The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. 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. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2012 Calendar The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsWSA World Open 2012 Cayman IslandWorld Open – World Series Platinum$165,000 – Draw13–21 December 2012 Nicol David11–6 11–8 11–6 Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Jenny Duncalf Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Natalie Grinham

World Series TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsKuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$70,000 – Draw28–31 March 2012 Nicol David11–4 12–10 11–9 Annie Au Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini Laura Massaro Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham Dipika PallikalBritish Open 2012 London, EnglandWorld Series Platinum$95,000 – Draw9–13 May 2012 Nicol David11–6 11–6 11–6 Nour El Sherbini Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Camille Serme Joelle KingMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$70,000 – Draw 11–15 September 2012 Raneem El Weleily12–10 11–13 11–6 11–2 Nicol David Laura Massaro Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Nour El Sherbini Alison WatersUS Open 2012 Philadelphia, United StatesWorld Series Gold$70,000 – Draw7–12 October 2012 Nicol David14–12 8–11 11–7 11–7 Raneem El Weleily Laura Massaro Joelle King Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Alison WatersHong Kong Open 2012 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Gold$70,000 – Draw27 November – 2 December 2012 Nicol David11–9, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7 Camille Serme Natalie Grinham Omneya Abdel Kawy Jenny Duncalf Alison Waters Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham

Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsRound RobinWSA World Series Finals 2012 Queen's Club, London, EnglandWSA World Series Finals$50,000 – Draw2–6 January 2013 Nicol David11–3, 11–2, 11–9 Laura Massaro Jenny Duncalf Camille Serme Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini Annie Au Natalie Grinham

Gold 50 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsCleveland Classic 2012 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50$50,000 – Draw29 January – 1 February 2012 Nicol David7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8 Laura Massaro Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy Jenny Duncalf Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Donna UrquhartAustralian Open 2012 Canberra, AustraliaGold 50$50,000 – Draw15–19 August 2012 Nicol David17–15, 11–2, 11–6 Laura Massaro Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal Kasey Brown Donna Urquhart Alison Waters Amanda SobhyCarol Weymuller Open 2012 Brooklyn, United StatesGold 50$50,000 – Draw27–30 September 2012 Laura Massaro11–8, 11–4, 11–5 Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini Alison Waters Nicol David Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Joelle KingChina Squash Open 2012 Shanghai, ChinaGold 50$55,000 – Draw25–28 October 2012 Low Wee Wern6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9 Joelle King Alison Waters Kasey Brown Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Aisling Blake Omneya Abdel Kawy

Silver 35 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsGreenwich Open 2012 New York City, United StatesSilver 35$35,00019–22 January 2012 Raneem El Weleily11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4 Joelle King Samantha Terán Dipika Pallikal Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Jaclyn HawkesWorld Tour Pyramides 2012 Le Port-Marly, FranceSilver 35$35,00028 June- 1 July 2012 Alison Waters11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8 Low Wee Wern Camille Serme Omneya Abdel Kawy Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Aisling BlakeMatamata Open 2012 Matamata, New ZealandSilver 35$35,00023–26 August 2012 Alison Waters11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11 Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jaclyn Hawkes Madeline Perry Annie Au Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart

Silver 25 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsTournament of Champions 2012 New York, United StatesSilver 25$27,50023–26 January 2012 Natalie Grinham11–4 11–4 11–3 Dipika Pallikal Jaclyn Hawkes Nour El Sherbini Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart Sarah Kippax Latasha KhanAtwater Cup 2012 Montreal, CanadaSilver 25$25,00020–23 March 2012 Alison Waters7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3 Kasey Brown Joey Chan Sarah Kippax Line Hansen Latasha Khan Aisling Blake Gaby HuberTexas Open 2012 Dallas, United StatesSilver 25$25,00017–22 April 2012 Camille Serme11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9 Joelle King Annie Au Samantha Terán Donna Urquhart Latasha Khan Melody Francis Lucie FialováIrish Squash Open 2012 Dublin, IrelandSilver 25$25,00025–28 April 2012 Alison Waters11–4 11–4 12–10 Madeline Perry Laura Massaro Jaclyn Hawkes Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah Kippax Nour El Sherbini Aisling BlakeAtlantis Open 2012 Alexandria, EgyptSilver 25$25,00017–20 September 2012 Nour El Tayeb11–6 13–11 11–4 Joey Chan Lauren Briggs Nouran Ahmed Gohar Aisling Blake Sarah Kippax Heba El Torky Habiba Mohd AlymohmedMacau Open 2012 Macau, ChinaSilver 25$25,00018–21 October 2012 Joelle King11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6 Omneya Abdel Kawy Aisling Blake Joshna Chinappa Dipika Pallikal Delia Arnold Misaki Kobayashi Siyoli WatersMonte Carlo Classic 2012 Monte Carlo, MonacoSilver 25$25,00029 October – 2 November 2012 Natalie Grinham6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2 Madeline Perry Omneya Abdel Kawy Heba El Torky Nour El Tayeb Lucie Fialová Tesni Evans Lisa Aitken

Year end world top 10 players Rank20121 Nicol David2415.6252 Raneem El Weleily1670.0003 Laura Massaro1430.2504 Alison Waters1049.7895 Joelle King1043.4126 Nour El Sherbini943.2817 Low Wee Wern865.5568 Annie Au840.2229 Madeline Perry736.10510 Dipika Pallikal608.912

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 2012 season:

Tania Bailey (born 2 October 1979 in the Stamford, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 4 spot in March 2003. She won 6 WSA World Tour titles including the Coronation London Open and reached the final of the prestigious British Open in 2002 lost against Sarah Fitz-Gerald and the final of Hong Kong Open. She retired in February 2012. Engy Kheirallah (born 10 March 1976 in the Alexandria, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 12 spot in October 2006. She won 5 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Sporting Club Open in 2005. She retired in January 2012 after competing of the World Open 2011.

See also PSA World Tour 2012 WSA World Series 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships Official Women's Squash World Ranking Women's Squash Association

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