US Junior Open squash championship

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US Junior Open
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Event nameUS Junior Open Squash Championship
Location Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States
Venue Arlen Specter US Squash Center
Website
www.ussquash.com/junior/tournaments/usjro/
Men's PSA World Tour
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Pakistan.svg Hamza Khan
Women's PSA World Tour
Most recent champion(s) Flag of England.svg Saran Nghiem
Squash current event.svg Current 2017 US Junior Open Squash Championships

The United States Junior Open Squash Championship is the largest individual junior squash tournament in the world [1] and is considered the third most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior and the British Junior Open squash championship. It is just one of just five Tier 2 events used in the WSF World Junior Squash Circuit. [2]

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The US Junior Open has shifted around locations in recent years due to efforts to secure the large amount of courts required to hold such a big tournament because multiple venues, usually four, host the tournament. It was held in Seattle in 2007, then Trinity College and surrounding schools in Hartford in 2008 and 2009, then Harvard University and surrounding schools in Boston from 2010 to 2012. Since then, every year it has been held primarily at Yale University in New Haven, Trinity College, and other schools in the Connecticut area. The coming tournament in 2018 will now be held at Harvard and the Boston area.

The 2014 US Junior Open squash championship hosted a record field of over 900 players representing over 20 countries. [3]

The tournament is divided into ten categories — Boys Under-19, Boys Under-17, Boys Under-15, Boys Under-13, Boys Under-11, Girls Under-19, Girls Under-17, Girls Under-15, Girls Under-13, and Girls Under-11.

List of winners by category (Boys) since 1999

YearUnder-11Under-13Under-15Under-17Under-19
1999tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Zimmerman Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Sanchez Flag of Mexico.svg Moises Galvez Flag of Colombia.svg Bernardo Samper
2000tournament not created Flag of Pakistan.svg Adil Maqbool Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robin Clarke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jhie Gough Flag of Mexico.svg Moises Galvez
2001tournament not created Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Glez Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Salazar Martinez Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Sanchez Flag of South Africa.svg Anton de Jager
2002tournament not created Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Shannon Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Salazar Martinez Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahanzeb Khan Flag of the United States.svg Julian Illingworth
2003tournament not created Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Hong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Letourneau Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Budd Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
2004tournament not created Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Sachvie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Shannon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colin West Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
2005tournament not created Flag of England.svg David Wardle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Arjun Gupta Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Glez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Sachvie
2006tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Sam Conant Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Sachvie Flag of the United States.svg Todd Harrity Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Salazar Martinez
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Max Martin Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murray Flag of England.svg David Wardle Flag of Mexico.svg Alfredo Ávila Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Ali Anwar Reda
2008 Flag of the United States.svg David Yacobucci Flag of Mexico.svg Juan C Gomez Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Latif Flag of Mexico.svg Miled Zarazua Flag of the United States.svg Todd Harrity
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Murray Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Cortes Flag of Egypt.svg Seif Eleinen Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Abdelhalim Flag of Mexico.svg Miled Zarazua
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abou El Einen Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shamy Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elias Flag of Egypt.svg Fady Sarwat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Sachvie
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Ayush Menon Flag of the United States.svg Salim Khan Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Yousry Flag of Egypt.svg Seif Abou El Einen Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Abdel Khalek
2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Barbary Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Camacho Mercado Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elias Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Hammamy
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Rohan Iyer Flag of the United States.svg Asser Ibrahim Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Ibrahim Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elias
2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Kareem El Torkey Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Yacout Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Elmashad Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Brownell
2015 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Ali Azzam Flag of England.svg Sam Todd Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Tolba Flag of the United States.svg Sam Scherl Flag of Pakistan.svg Israr Ahmed
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Ahmad Haq Flag of India.svg Shreyas Mehta Flag of England.svg Sam Todd Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cardenas Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Douglas
2017 Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Mabrouk Flag of Egypt.svg Islam Kouritam Flag of Ecuador.svg David Costales Flag of India.svg Yash Fadte Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cardenas
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Elriani Flag of India.svg Rohan Arya Gondi Flag of the United States.svg Tad Carney Flag of England.svg Sam Todd Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abou El Einen
2019 Flag of Egypt.svg Seif Belal El Shal Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Salem Flag of Pakistan.svg Huzaifa Ibrahim Flag of Egypt.svg Aly El Khawas Flag of England.svg Sam Todd
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Youssef Zaky Flag of the United States.svg Carlton Capella Flag of the United States.svg Christian Capella Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Jose Torres Lara Flag of Pakistan.svg Hamza Khan

[4]

Boys' champions by country since 1999

CountryU-11U-13U-15U-17U-19Total
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5465424
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0446418
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7412418
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0351211
Flag of England.svg  England 022105
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 000133
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 001113
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 011114
Flag of India.svg  India 020103
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000202
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 001001

List of winners by category (Girls) since 1999

YearUnder-11Under-13Under-15Under-17Under-19
1999tournament not created Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alisha Turner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Blumberg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacqui Inward Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Siu Lynn
2000tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Maxi Prinsen Flag of the United States.svg Lily Lorentzen Flag of the United States.svg Lauren McCrery Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Quibell
2001tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Emily Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alisha Turner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Blumberg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ruchika Kumar
2002tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Emily Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Dudley Flag of the United States.svg Britt Hebden Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
2003tournament not created Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Gemmell Flag of the United States.svg Emily Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Neha Kumar Flag of the United States.svg Lily Lorentzen
2004tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Blatchford Flag of the United States.svg Emily Park Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Lange Flag of England.svg Jenna Gates
2005tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Skyler Bouchard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Gemmell Flag of the United States.svg Emily Park Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Neha Kumar
2006tournament not created Flag of the United States.svg Amy Smedira Flag of the United States.svg Vidya Rajan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Gemmell Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Lange
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Regio Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy Flag of Egypt.svg Salma Nassar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Gemmell
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Helen Teegan Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky Flag of the United States.svg Maria Elena Ubina Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Gemmell
2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Elena Wagenmans Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Fiechter Flag of the United States.svg Maria Elena Ubina Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Blatchford
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Elena Wagenmans Flag of the United States.svg Helen Teegan Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky Flag of the United States.svg Olivia Fiechter Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Jamila Abul Enin Flag of Egypt.svg Malak Fayed Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky Flag of Malaysia.svg Sue Ann Yong Flag of the United States.svg Maria Elena Ubina
2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Farida Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg Farida Saber Flag of the United States.svg Helen Teegan Flag of Egypt.svg Laila Omar Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Sobhy
2013 Flag of Egypt.svg Sana Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Youssef Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Wanatabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chloe Chemtob Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Sobhy
2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Menna Walid Hedia Flag of the United States.svg Marina Stefanoni Flag of Egypt.svg Nada Abbas Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Wanatabe Flag of the United States.svg Reeham Sedky
2015 Flag of Egypt.svg Lojayn Gohary Flag of Egypt.svg Jana Safy Flag of the United States.svg Marina Stefanoni Flag of the United States.svg Gracie Doyle Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Watanabe
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Ho Flag of Egypt.svg Haya Ali Flag of the United States.svg Marina Stefanoni Flag of Egypt.svg Jana Shiha Flag of Japan.svg Satomi Watanabe
2017 Flag of Spain.svg Ona Blasco Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Fouts Flag of the United States.svg Serena Daniel Flag of Barbados.svg Meagan Best Flag of the United States.svg Marina Stefanoni
2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Maya Mandour Flag of Egypt.svg Shahd Shahen Flag of Egypt.svg Nourin Khalifa Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Youssef Flag of the United States.svg Marina Stefanoni

[5]

Girls' champions by country since 1999

CountryU-11U-13U-15U-17U-19Total
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3121381147
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6624018
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0245415
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 001124
Flag of England.svg  England 000022
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 000112
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 200002
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 000101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 100001

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