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. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2011 Calendar
World Open TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsWorld Open 2011 Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld Open - World Series Platinum$143,000 - Draw1–6 November 2011 Nicol David11-2, 11-5, 11-0 Jenny Duncalf Natalie Grinham Samantha Terán Laura Massaro Kasey Brown Low Wee Wern Dipika Pallikal
World Series
TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsCayman Islands Open 2011 Cayman IslandsWorld Series Gold$68,500 - Draw4–9 April 2011 Nicol David11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4 Jenny Duncalf Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart Madeline Perry Camille Serme Sarah Kippax Natalie GrinhamMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$68,500 - Draw19–23 July 2011 Nicol David11-6, 12-10, 11-5 Jenny Duncalf Omneya Abdel Kawy Camille Serme Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Laura Massaro Joelle KingAustralian Open 2011 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Series Gold$74,000 - Draw8–14 August 2011 Nicol David11-8, 11-4, 11-6 Jenny Duncalf Rachael Grinham Madeline Perry Annie Au Donna Urquhart Joelle King Natalie GrinhamUS Open 2011 Philadelphia, United StatesWorld Series Gold$60,000 - Draw1–6 October 2011 Laura Massaro5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 Kasey Brown Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Nicol David Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Annie AuQatar Classic 2011 Doha, QatarWorld Series Gold$74,000 - Draw16–21 October 2011 Nicol David11-2, 11-7, 11-3 Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham Nour El Tayeb Raneem El Weleily Low Wee Wern Emma Beddoes Nour El SherbiniHong Kong Open 2011 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Gold$74,000 - Draw14–20 November 2011 Nicol David11-5, 11-4, 11-9 Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Low Wee Wern Rachael Grinham Laura Massaro Camille Serme Joey Chan
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsRound RobinWSA World Series Finals 2011 Queen's Club, London, EnglandWSA World Series Finals$50,000 - Draw4–8 January 2012 Nicol David11-9, 11-9, 11-9 Madeline Perry Jenny Duncalf Laura Massaro Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Donna Urquhart
Gold 50
TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsCleveland Classic 2011 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50$55,80029 January - 2 February 2011 Laura Massaro11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 Nicol David Madeline Perry Annie Au Jenny Duncalf Natalie Grinham Amanda Sobhy Sarah KippaxKuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaGold 50$53,50016–20 March 2011 Nicol David11-6, 11-6, 11-2 Madeline Perry Alison Waters Annie Au Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Camille Serme Joey ChanSingapore Women's Masters 2011 SingaporeGold 50$53,50026–30 July 2011 Madeline Perry11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 Laura Massaro Nicol David Camille Serme Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Annie Au Jaclyn HawkesCarol Weymuller Open 2011 Brooklyn, United StatesGold 50$50,40022–25 September 2011 Raneem El Weleily11-7, 15-13, 11-4 Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Annie Au Joelle King
Silver 30
TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsGreenwich Open 2011 New York City, United StatesSilver 30$37,45020–23 January 2011 Kasey Brown11-2, 11-7, 11-4 Joelle King Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy Rachael Grinham Natalie Grinham Raneem El Weleily Sarah KippaxTexas Open 2011 Dallas, United StatesSilver 30$40,00014–17 April 2011 Rachael Grinham11-5, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7 Kasey Brown Joelle King Sarah Kippax Low Wee Wern Samantha Terán Joey Chan Natalie Grinham
Silver 20
TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAtwater Cup 2011 Montreal, CanadaSilver 20$25,90030 March - 2 April 2011 Natalie Grinham11-6, 11-7, 14-12 Joelle King Vanessa Atkinson Jaclyn Hawkes Samantha Terán Amanda Sobhy Isabelle Stoehr Olivia BlatchfordIrish Squash Open 2011 Dublin, IrelandSilver 20$26,20013–16 April 2011 Nour El Tayeb13-15, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 16-14 Jaclyn Hawkes Madeline Perry Vanessa Atkinson Aisling Blake Dominique Lloyd-Walter Manuela Manetta Tenille SwartzHurghada International 2011 Hurghada, EgyptSilver 20$20,00014–19 May 2011 Raneem El Weleily11-5, 12-10, 11-9 Omneya Abdel Kawy Rachael Grinham Nour El Tayeb Camille Serme Line Hansen Engy Kheirallah Heba El TorkyMexico Squash Open 2011 Boca del Río, MexicoSilver 20$20,00023–26 June 2011 Samantha Terán7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 Natalie Grinham Joey Chan Aisling Blake Latasha Khan Olivia Blatchford Milou van der Heijden Thaisa SerafiniWorld Tour Pyramides 2011 Le Port-Marly, FranceSilver 20$26,70030 June - 3 July 2011 Camille Serme11-4, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9 Natalie Grinham Dipika Pallikal Joshna Chinappa Aisling Blake Line Hansen Lucie Fialová Tenille SwartzBC Honda Sun & Surf 2011 Vancouver, CanadaSilver 20$27,4504–7 August 2011 Samantha Terán11-2, 11-5, 11-3 Jaclyn Hawkes Emma Beddoes Latasha Khan Heba El Torky Victoria Lust Engy Kheirallah Misaki KobayashiAtlantis Open 2011 Alexandria, EgyptSilver 20$20,00025–28 September 2011 Nour El Sherbini11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 Nour El Tayeb Line Hansen Kanzy Emad El Defrawy Aisling Blake Lauren Briggs Nouran El Torky Yathreb AdelChina Squash Open 2011 Shanghai, ChinaSilver 20$25,30011–14 October 2011 Low Wee Wern13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10 Delia Arnold Jaclyn Hawkes Heba El Torky Joey Chan Siyoli Waters Misaki Kobayashi Nouran El TorkyMonte Carlo Classic 2011 Monte Carlo, MonacoSilver 20$20,00011–14 October 2011 Natalie Grinham7-11, 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 Rank20111 Nicol David3279.4122 Jenny Duncalf1934.1183 Laura Massaro1411.7654 Madeline Perry1409.2005 Kasey Brown1111.6676 Rachael Grinham1078.5247 Raneem El Weleily1022.7898 Annie Au948.9529 Natalie Grinham920.88910 Camille Serme877.175
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. 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. 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. 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.
See also Official Women's Squash World Ranking Women's Squash Association WSA World Series 2011 PSA World Tour 2011
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