Tournament of Champions | |
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Details | |
Event name | J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions |
Location | New York City United States |
Venue | Grand Central Terminal |
Website tocsquash | |
Men's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series |
Prize money | $180,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Ali Farag |
Current | 2024 Tournament of Champions |
Women's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series |
Prize money | $180,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Nour El Sherbini |
Current | Women's Tournament of Champions 2024 |
The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.
The tournament was first held in 1930. It was previously known as the US Professional Championships. The women's competition began in 2001. In 2022, the men's tournament has involved a main draw of 24 players, and the women's tournament has had a main draw of 24. The men's event is now part of the PSA World Series.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2024 | Ali Farag | Diego Elias | 7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 |
2023 | Diego Elias | Marwan El Shorbagy | 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 |
2022 | Ali Farag | Diego Elias | 16-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5 |
2021 | No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic | ||
2020 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Tarek Momen | 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 |
2019 | Ali Farag | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 |
2018 | Simon Rösner | Tarek Momen | 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5 |
2017 | Karim Abdel Gawad | Grégory Gaultier | 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6 |
2016 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Nick Matthew | 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6 |
2015 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Nick Matthew | 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 |
2014 | Amr Shabana | Grégory Gaultier | 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 |
2013 | Ramy Ashour | Grégory Gaultier | 7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1 |
2012 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 |
2011 | Ramy Ashour | Nick Matthew | 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 |
2010 | James Willstrop | Ramy Ashour | 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3 |
2009 | Grégory Gaultier | Nick Matthew | 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4 |
2008 | Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop | 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 |
2007 | Amr Shabana | Anthony Ricketts | 7-11, 11-3, 8-4 (retired) |
2006 | Amr Shabana | Nick Matthew | 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 |
2005 | Anthony Ricketts | Thierry Lincou | 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7 |
2004 | Peter Nicol | John White | 15-10, 17-15, 15-12 |
2003 | Peter Nicol | Thierry Lincou | 15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-4 |
2002 | Jonathon Power | Peter Nicol | 15-6, 15-8, 15-10 |
2001 | Peter Nicol | Jonathon Power | 15-9, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15, 15-11 |
2000 | Jonathon Power | Martin Heath | 12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10 |
1999 | Jonathon Power | Ahmed Barada | 15-12, 13-15, 16-17, 15-7, 15-13 |
1998 | No competition due to renovations of Grand Central Terminal | ||
1997 | |||
1996 | Jonathon Power | Craig Rowland | 15-4, 9-15, 15-10, 16-17, 15-9 |
1995 | Jansher Khan | Rodney Eyles | 15-5, 15-8, 15-10 |
1994 | Rodney Eyles | Brett Martin | 15-5, 15-8, 15-10 |
1993 | Jansher Khan | Chris Dittmar | 15-7, 12-15, 15-4, 15-9 |
Champions | Runner-up | ||
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United States | 34 | United States | 21 |
Pakistan | 22 | Australia | 9 |
Egypt | 14 | England | 8 |
Canada | 7 | Pakistan | 8 |
England | 4 | Canada | 6 |
Australia | 2 | Egypt | 6 |
France | 1 | France | 5 |
Mexico | 1 | Scotland | 2 |
Germany | 1 | Peru | 2 |
Scotland | 1 | ||
Peru | 1 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2024 | Nour El Sherbini | Nouran Gohar | 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 |
2023 | Nour El Sherbini | Nouran Gohar | 11-9, 3-1, retired |
2022 | Nouran Gohar | Amanda Sobhy | 11-7, 11-7, 11-3 |
2021 | No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic | ||
2020 | Camille Serme | Nour El Sherbini | 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 |
2019 | Nour El Sherbini | Raneem El Weleily | 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 |
2018 | Nour El Sherbini | Nour El Tayeb | 2-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7 |
2017 | Camille Serme | Laura Massaro | 13-11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7 |
2016 | Nour El Sherbini | Amanda Sobhy | 11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8 |
2015 | Raneem El Weleily | Alison Waters | 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 |
2014 | Nicol David | Laura Massaro | 11-4, 13-11, 11-8 |
2013 | Natalie Grinham | Kasey Brown | 11-6, 11-6, 11-5 |
2012 | Natalie Grinham | Dipika Pallikal | 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 |
2011 | women's competition not held | ||
2010 | |||
2009 | |||
2008 | Natalie Grainger | Shelley Kitchen | 11-4, 12-10, 8-11,8-11, 11-7 |
2007 | Natalie Grainger | Vanessa Atkinson | 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 |
2006 | Vanessa Atkinson | Natalie Grainger | 9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4 |
2005 | Vanessa Atkinson | Linda Elriani | 9-6, 9-5, 9-5 |
2004 | women's competition not held | ||
2003 | Carol Owens | Natalie Grainger | 3-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3 |
2002 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Carol Owens | 9-4, 9-0, 9-3 |
2001 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Vanessa Atkinson | 15-10, 15-10, 15-10 |
Note: The women's tournament was inaugurated in 2001
Champions | Runner-up | ||
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Egypt | 7 | Egypt | 5 |
Netherlands | 4 | England | 4 |
France | 2 | United States | 4 |
Australia | 2 | Netherlands | 2 |
United States | 2 | New Zealand | 2 |
Malaysia | 1 | India | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | Australia | 1 |
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