2011 WSA World Tour

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WSA World Tour 2011
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Event nameWSA 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 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Young player of the year Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Most improved player of the year Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
  2010
2012  

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.

Contents

2011 Calendar

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
World Open 2011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
World Open - World Series Platinum
$143,000 - Draw
1–6 November 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-2, 11-5, 11-0
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cayman Islands Open 2011
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands
World Series Gold
$68,500 - Draw
4–9 April 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$68,500 - Draw
19–23 July 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-6, 12-10, 11-5
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Australian Open 2011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
8–14 August 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-8, 11-4, 11-6
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
US Open 2011
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$60,000 - Draw
1–6 October 2011 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Qatar Classic 2011
Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
16–21 October 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Hong Kong Open 2011
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$74,000 - Draw
14–20 November 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsRound Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2011
Flag of England.svg Queen's Club, London, England
WSA World Series Finals
$50,000 - Draw
4–8 January 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2011
Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$55,800
29 January - 2 February 2011 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gold 50
$53,500
16–20 March 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-6, 11-6, 11-2
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Singapore Women's Masters 2011
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Gold 50
$53,500
26–30 July 2011 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Carol Weymuller Open 2011
Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,400
22–25 September 2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
11-7, 15-13, 11-4
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King

Silver 30

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2011
Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Silver 30
$37,450
20–23 January 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
11-2, 11-7, 11-4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Texas Open 2011
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, United States
Silver 30
$40,000
14–17 April 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
11-5, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham

Silver 20

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Atwater Cup 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada
Silver 20
$25,900
30 March - 2 April 2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
11-6, 11-7, 14-12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vanessa Atkinson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of France.svg Isabelle Stoehr
Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Blatchford
Irish Squash Open 2011
Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland
Silver 20
$26,200
13–16 April 2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
13-15, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 16-14
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vanessa Atkinson
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of England.svg Dominique Lloyd-Walter
Flag of Italy.svg Manuela Manetta
Flag of South Africa.svg Tenille Swartz
Hurghada International 2011
Flag of Egypt.svg Hurghada, Egypt
Silver 20
$20,000
14–19 May 2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
11-5, 12-10, 11-9
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of Egypt.svg Engy Kheirallah
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Mexico Squash Open 2011
Flag of Mexico.svg Boca del Río, Mexico
Silver 20
$20,000
23–26 June 2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Blatchford
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Milou van der Heijden
Flag of Brazil.svg Thaisa Serafini
World Tour Pyramides 2011
Flag of France.svg Le Port-Marly, France
Silver 20
$26,700
30 June - 3 July 2011 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
11-4, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Fialová
Flag of South Africa.svg Tenille Swartz
BC Honda Sun & Surf 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada
Silver 20
$27,450
4–7 August 2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Flag of England.svg Victoria Lust
Flag of Egypt.svg Engy Kheirallah
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Kobayashi
Atlantis Open 2011
Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 20
$20,000
25–28 September 2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nour El Tayeb Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of Egypt.svg Kanzy Emad El Defrawy
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of Egypt.svg Lauren Briggs
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran El Torky
Flag of Egypt.svg Yathreb Adel
China Squash Open 2011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
Silver 20
$25,300
11–14 October 2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Flag of Malaysia.svg Delia Arnold Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of South Africa.svg Siyoli Waters
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Kobayashi
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran El Torky
Monte Carlo Classic 2011
Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 20
$20,000
11–14 October 2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Fialová
Flag of England.svg Emily Whitlock
Flag of England.svg Lauren Briggs

Year end world top 10 players

Rank2011
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 3279.412
2 Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf 1934.118
3 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 1411.765
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry 1409.200
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown 1111.667
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham 1078.524
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily 1022.789
8 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 948.952
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham 920.889
10 Flag of France.svg 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:

See also

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