2013 WSA World Tour

The WSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Penang in Malaysia in March 2014. 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]

WSA World Tour 2013
Details
Event nameWSA World Tour 2013
Tournaments62
CategoriesWSA World Open
WSA World Series (5)
WSA Gold & Silver (8)
WSA Tour (48)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Laura Massaro
Awards
Player of the year Laura Massaro
Comeback player of the year Lisa Camilleri
Breakthrough player of the year Sarah-Jane Perry

2013 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2013
Penang, Malaysia
World Open
$120,000 - Draw		 14–21 March 2014 Laura Massaro
11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9		 Nour El Sherbini Nicol David
Raneem El Weleily		 Joelle King
Low Wee Wern
Madeline Perry
Camille Serme

World Series
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw		 27–31 March 2013 Laura Massaro
11-9, 11-7, 11-6		 Alison Waters Nicol David
Joelle King		 Jenny Duncalf
Madeline Perry
Nour El Sherbini
Natalie Grinham
British Open 2013
Hull, England
World Series Platinum
$95,000 - Draw		 21–26 May 2013 Laura Massaro
11-4, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8		 Nicol David Raneem El Weleily
Alison Waters		 Joelle King
Jenny Duncalf
Kasey Brown
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2013
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw		 12–15 September 2013 Nicol David
13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5		 Raneem El Weleily Laura Massaro
Camille Serme		 Joelle King
Low Wee Wern
Jenny Duncalf
Sarah-Jane Perry
US Open 2013
Philadelphia, United States
World Series Platinum
$115,000 - Draw		 13–18 October 2013 Nicol David
11-8, 11-7, 11-6		 Laura Massaro Joelle King
Low Wee Wern		 Raneem El Weleily
Alison Waters
Madeline Perry
Kasey Brown
Hong Kong Open 2013
Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw		 4-8 December 2013 Nicol David
11-7, 11-7, 12-10		 Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters
Annie Au		 Laura Massaro
Jenny Duncalf
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Joshna Chinappa

Gold 50
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2013
Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw		 2–5 February 2013 Raneem El Weleily
3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9		 Nicol David Alison Waters
Madeline Perry		 Joelle King
Nour El Sherbini
Low Wee Wern
Annie Au
Carol Weymuller Open 2013
Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw		 3–6 October 2013 Nicol David
12-10, 11-2, 11-5		 Camille Serme Laura Massaro
Raneem El Weleily		 Joelle King
Low Wee Wern
Jenny Duncalf
Dipika Pallikal
China Squash Open 2013
Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw		 24–27 October 2013 Nicol David
8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8		 Raneem El Weleily Joelle King
Natalie Grinham		 Alison Waters
Low Wee Wern
Jenny Duncalf
Dipika Pallikal

Silver 35
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2013
New York City, United States
Silver 35
$35,000		 25–28 January 2013 Nour El Sherbini
11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12		 Low Wee Wern Kasey Brown
Camille Serme		 Raneem El Weleily
Madeline Perry
Dipika Pallikal
Nour El Tayeb
Texas Open 2013
Dallas, United States
Silver 35
$35,000		 9–12 May 2013 Madeline Perry
9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6		 Natalie Grinham Joelle King
Jenny Duncalf		 Kasey Brown
Rachael Grinham
Sarah-Jane Perry
Misaki Kobayashi
Macau Open 2013
Macau, China
Silver 35
$35,000		 17–20 October 2013 Dipika Pallikal
12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9		 Rachael Grinham Natalie Grinham
Joey Chan		 Annie Au
Joshna Chinappa
Emma Beddoes
Delia Arnold

Silver 25
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2013
New York City, United States
Silver 25
$25,000		 21–24 January 2013 Natalie Grinham
11-6 11-6 11-5		 Kasey Brown Madeline Perry
Rachael Grinham		 Amanda Sobhy
Joey Chan
Sarah Kippax
Joshna Chinappa
Monte Carlo Classic 2013
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000		 28 October - 1 November 2013 Camille Serme
11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8		 Laura Massaro Natalie Grinham
Nouran Gohar		 Nicolette Fernandes
Aisling Blake
Latasha Khan
Heba El Torky

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Year end world top 10 players
Rank 2013
1 Nicol David 3499.38
2 Laura Massaro 2278.94
3 Raneem El Weleily 1656.25
4 Alison Waters 1185.94
5 Camille Serme 1071.88
6 Joelle King 1040.29
7 Jenny Duncalf 952.94
8 Low Wee Wern 904.71
9 Natalie Grinham 902.29
10 Madeline Perry 867.58

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 2013 season:

  • Jaclyn Hawkes (born 3 December 1982 in the Hong Kong) joined the pro tour in 2003, reached the singles no. 12 spot in December 2012. She won 3 WSA World Tour titles. She retired in January 2013 after losing in the first round of the Carol Weymuller Open in September 2012.[4]
  • Lauren Briggs (born 8 August 1979 in the Stanford-Le-Hope) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 18 spot in December 2008. She won 12 WSA World Tour titles, winning in America, Finland, France, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Wales. She retired in November after competing a last time in the British Open.[5]
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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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/calendar.php
  4. "Jaclyn Hawkes retires from squash". 5 February 2013.
  5. "Lauren Briggs profile".
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