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Note: The US Open began in 1996.
The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour is the latest name for the women's professional racquetball tour. It features the world's best players and several events each season - running from September to May - that are mostly played in the USA.
Women's professional racquetball has existed since the 1970s but the women's pro tour began in 1980, when the Women's Professional Racquetball Association (WPRA) was created. [1] The tour was run by International Management Group, and did well in the early 1980s in part due to the great rivalry between Lynn Adams and Heather McKay. The WPRA lasted until 1994, when the Women's International Racquetball Tour (WIRT) was created.
In 2000, the United States Racquetball Association (USRA) took over administration of the WIRT, and renamed it the Ladies Professional Racquetball Association (LPRA). This led to significant growth under the supervision of the USRA, which had a three year plan for the LPRA. [2]
In 2005, the players took over control and ownership of the tour, and again it was reorganized and rebranded as the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization. [3] Shannon Feaster, a former player and marketing executive, served as the WPRO Commissioner from February 2006 to May 2011, when she stepped down to focus on her family. Gigi Rock was then hired as the new commissioner in July 2011. [4]
In 2012, the players decided to reorganize and created the LPRT with T. J. Baumbaugh as President and Andy Kulback Deputy Commissioner. Kulback resigned in October 2016.
Note: The US Open began in 1996.
| Rank | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 [20] | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Montserrat Mejía |  Maria Jose Vargas |
| 2 | Alexandra Herrera | Alexandra Herrera | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria |
| 3 | Montserrat Mejía | Maria Jose Vargas | Alexandra Herrera | Montserrat Mejía |
| 4 | Maria Jose Vargas | Natalia Mendez |  Erika Manilla | Alexandra Herrera |
| 5 | Samantha Salas |  Gabriela Martinez |  Brenda Laime | Brenda Laime |
| 6 | Natalia Mendez | Erika Manilla | Angélica Barrios | Kelani Lawrence |
| 7 | Jessica Parrilla | Angélica Barrios | Maria Jose Vargas | Natalia Mendez |
| 8 | Angélica Barrios | Jessica Parrilla | Jessica Parrilla |  Cristina Amaya |
| 9 | Valeria Centellas | Rhonda Rajsich |  Carla Muñoz | Carla Muñoz |
| 10 | Rhonda Rajsich | Montserrat Mejía | Natalia Mendez | Gabriela Martinez Erika Manilla |
| Rank | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria |
| 2 | Rhonda Rajsich |  Frédérique Lambert | Frédérique Lambert | Samantha Salas | Maria Jose Vargas |
| 3 | Maria Jose Vargas | Samantha Salas | Jessica Parrilla | Maria Jose Vargas | Samantha Salas |
| 4 | Frédérique Lambert | Jessica Parrilla | Alexandra Herrera | Alexandra Herrera | Alexandra Herrera |
| 5 | Samantha Salas | Alexandra Herrera | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Natalia Mendez |
| 6 | Jessica Parrilla | Rhonda Rajsich | Nancy Enriquez | Natalia Mendez | Montserrat Mejía |
| 7 | Sofia Rascon | Cristina Amaya | Natalia Mendez | Nancy Enriquez | Rhonda Rajsich |
| 8 | Alexandra Herrera | Carla Muñoz | Cristina Amaya | Cristina Amaya | Nancy Enriquez |
| 9 | Susana Acosta | Susana Acosta | Maria Jose Vargas | Frédérique Lambert | Cristina Amaya |
| 10 | Cristina Amaya | Adriana Riveros | Carla Muñoz | Adriana Riveros | Jessica Parrilla |
| Rank | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 [21] | 2013-14 [22] | 2014-15 [23] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhonda Rajsich | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria |
| 2 | Paola Longoria | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Maria Jose Vargas |
| 3 | Samantha Salas | Kerri Wachtel | Samantha Salas | Maria Jose Vargas | Rhonda Rajsich |
| 4 | Kerri Wachtel | Krystal Csuk | Susana Acosta | Samantha Salas | Frédérique Lambert |
| 5 | Cheryl Gudinas | Adrienne Fisher | Cheryl Gudinas | Cristina Amaya | Samantha Salas |
| 6 | Susana Acosta | Susana Acosta | Adrienne Fisher | Frédérique Lambert | Cristina Amaya |
| 7 | Jennifer Saunders | Jennifer Saunders | Grace Hughes | Aubrey Kirch | Michelle Key |
| 8 | Adrienne Fisher | Cristina Amaya | Kerri Wachtel | Susana Acosta | Sofia Rascon |
| 9 | Cristina Amaya | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Cristina Amaya |  Veronica Sotomayor | Cheryl Gudinas |
| 10 | Krystal Csuk | Cheryl Gudinas | Maria Jose Vargas | Da'monique Davis | Da'monique Davis |
| Rank | 2005-06 [24] | 2006-07 [25] | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Paola Longoria | Paola Longoria |
| 2 | Cheryl Gudinas Holmes | Kerri Wachtel | Cheryl Gudinas Holmes | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich |
| 3 | Christie Van Hees | Cheryl Gudinas Holmes | Kerri Wachtel | Cheryl Gudinas Holmes | Cheryl Gudinas Holmes |
| 4 | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Angela Grisar | Angela Grisar | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Kerri Wachtel |
| 5 | Angela Grisar | Christie Van Hees | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Kerri Wachtel | Adrienne Fisher |
| 6 | Diane Moore | Brenda Kyzer | Paola Longoria | Veronica Sotomayor | Jo Shattuck |
| 7 | Brenda Kyzer | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Adrienne Fisher | Adrienne Fisher | Keely Franks |
| 8 | Jo Shattuck | Samantha Salas | Brenda Kyzer | Angela Grisar | T. J. Baumbaugh |
| 9 | Tammy Brown | Jo Shattuck | Christie Van Hees | Jennifer Saunders | Vivian Gomez |
| 10 | Laura Fenton | Diane Moore | Doreen Fowler | Jo Shattuck | Samantha Salas |
| Rank | 2000-01 [26] | 2001-02 [26] | 2002-03 [27] | 2003-04 [26] | 2004-05 [28] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas | Christie Van Hees |
| 2 | Jackie Paraiso | Jackie Rice | Jackie Paraiso Rice | Christie Van Hees | Cheryl Gudinas |
| 3 | Rhonda Rajsich | Kerri Wachtel | Kerri Wachtel | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich |
| 4 | Laura Fenton | Rhonda Rajsich | Rhonda Rajsich | Kerri Wachtel | Kerri Wachtel |
| 5 | Kersten Hallander | Kersten Hallander | Kersten Hallander | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Kristen Walsh Bellows |
| 6 | Susana Acosta | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Adrienne Fisher | Kersten Hallander | Angela Grisar |
| 7 | Doreen Fowler |  Claudine Garcia | Kim Russell | Adrienne Fisher | Tammy Brown |
| 8 | Kerri Stoffregen | Kim Russell | Kristen Walsh Bellows | Tammy Brown | Adrienne Fisher |
| 9 | Lori-Jane Powell | Lori-Jane Powell | Lori-Jane Powell | Angela Grisar | Diane Moore |
| 10 | Kim Machiran | Laura Fenton | Susana Acosta | Jackie Paraiso Rice | Brenda Kyzer |
| Rank | 1995-96 [30] | 1996-97 [30] | 1997-98 [30] | 1998-99 [30] | 1999-2000 [30] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Gould | Michelle Gould | Michelle Gould | Jackie Paraiso | Jackie Paraiso |
| 2 | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas | Jackie Paraiso | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas |
| 3 | Amy Kilbane | Jackie Paraiso | Marci Drexler | Christie Van Hees | Christie Van Hees |
| 4 | Marcy Lynch* | Laura Fenton | Cheryl Gudinas | Kersten Hallander | Kersten Hallander |
| 5 | Anita Maldonado* | Molly O'Brien | Laura Fenton | Lydia Hammock | Susana Acosta |
| 6 | Kim Machiran | Lynne Coburn | Lynne Coburn | Robin Levine | Lisa Hjelm |
| 7 | Molly O'Brien | Marcy Lynch | Molly O'Brien | Molly O'Brien | Kim Machiran |
| 8 | Jackie Paraiso | Janet Myers | Lorraine Galloway | Michelle Wiragh | Phyllis Morris |
| 9 | Dina Moreland | Lydia Hammock | Lydia Hammock | Janet Myers | Doreen Fowler |
| 10 | Lynne Coburn | Randi Friedman | Doreen Fowler | Lori-Jane Powell | Michelle Lucas |
| Rank | 1990-91 [31] | 1991-92 [31] | 1992-93 [31] | 1993-94 [31] | 1994-95 [30] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Gilman | Jackie Paraiso Gibson | Michelle Gould | Michelle Gould | Michelle Gould |
| 2 | Lynn Adams | Malia Kamahoahoa Bailey | Marci Drexler | Marci Drexler | Robin Levine |
| 3 | Malia Bailey | Toni Bevelock | Malia Bailey | Robin Levine | Marci Drexler |
| 4 | Caryn McKinney | Michelle Gilman Gould | Jackie Paraiso Gibson | Cheryl Gudinas | Cheryl Gudinas |
| 5 | Jackie Paraiso | Dottie Fishl Kelly | Lynne Coburn | Lynne Coburn | Lynne Coburn |
| 6 | Toni Bevelock | Marci Drexler | Kaye Kuhfeld | Molly O’Brien | Chris Evon |
| 7 | Kaye Kuhfeld | Marcy Lynch | Toni Bevelock* | Laura Fenton | Laura Fenton |
| 8 | Marci Drexler | Lynne Coburn | Molly O'Brien* | Chris Evon | Molly O'Brien |
| 9 | Lynne Coburn | Kaye Kuhfeld | Chris Evon | Ellen Crawford | Marcy Lynch |
| 10 | Marcy Lynch | Robin Levine | Caryn McKinney | Roz Olson | Amy Kilbane |
| Rank | 1985-96 [31] | 1986-87 [31] | 1987-88 [31] | 1988-89 [31] | 1989-90 [31] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Adams | Lynn Adams | Lynn Adams | Caryn McKinney | Lynn Adams |
| 2 | Caryn McKinney | Caryn McKinney | Caryn McKinney | Lynn Adams | Michelle Gilman |
| 3 | Marci Drexler | Marci Drexler | Kaye Kuhfeld | Toni Bevelock | Caryn McKinney |
| 4 | Vicki Panzeri | Molly O'Brien | Marci Drexler | Marci Drexler | Toni Bevelock |
| 5 | Terri Gilreath* | Vicki Panzeri | Molly O'Brien | Kaye Kuhfeld | Kaye Kuhfeld |
| 6 | Bonnie Stoll* | Kaye Kuhfeld | Jackie Paraiso | Molly O'Brien | Malia Bailey |
| 7 | Molly O'Brien* | Terri Gilreath | Vicki Panzeri | Dottie Fishl | Molly O'Brien |
| 8 | Sandy Robson* | Marcy Lynch | Liz Alvarado | Jackie Paraiso | Jackie Paraiso |
| 9 | Fran Davis | Chris Evon | Toni Bevelock | Cindy Doyle | Dottie Fishl |
| 10 | Trina Rasmussen | Jackie Paraiso | Cindy Doyle | Marcy Lynch | Chris Evon |
Note: In the 1986-85 season, Terri Gilreath and Bonnie Stoll tied for 5th and Molly O'Brien and Sandy Robson tied for 7th.
| Rank | 1980-81 [31] | 1981-82 [31] | 1982-83 [31] | 1983-84 [31] | 1984-85 [31] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heather McKay | Lynn Adams | Heather McKay | Heather McKay | Lynn Adams |
| 2 | Lynn Adams | Heather McKay | Lynn Adams | Lynn Adams | Vicki Panzeri |
| 3 | Shannon Wright | Shannon Wright | Shannon Wright | Shannon Wright-Hamilton | Terri Gilreath |
| 4 | Marci Greer | Marci Greer | Laura Martino | Janell Marriott | Caryn McKinney |
| 5 | Karin Walton-Trent | Peggy Gardner | Vicki Panzeri | Vicki Panzeri | Marci Drexler |
| 6 | Peggy Gardner | Laura Martino | Janell Marriott | Terri Gilreath | Janell Marriott |
| 7 | Laura Martino | Terri Gilreath | Marci Greer | Laura Martino | Heather McKay |
| 8 | Linda Prefontaine | Rita Hoff | Terri Gilreath | Caryn McKinney | Liz Alvarado |
| 9 | Francine Davis | Jennifer Harding | Peggy Gardner | Marci Greer | Diane Bullard |
| 10 | Janell Marriott | Vicki Panzeri | Heather Stupp | Brenda Barrett | Cindy Baxter |
| Rank | Player | Years |
| 1. | Rhonda Rajsich | 22 |
| 2. | Cheryl Gudinas | 21 |
| 3. | Paola Longoria | 17 |
| 4. | Jackie Paraiso | 16 |
| 5. | Kerri Wachtel | 12 |
| 5. | Molly O'Brien | 12 |
| 7. | Cristina Amaya | 11 |
| 7. | Maria Jose Vargas | 11 |
| 7. | Samantha Salas | 11 |
| 7. | Lynn Adams | 11 |
| 7. | Marci Drexler | 11 |
| 11. | Susana Acosta | 9 |
| 11. | Kristen Bellows | 9 |
| 11. | Adrienne Fisher | 9 |
| 11. | Michelle Gould | 9 |
| 11. | Caryn McKinney | 9 |
| Seasons ended No. 1 | ||
| 1. | Paola Longoria | 13 |
| 2. | Michelle Gould | 7 |
| 3. | Lynn Adams | 6 |
| 4. | Cheryl Gudinas | 4 |
| 4. | Rhonda Rajsich | 4 |
| 6. | Heather McKay | 3 |
| 6. | Jackie Paraiso | 3 |
| 8. | Montserrat Mejía | 1 |
| 8. | Maria Jose Vargas | 1 |
| 8. | Caryn McKinney | 1 |
| 8. | Christie Van Hees | 1 |
Heather McKay Lynn Adams Heather McKay (2) Heather McKay (3) Lynn Adams (2) Lynn Adams (3) Lynn Adams (4) Lynn Adams (5) Caryn McKinney Lynn Adams (6) Michelle Gilman Jackie Paraiso Gibson Michelle Gould (2) Michelle Gould (3) Michelle Gould (4) Michelle Gould (5) Michelle Gould (6) Michelle Gould (7) Jackie Paraiso (2) Jackie Paraiso (3) Cheryl Gudinas Cheryl Gudinas (2) Cheryl Gudinas (3) Cheryl Gudinas (4) Christie Van Hees Rhonda Rajsich Rhonda Rajsich (2) Rhonda Rajsich (3) Paola Longoria Paola Longoria (2) Rhonda Rajsich (4) Paola Longoria (3) Paola Longoria (4) Paola Longoria (5) Paola Longoria (6) Paola Longoria (7) Paola Longoria (8) Paola Longoria (9) Paola Longoria (10) Paola Longoria (11) Paola Longoria (12) Paola Longoria (13) Montserrat Mejía Maria Jose Vargas Cheryl Gudinas is an American retired racquetball player. Gudinas won three [www.internationalracquetball.com International Racquetball Federation] (IRF) World Championships in Women’s Singles, and was the #1 player on the women's pro racquetball tour from 2000-2004, finishing in the top 10 on tour a record 21 seasons.
Rhonda Rajsich is an American racquetball player. She has been World Champion in Women's Singles twice, and Pan American Champion 6 times, as well as US Open champion four times. Rajsich was the #1 player on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour season ending rankings four times – three straight seasons from 2005–06 to 2007-08 and then again in 2010–11. She is of Serbian descent.
Paola Michelle Longoria López is a Mexican racquetball player. She is the current Women's World Champion in Singles and the Team event, winning both divisions at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) 2024 World Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Longoria is the winningest player in IRF World Championship history, and she is the only woman to win both singles and doubles at Worlds. Longoria is also the #1 player on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) tour, and was the first Mexican woman to attain the #1 pro ranking, doing so at the end of the 2008–09 season. She repeated the feat at the end of 2009–2010 season, and has been #1 for ten consecutive seasons. Longoria's style is characterized by a semi-western grip of the racquet, which is unusual for racquetball; Longoria is the only pro player using this grip style.
Kristen Walsh Bellows is a retired American racquetball player. She represented the USA on four occasions, winning gold in Women's Singles at the 2005 Pan American Championships. On the women's professional racquetball tour, Walsh Bellows won once, and was twice ranked 4th in the season ending rankings. She was also a five-time USA Racquetball (USAR) collegiate champion.
Samantha Salas Solís is a Mexican racquetball player. Salas is the current World Champion in both Women's Doubles - winning that title for a fifth time with Paola Longoria at the 2022 World Championships in San Luis Potosí, Mexico - and Mixed Doubles with Rodrigo Montoya. She is also the current Pan American Games Champion in Women's Doubles, winning that title with Longoria for a third consecutive time in 2019 in Lima. Salas was the second Mexican woman to finish in the top 10 rankings on the women's pro tour, doing so at the end of the 2006–07 season. Salas was ranked 3rd at the end of the 2019-20 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season, which was her tenth season in the top 10.
Josée Grand'Maître is a Canadian retired racquetball player from Hull, Quebec. Grand'Maître won the Canadian Women's Singles title three times, and the Canadian Women's Doubles title 15 times. Her last title came in doubles in May 2014 with Jennifer Saunders as her partner. Grand'Maître's 15 doubles titles are the most ever, and her 18 combined titles place her third on the all time list behind Saunders (20) and Mike Green (21).
Aimee Ruiz is a left-handed American racquetball player. She is a three time Women's Doubles World Champion, and a 13 time USA Racquetball Champion in Women's Doubles, most recently winning the title in 2020 with Erika Manilla. In addition to her USA doubles titles, Ruiz has one USA National Women's Singles title. Ruiz was named to the USA Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2021.
Cristina Amaya is a Colombian racquetball player. Amaya finished the 2017-18 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season as the 8th ranked player, which was her eighth consecutive season in the top 10. She was the third South American player to be in the women's pro top 10 after Angela Grisar and Veronica Sotomayor.
Angela Grisar is a Chilean retired racquetball player. She was the first South American woman's racquetball player to finish in the top 10 on the women's pro tour, doing so six straight seasons. She won numerous medals for Chile in international competitions, including at four International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships and three Pan American Games.
María José Vargas is a Bolivian-born Argentine racquetball player. She is the current Pan American Champion in Women's Singles, as well as the Women's Team event. Vargas is also the current South American Racquetball Champion in Women's Singles and Doubles. Vargas has eight wins on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), and has finished in the top 10 seven times - five of those were within the top three with her career best coming in 2014-15, when she finished #2.
Frédérique Lambert is a Canadian racquetball player. Lambert is the current Canadian Champion in Women's Singles and Women's Doubles, and has won eleven Canadian Championships: six in Women's Singles and five in Women's Doubles. She has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2008, and has won several medals in international competitions, including a silver medal in Mixed Doubles at the 2022 World Championships. Lambert was the #2 ranked player in back to back Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) seasons: 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Michelle Key is an American racquetball player. Key is the current Pan American Champion in Mixed Doubles. She also has two medals from the Pan American Games. She earned silver in the Women's Team event in Toronto in 2015 and bronze in the Women's Team event in Santiago in 2023. Key was ranked 7th at the end of the 2014-15 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season.
The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Worlds were in Colombia, and the first time a South American country hosted the event since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia, was the host city.
Janel Tisinger is an American racquetball player. She is the current USA Racquetball National Champion in Women's Doubles winning the title for a 5th time in 2019 with Aimee Ruiz. Tisinger is former World Champion in Women's Doubles, with Ruiz, winning the title in 2016.
This topic lists the racquetball events for 2017.
This topic lists the racquetball events for 2018.
The International Racquetball Federation's 19th Racquetball World Championships were held in San José, Costa Rica from August 10 to 18. This was the first time Worlds had been in Costa Rica, and the first time a Central American country hosted the event.
This topic lists the racquetball events for 2019.
Gabriela Martinez is a Guatemalan racquetball player. Martinez is the current Pan American Games Champion in women's doubles. She is a former International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Champion in the women's singles, winning the title at the 2018 World Championships. Martinez has competed on the Guatemala National Team at international tournaments since 2012, garnering many medals across her career.
Erika Manilla is an American racquetball player. Manilla is the current Pan American Games Champion in Mixed Doubles, winning gold with her brother Adam at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She also won doubles at the 2022 US Open Racquetball Championships with Natalia Mendez, and has won six USA Racquetball (USAR) National titles.