world number one Cassie Jackman
and Linda Charman.
20-May, First Round:
Ross romps into Dutch Quarters
England's Stacey Ross robbed eighth seed Glenn Keenan of his chance
of appearing in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open when he upset
the Australian in straight games in the opening round of the men's
event at the Caesar Sports Club in The Hague.
The 30-year-old from Surrey, enjoying a successful return to the PSA
Tour after a number of years away from the sport, beat Keenan 15-10
15-11 15-3 and now faces local hero Tommy Berden for a place in the
semi-finals.
Berden, the reigning Dutch National champion and the event's second
seed, struggled to find his form in his opener - taking five games
to overcome English qualifier Andrew Whipp 15-7 15-10 9-15 13-15
15-13. "It was a narrow escape for the Dutch number one," conceded
Berden, the world No34 from Almere, afterwards.
The women's Dutch No1 Vanessa Atkinson had no such problems as she
swept to a straight games win over Belgian qualifier Kim
Hannes-Teunen. Playing on her home courts, second seed Atkinson
despatched her opponent 9-6 9-2 9-4 to set up a quarter-final clash
with sixth seed Latasha Khan, the US National champion who beat
England's Rebecca Botwright 9-1 9-0 9-3.
All the top eight women's seeds survived their first round obstacles
- though an upset looked on the cards when England's unseeded Laura
Lengthorn forced the match against local star Annelize Naude, the
No8 seed, into a fifth game. At nine-all in the decider, Naude
served into the back wall nick to clinch a fortunate 2-9 9-6 9-2 6-9
10-9 victory.
19-May,
Preview:
Atkinson and Berden go for Dutch Double ...
Dutch squash stars Tommy Berden and Vanessa Atkinson are
seeded to reach the finals of this week's Dutch Open in The Hague -
and will be seeking to go one better than they did in last year's
championships when both were runners-up.
Dutch National champion Berden, the No2 seed in the men's event, faces
qualifier Andrew Whipp in the first round after the Englishman beat
France's Julien Balbo in the qualifying finals. The Dutchman is
expected to meet Italy's top seed Davide Bianchetti in Sunday's
final.
Atkinson, the No2 seed in the women's event who is based in The Hague,
will be hoping to erase memories of her miserable performance in last
month's World Grand Prix Finals as she aims to win her second title in
three years. The 28-year-old world No3 faces Belgian qualifier Kim
Hannes-Teunen in the first round and is expected to come up against
England's world No1 Cassie Jackman in the final.
Jackman & Bianchetti
top Hague draws
World number one Cassie Jackman and Dutch champion Vanessa
Atkinson are seeded to meet in the final of the Dutch Open in
the Hague this weekend.
Jackman is expected to meet Linda Charman in the semi-finals,
while Atkinson will need to depose reigning champion Natalie
Grinham to reach the final.
In the men's event Italy's Davide Bianchetti is top seed,
with Dutch number one Tommy Berden seeded two.
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