Women's US National Champions (squash)

The Women's National Champions are the National Champions for squash in the United States. These winners are the officially recognized champions by US Squash, the national governing body. From 1907 until 1994, the national championship was contested through hardball squash. When the national governing body began recognizing international softball as the official game in the United States, the national championship also switched to softball. The first softball Women's National Championship was conducted in 1994 and was won by Demer Holleran. The softball Women's National Championship, unlike the previous hardball championship, is limited to U.S. citizens only. The National Hardball Championship would continue past this date, but was no longer recognized as the official Women's National Championship.

Women's National Champions[1]

Name Year Eleonora Sears 1928 Margaret Howe 1929 Hazel H. Wightman 1930 Ruth Banks 1931 Margaret Howe 1932 Susan Noel 1933 Margaret Howe 1934 Margot Lumb 1935 Ann Page 1936 Ann Page 1937 Cecile Bowes 1938 Ann Page 1939 Cecile Bowes 1940 Cecile Bowes 1941 Ann Page 1947 Cecile Bowes 1948 Janet R. M. Morgan 1949 Betty Howe Constable 1950 Jane Austin 1951 Peggy Howe 1952 Peggy Howe 1953 Lois Dilks 1954 Janet R. M. Morgan 1955 Betty Howe Constable 1956 Betty Howe Constable 1957 Betty Howe Constable 1958 Betty Howe Constable 1959 Margaret Varner 1960 Margaret Varner 1961

Name Year Margaret Varner 1962 Margaret Varner 1963 Ann Wetzel 1964 Joyce V. Davenport 1965 Betty Meade 1966 Betty Meade 1967 Betty Meade 1968 Joyce V. Davenport 1969 Nina Moyer 1970 Carol Thesieres 1971 Nina Moyer 1972 Gretchen V. Spruance 1973 Gretchen V. Spruance 1974 Virginia Akabane 1975 Gretchen V. Spruance 1976 Gretchen V. Spruance 1977 Gretchen V. Spruance 1978 Heather McKay 1979 Barbara Maltby 1980 Barbara Maltby 1981 Alicia McConnell 1982 Alicia McConnell 1983 Alicia McConnell 1984 Alicia McConnell 1985 Alicia McConnell 1986 Alicia McConnell 1987 Alicia McConnell 1988 Demer Holleran 1989 Demer Holleran 1990

Name Year Demer Holleran 1991 Demer Holleran 1992 Demer Holleran 1993 Demer Holleran 1994 Ellie Pierce 1995 Demer Holleran 1996 Demer Holleran 1997 Latasha Khan 1998 Demer Holleran 1999 Latasha Khan 2000 Shabana Khan 2001 Latasha Khan 2002 Latasha Khan 2003 Latasha Khan 2004 Latasha Khan 2005 Latasha Khan 2006 Natalie Grainger 2007 Natalie Grainger 2008 Natalie Grainger 2009 Natalie Grainger 2010 Natalie Grainger 2011 Amanda Sobhy 2012 Natalie Grainger 2013 Sabrina Sobhy 2014 Amanda Sobhy 2015 Amanda Sobhy 2016 Olivia Blatchford 2017 Amanda Sobhy 2018 Olivia Blatchford 2019

Name Year Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020 Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic 2021 Amanda Sobhy 2022 Amanda Sobhy 2023 Olivia Fiechter 2024

The championship was not held in 1942-1946 due to World War II, or in 2020 and 2021 to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Records

Most Overall Titles

Name	Titles
Demer Holleran	9
Latasha Khan	7
Alicia McConnell	7
Natalie Grainger	6
Amanda Sobhy	6
Gretchen Spruance	5
Betty Howe Constable	5
Cecile Bowes	4
Ann Page	4
Margaret Varner	4
Margaret Howe	3
Betty Meade	3
Olivia Blatchford	2
Nina Moyer	2
Barbara Maltby	2
Joyce Davenport	2

Most University Alumni Titles

Name	Titles
University of Pennsylvania	13
Princeton University	10
University of Washington	8
Harvard University	8
University of Southern California	4
Texas Woman's University	4
University of California-Berkeley	1
Trinity College (Connecticut)	1
Ursinus College	1

See also

• US Junior Open squash championship
• U.S. Squash
• Men's US National Champions (squash)

References

1. "Champions | US Squash".

• James Zug (2003). Squash: A History of the Game. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-2990-8.