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Squash tournament
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.
2011 Calendar
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
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
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
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
References
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