2011 WSA World Tour

The WSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2011 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1] The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

WSA World Tour 2011
Details
Event nameWSA World Tour 2011
CategoriesWSA World Open
WSA World Series (6)
WSA World Series Finals
WSA Gold & Silver (15)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year Laura Massaro
Young player of the year Nour El Tayeb
Most improved player of the year Raneem El Weleily

2011 Calendar

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
World Open 2011
Rotterdam, Netherlands
World Open - World Series Platinum
$143,000 - Draw
1–6 November 2011 Nicol David
11-2, 11-5, 11-0
Jenny Duncalf Natalie Grinham
Samantha Terán
Laura Massaro
Kasey Brown
Low Wee Wern
Dipika Pallikal

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cayman Islands Open 2011
Cayman Islands
World Series Gold
$68,500 - Draw
4–9 April 2011 Nicol David
11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4
Jenny Duncalf Rachael Grinham
Donna Urquhart
Madeline Perry
Camille Serme
Sarah Kippax
Natalie Grinham
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$68,500 - Draw
19–23 July 2011 Nicol David
11-6, 12-10, 11-5
Jenny Duncalf Omneya Abdel Kawy
Camille Serme
Rachael Grinham
Kasey Brown
Laura Massaro
Joelle King
Australian Open 2011
Canberra, Australia
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
8–14 August 2011 Nicol David
11-8, 11-4, 11-6
Jenny Duncalf Rachael Grinham
Madeline Perry
Annie Au
Donna Urquhart
Joelle King
Natalie Grinham
US Open 2011
Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$60,000 - Draw
1–6 October 2011 Laura Massaro
5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5
Kasey Brown Jenny Duncalf
Madeline Perry
Nicol David
Rachael Grinham
Camille Serme
Annie Au
Qatar Classic 2011
Doha, Qatar
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
16–21 October 2011 Nicol David
11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham
Nour El Tayeb
Raneem El Weleily
Low Wee Wern
Emma Beddoes
Nour El Sherbini
Hong Kong Open 2011
Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
14–20 November 2011 Nicol David
11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Raneem El Weleily Annie Au
Low Wee Wern
Rachael Grinham
Laura Massaro
Camille Serme
Joey Chan
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsRound Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2011
Queen's Club, London, England
WSA World Series Finals
$50,000 - Draw
4–8 January 2012 Nicol David
11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Madeline Perry Jenny Duncalf
Laura Massaro
Rachael Grinham
Camille Serme
Low Wee Wern
Donna Urquhart

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2011
Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$55,800
29 January - 2 February 2011 Laura Massaro
11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8
Nicol David Madeline Perry
Annie Au
Jenny Duncalf
Natalie Grinham
Amanda Sobhy
Sarah Kippax
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gold 50
$53,500
16–20 March 2011 Nicol David
11-6, 11-6, 11-2
Madeline Perry Alison Waters
Annie Au
Rachael Grinham
Kasey Brown
Camille Serme
Joey Chan
Singapore Women's Masters 2011
Singapore
Gold 50
$53,500
26–30 July 2011 Madeline Perry
11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9
Laura Massaro Nicol David
Camille Serme
Rachael Grinham
Kasey Brown
Annie Au
Jaclyn Hawkes
Carol Weymuller Open 2011
Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,400
22–25 September 2011 Raneem El Weleily
11-7, 15-13, 11-4
Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry
Kasey Brown
Rachael Grinham
Camille Serme
Annie Au
Joelle King

Silver 30

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2011
New York City, United States
Silver 30
$37,450
20–23 January 2011 Kasey Brown
11-2, 11-7, 11-4
Joelle King Madeline Perry
Amanda Sobhy
Rachael Grinham
Natalie Grinham
Raneem El Weleily
Sarah Kippax
Texas Open 2011
Dallas, United States
Silver 30
$40,000
14–17 April 2011 Rachael Grinham
11-5, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7
Kasey Brown Joelle King
Sarah Kippax
Low Wee Wern
Samantha Terán
Joey Chan
Natalie Grinham

Silver 20

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Atwater Cup 2011
Montreal, Canada
Silver 20
$25,900
30 March - 2 April 2011 Natalie Grinham
11-6, 11-7, 14-12
Joelle King Vanessa Atkinson
Jaclyn Hawkes
Samantha Terán
Amanda Sobhy
Isabelle Stoehr
Olivia Blatchford
Irish Squash Open 2011
Dublin, Ireland
Silver 20
$26,200
13–16 April 2011 Nour El Tayeb
13-15, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 16-14
Jaclyn Hawkes Madeline Perry
Vanessa Atkinson
Aisling Blake
Dominique Lloyd-Walter
Manuela Manetta
Tenille Swartz
Hurghada International 2011
Hurghada, Egypt
Silver 20
$20,000
14–19 May 2011 Raneem El Weleily
11-5, 12-10, 11-9
Omneya Abdel Kawy Rachael Grinham
Nour El Tayeb
Camille Serme
Line Hansen
Engy Kheirallah
Heba El Torky
Mexico Squash Open 2011
Boca del Río, Mexico
Silver 20
$20,000
23–26 June 2011 Samantha Terán
7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
Natalie Grinham Joey Chan
Aisling Blake
Latasha Khan
Olivia Blatchford
Milou van der Heijden
Thaisa Serafini
World Tour Pyramides 2011
Le Port-Marly, France
Silver 20
$26,700
30 June - 3 July 2011 Camille Serme
11-4, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9
Natalie Grinham Dipika Pallikal
Joshna Chinappa
Aisling Blake
Line Hansen
Lucie Fialová
Tenille Swartz
BC Honda Sun & Surf 2011
Vancouver, Canada
Silver 20
$27,450
4–7 August 2011 Samantha Terán
11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Jaclyn Hawkes Emma Beddoes
Latasha Khan
Heba El Torky
Victoria Lust
Engy Kheirallah
Misaki Kobayashi
Atlantis Open 2011
Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 20
$20,000
25–28 September 2011 Nour El Sherbini
11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8
Nour El Tayeb Line Hansen
Kanzy Emad El Defrawy
Aisling Blake
Lauren Briggs
Nouran El Torky
Yathreb Adel
China Squash Open 2011
Shanghai, China
Silver 20
$25,300
11–14 October 2011 Low Wee Wern
13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Delia Arnold Jaclyn Hawkes
Heba El Torky
Joey Chan
Siyoli Waters
Misaki Kobayashi
Nouran El Torky
Monte Carlo Classic 2011
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 20
$20,000
11–14 October 2011 Natalie Grinham
7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8
Annie Au Sarah Kippax
Line Hansen
Aisling Blake
Lucie Fialová
Emily Whitlock
Lauren Briggs

Year end world top 10 players

Rank 2011
1 Nicol David3279.412
2 Jenny Duncalf1934.118
3 Laura Massaro1411.765
4 Madeline Perry1409.200
5 Kasey Brown1111.667
6 Rachael Grinham1078.524
7 Raneem El Weleily1022.789
8 Annie Au948.952
9 Natalie Grinham920.889
10 Camille Serme877.175

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2011 season:

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Vanessa Atkinson profile".
  3. "Isabelle Stoehr profile".
  4. "Rebacca Chiu profile".
  5. "Time up for Tenille".
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