Vanessa Atkinson

Vanessa Atkinson
Women's singles
Vanessa Atkinson during 2009 Women's World Open
Full name	Vanessa Louise Atkinson
Country	Netherlands
Residence	Leeds, England
Born	(1976-03-10) 10 March 1976 Newcastle, England
Turned Pro	1995
Retired	2011
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Liz Irving
Racquet used	Karakal
Highest ranking	No. 1 (December, 2005)
World Open	W (2004)
Last updated on: 7 January 2010.

Vanessa Louise Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005.

Atkinson was born in England, but her family moved to the Netherlands when she was still a child. She began playing squash as a youngster in Dordrecht. She now resides in Harrogate, Yorkshire, with her partner James Willstrop, himself a professional squash player.^[1]

Atkinson's biggest win came in 2004 when she won the World Open title in Kuala Lumpur by defeating fellow compatriote Natalie Grinham (at that time still representing Australia) with a score of 9–1, 9–1, 9–5 in the final.^[2] Atkinson also has won major tournaments in Qatar, New York, Monte Carlo, Malaysia and Ireland.

Atkinson retired from professional play in May 2011.

World Open

Finals: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Natalie Grinham	9–1, 9–1, 9–5

Major World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic: 2 finals (2 titles, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2004	Rachael Grinham	9-4, 9-7, 9-6
Winner	2005	Vicky Botwright	9-7, 9-4, 9-2

Malaysian Open: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2004	Nicol David
Runner-up	2005	Nicol David	3-9, 9-3, 1-9, 9-1, 9-4

References

↑ http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/squash/24749250.app
↑ "Atkinson crowned World Champion". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-14.

External links

Vanessa Atkinson profile from WISPA (archived)
Vanessa Atkinson profile from SquashInfo
Interview at Squashtalk.com - June 1999

Sporting positions
Preceded by Rachael Grinham Nicol David	World No. 1 December 2005 April 2006 – July 2006	Succeeded by Nicol David Nicol David
Awards and achievements
Preceded by —	WISPA Player of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Nicol David

PSA Women's World No. 1 players

Vicki Cardwell (1983/1984 - 12 m) Susan Devoy (1984/1993 - 105 m) Lisa Opie (1988 - 2 m) Michelle Martin (1993/1999 - 58 m) Sarah Fitz-Gerald (1996/2003 - 40 m) Cassie Jackman (2000/2004 - 16 m) Leilani Rorani (2001 - 11 m) Carol Owens (2002/2004 - 11 m) Natalie Grainger (2003 - 1 m) Rachael Grinham (2004/2005 - 16 m) Vanessa Atkinson (2005/2006 - 5 m) Nicol David (2006/2015 - 112 m) Raneem El Weleily (2015 - 4 m) Laura Massaro (2016 - 4 m) Nour El Sherbini (2016 - 7 m)

WISPA-WSA-PSA Rankings incepted on April, 1983 (year first held/year last held – number of months (m)) Current World No. 1 in bold, as of November, 2016

PSA Major World Series Tournaments Women's Champions

British Open

(1922) Joyce Cave
(1923) Silvia Huntsman
(1924) Nancy Cave
(1925) Joyce Cave
(1926–1927) Cecily Fenwick
(1928) Joyce Cave
(1929–1930) Nancy Cave
(1931) Cecily Fenwick
(1932–1934) Susan Noel
(1935–1939) Margot Lumb
(1947–1949) Joan Curry
(1950–1959) Janet Morgan
(1960) Sheila Macintosh
(1961) Fran Marshall
(1962–1977) Heather McKay
(1978) Sue Newman
(1979) Barbara Wall
(1980–1983) Vicki Cardwell
(1984–1990) Susan Devoy
(1991) Lisa Opie
(1992) Susan Devoy
(1993–1998) Michelle Martin
(2009–2000) Leilani Joyce
(2001–2002) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(2003–2004) Rachael Grinham
(2005–2007) Nicol David
(2007) Rachael Grinham
(2008) Nicol David
(2009) Rachael Grinham
(2012) Nicol David
(2013) Laura Massaro
(2014) Nicol David
(2015) Camille Serme
(2016) Nour El Sherbini

Hong Kong Open

(1993) Michelle Martin (1994) Michelle Martin (2001) Leilani Rorani (2002) Rachel Grinham (2006) Nicol David (2007) Nicol David (2008) Nicol David (2009) Nicol David (2010) Nicol David (2011) Nicol David (2012) Nicol David (2013) Nicol David (2014) Nicol David (2015) Nicol David (2016) Nouran Gohar

Qatar Classic

(2001) Sarah Fitz-Gerald (2003) Natalie Grainger (2004) Vanessa Atkinson (2005) Vanessa Atkinson (2006/7) Nicol David (2007) Nicol David (2008) Nicol David (2009) Jenny Duncalf (2010) Nicol David (2011) Nicol David (2015) Laura Massaro

US Open

(1993) Cassie Jackman (1994) Suzanne Horner (1997) Cassie Jackman (1998) Michelle Martin (1999) Cassie Jackman (2002) Carol Owens (2003) Cassie Jackman (2004) Natalie Grainger (2005) Natalie Grinham (2009) Jenny Duncalf (2010) Vanessa Atkinson (2011) Laura Massaro (2012) Nicol David (2013) Nicol David (2014) Nicol David (2015) Laura Massaro (2016) Camille Serme

Malaysian Open

(1975) Helen Chinchen
(1976) Annette Andrews
(1977) Annette Andrews
(1978) Annette Andrews
(1979) M Miyagishina
(1980) Sue Paton
(1981) Sue Paton
(1982) Sue Paton
(1983) Chia Chew Lan
(1984) Lim Siok Hui
(1985) Geraldine Yeo
(1986) Lisa Opie
(1987) Lucy Soutter
(1988) Lisa Opie
(1990) Lisa Opie
(1991) Michelle Martin
(1992) Michelle Martin
(1993) Michelle Martin
(1994) Michelle Martin
(1995) Liz Irving
(1996) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(1997) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(2000) Stephanie Brind
(2002) Carol Owens
(2003) Cassie Jackman
(2004) Vanessa Atkinson
(2005) Nicol David
(2006) Nicol David
(2007) Nicol David
(2008) Nicol David
(2009) Nicol David
(2010) Nicol David
(2011) Nicol David
(2012) Raneem El Weleily
(2013) Nicol David
(2014) Raneem El Weleily

WSA World Series Finals

(2011) Nicol David (2012) Nicol David (2016) Laura Massaro

List of Squash World Open women's champions

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