2014 WSA World Tour

The WSA World Tour is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2014 squash season. The most important tournaments in the series are the World Championship, the US Open and the British Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, and Gold and Silver tournaments. Players performances in the tour are rated by the WSA World Rankings. The Male equivalent is the PSA World Tour.

WSA World Tour 2014
Details
Event name	WSA World Tour 2014
Tournaments	73
Categories	WSA World Championship WSA World Series (4) WSA Gold & Silver (11) WSA Tour (57)
Website www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Nicol David (12 months)
World Champion	Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year	Raneem El Weleily
Young player of the year	Amanda Sobhy

2014 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[1] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Championship

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
WSA World Championship 2014 Cairo, Egypt World Championship $150,000 - Draw	15–20 December 2014	Nicol David 5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5	Raneem El Weleily	Alison Waters Omneya Abdel Kawy	Laura Massaro Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Nour El Tayeb

World Series

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
British Open 2014 Hull, England World Series Platinum $100,000 - Draw	11–18 May 2014	Nicol David 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8	Laura Massaro	Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters	Joelle King Low Wee Wern Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah Kippax
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw	18–23 August 2014	Raneem El Weleily 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7	Nour El Tayeb	Nicol David Amanda Sobhy	Annie Au Madeline Perry Sarah-Jane Perry Habiba Mohamed
Hong Kong Open 2014 Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $77,000 - Draw	27–31 August 2014	Nicol David 11–4, 12–10, 11–8	Nour El Tayeb	Laura Massaro Amanda Sobhy	Camille Serme Alison Waters Rachael Grinham Joey Chan
US Open 2014 Philadelphia, United States World Series Platinum $115,000 - Draw	13–18 October 2014	Nicol David 11–5, 12–10, 12–10	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme	Laura Massaro Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Yathreb Adel

Gold 50

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2014 New York City, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	18–24 January 2014	Nicol David 11–4, 13–11, 11–8	Laura Massaro	Alison Waters Camille Serme	Joelle King Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Sarah-Jane Perry
Cleveland Classic 2014 Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	30 January – 4 February 2014	Nicol David 13–11, 11–5, 11–6	Annie Au	Alison Waters Nour El Tayeb	Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme Omneya Abdel Kawy
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2014 Chicago, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	28 February – 3 March 2014	Laura Massaro 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6	Raneem El Weleily	Joelle King Camille Serme	Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Annie Au Emma Beddoes
Texas Open 2014 Dallas, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	8–13 April 2014	Nour El Sherbini 11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8	Dipika Pallikal	Madeline Perry Camille Serme	Low Wee Wern Rachael Grinham Nicolette Fernandes Emma Beddoes
China Squash Open 2014 Shanghai, China Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	2–7 September 2014	Low Wee Wern 11–8, 11–6, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10	Camille Serme	Nouran Ahmed Gohar Salma Hany Ibrahim	Annie Au Dipika Pallikal Jenny Duncalf Sarah Kippax
Carol Weymuller Open 2014 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	30 September – 6 October 2014	Alison Waters 9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10	Omneya Abdel Kawy	Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily	Emma Beddoes Nicolette Fernandes Nour El Tayeb Salma Hany Ibrahim
Macau Open 2014 Macau, China Gold 50 $50,0000 - Draw	21–26 October 2014	Nicol David 11–8, 11–2, 11–8	Raneem El Weleily	Rachael Grinham Jenny Duncalf	Annie Au Sarah-Jane Perry Emma Beddoes Delia Arnold

Silver 35

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2014 Greenwich, United States Silver 35 $35,000	22–24 January 2014	Joelle King 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8	Low Wee Wern	Annie Au Amanda Sobhy	Nour El Sherbini Sarah-Jane Perry Nicolette Fernandes Joey Chan

Silver 25

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Granite Open 2014 Toronto, Canada Silver 25 $25,000	2–7 March 2014	Amanda Sobhy 11–5, 11–9, 11–5	Omneya Abdel Kawy	Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry	Line Hansen Sarah Kippax Samantha Cornett Tesni Evans
Hong Kong FC International 2014 Hong Kong, China Silver 25 $25,000	19–24 May 2014	Amanda Sobhy 11–6, 11–2, 11–9	Rachael Grinham	Nicolette Fernandes Salma Hany Ibrahim	Joey Chan Donna Urquhart Heba El Torky Delia Arnold
Atlantis Open 2014 Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,000	16–21 September 2014	Habiba Mohamed 11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7	Nour El Tayeb	Omneya Abdel Kawy Line Hansen	Nouran Ahmed Gohar Salma Hany Ibrahim Lucie Fialová Milou van der Heijden
Monte Carlo Classic 2014 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000	4–7 November 2014	Nouran Ahmed Gohar 15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9	Omneya Abdel Kawy	Dipika Pallikal Habiba Mohamed	Camille Serme Madeline Perry Aisling Blake Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2014
1	Nicol David	3,398.120
2	Laura Massaro	2,088.530
3	Raneem El Weleily	1,984.120
4	Nour El Sherbini	1,362.310
5	Alison Waters	1,248.890
6	Camille Serme	1,084.130
7	Low Wee Wern	1,033.160
8	Nour El Tayeb	1,000.500
9	Annie Au	857.250
10	Omneya Abdel Kawy	788.571

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 2014 season:

• Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985 in Taree) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in December 2011. She won 11 WSA World Tour titles including the Greenwich Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2006. In 2011, she reached the final of the US Open, the biggest success of her career. She retired in October 2014 after competing a last time in the US Open.[3]
• Manuela Manetta (born 6 June 1983 in Parma) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 25 spot in December 2007. She reached in 2010 the semifinals of the US Open and won more of ten National championships in Italia.[4]

See also

• Women's Squash Association (WSA)
• WSA World Series 2014
• WSA World Series Finals
• WSA World Open
• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• PSA World Tour 2014
• 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Kasey Brown to retire". 8 October 2014.
4. "Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile".

External links

• WSA website