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 name	WSA World Tour 2011
Categories	WSA 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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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 tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round 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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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 David	3279.412
2	Jenny Duncalf	1934.118
3	Laura Massaro	1411.765
4	Madeline Perry	1409.200
5	Kasey Brown	1111.667
6	Rachael Grinham	1078.524
7	Raneem El Weleily	1022.789
8	Annie Au	948.952
9	Natalie Grinham	920.889
10	Camille Serme	877.175

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:

• Vanessa Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the world no. 1 ranking in December 2005. Keeping the spot for four month in 2005. She won the World Open in 2004 against Natalie Grinham. She also has won major tournaments as the Qatar Classic, the Malaysian Open, the Tournament of Champions in New York and the US Open. She retired in August after win the Nottingham Open, the 24th WSA World Tour title of her career.[2]
• Isabelle Stoehr (born 9 June 1979 in Tours, France) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 10 spot in February 2009. She won 7 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Open and the WISPA des Pyramides. She retired in November after competing the Qatar Classic.[3]
• Rebecca Chiu (born 24 November 1978 in Hong Kong) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 13 spot in October 2007. She won 16 WSA World Tour titles including Japan Open in 2001 and the Singapore Open in 2004. She retired in February 2011.[4]
• Tenille Swartz (born 13 May 1987 in Parys, South Africa) joined the pro tour in 2006, reached the singles no. 28 spot in April 2008. She won 2 WSA World Tour titles. She retired in November after losing in the first round of the Qatar Classic.[5]

See also

• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• Women's Squash Association
• WSA World Series 2011
• PSA World Tour 2011

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".

External links

• WSA website