The WSA World Tour is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2014 squash season. The most important tournaments in the series are the World Championship, the US Open and the British Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, and Gold and Silver tournaments. Players performances in the tour are rated by the WSA World Rankings. The Male equivalent is the PSA World Tour.

WSA World Tour 2014
Details
Event nameWSA World Tour 2014
Tournaments73
CategoriesWSA World Championship
WSA World Series (4)
WSA Gold & Silver (11)
WSA Tour (57)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1Malaysia Nicol David
(12 months)
World ChampionMalaysia Nicol David
Awards
Player of the yearEgypt Raneem El Weleily
Young player of the yearUnited States Amanda Sobhy
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2014 Calendar

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The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[1] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
WSA World Championship 2014
  Cairo, Egypt
World Championship
$150,000 - Draw
15–20 December 2014   Nicol David
5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5
  Raneem El Weleily   Alison Waters
  Omneya Abdel Kawy
  Laura Massaro
  Camille Serme
  Low Wee Wern
  Nour El Tayeb
Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
British Open 2014
  Hull, England
World Series Platinum
$100,000 - Draw
11–18 May 2014   Nicol David
8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
  Laura Massaro   Raneem El Weleily
  Alison Waters
  Joelle King
  Low Wee Wern
  Omneya Abdel Kawy
  Sarah Kippax
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
18–23 August 2014   Raneem El Weleily
7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7
  Nour El Tayeb   Nicol David
  Amanda Sobhy
  Annie Au
  Madeline Perry
  Sarah-Jane Perry
  Habiba Mohamed
Hong Kong Open 2014
  Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$77,000 - Draw
27–31 August 2014   Nicol David
11–4, 12–10, 11–8
  Nour El Tayeb   Laura Massaro
  Amanda Sobhy
  Camille Serme
  Alison Waters
  Rachael Grinham
  Joey Chan
US Open 2014
  Philadelphia, United States
World Series Platinum
$115,000 - Draw
13–18 October 2014   Nicol David
11–5, 12–10, 12–10
  Nour El Sherbini   Raneem El Weleily
  Camille Serme
  Laura Massaro
  Alison Waters
  Low Wee Wern
  Yathreb Adel

Gold 50

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2014
  New York City, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
18–24 January 2014   Nicol David
11–4, 13–11, 11–8
  Laura Massaro   Alison Waters
  Camille Serme
  Joelle King
  Low Wee Wern
  Madeline Perry
  Sarah-Jane Perry
Cleveland Classic 2014
  Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
30 January – 4 February 2014   Nicol David
13–11, 11–5, 11–6
  Annie Au   Alison Waters
  Nour El Tayeb
  Laura Massaro
  Raneem El Weleily
  Camille Serme
  Omneya Abdel Kawy
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2014
  Chicago, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
28 February – 3 March 2014   Laura Massaro
9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6
  Raneem El Weleily   Joelle King
  Camille Serme
  Alison Waters
  Low Wee Wern
  Annie Au
  Emma Beddoes
Texas Open 2014
  Dallas, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
8–13 April 2014   Nour El Sherbini
11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8
  Dipika Pallikal   Madeline Perry
  Camille Serme
  Low Wee Wern
  Rachael Grinham
  Nicolette Fernandes
  Emma Beddoes
China Squash Open 2014
  Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
2–7 September 2014   Low Wee Wern
11–8, 11–6, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10
  Camille Serme   Nouran Ahmed Gohar
  Salma Hany Ibrahim
  Annie Au
  Dipika Pallikal
  Jenny Duncalf
  Sarah Kippax
Carol Weymuller Open 2014
  Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
30 September – 6 October 2014   Alison Waters
9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10
  Omneya Abdel Kawy   Laura Massaro
  Raneem El Weleily
  Emma Beddoes
  Nicolette Fernandes
  Nour El Tayeb
  Salma Hany Ibrahim
Macau Open 2014
  Macau, China
Gold 50
$50,0000 - Draw
21–26 October 2014   Nicol David
11–8, 11–2, 11–8
  Raneem El Weleily   Rachael Grinham
  Jenny Duncalf
  Annie Au
  Sarah-Jane Perry
  Emma Beddoes
  Delia Arnold

Silver 35

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2014
  Greenwich, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
22–24 January 2014   Joelle King
11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8
  Low Wee Wern   Annie Au
  Amanda Sobhy
  Nour El Sherbini
  Sarah-Jane Perry
  Nicolette Fernandes
  Joey Chan

Silver 25

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Granite Open 2014
  Toronto, Canada
Silver 25
$25,000
2–7 March 2014   Amanda Sobhy
11–5, 11–9, 11–5
  Omneya Abdel Kawy   Rachael Grinham
  Sarah-Jane Perry
  Line Hansen
  Sarah Kippax
  Samantha Cornett
  Tesni Evans
Hong Kong FC International 2014
  Hong Kong, China
Silver 25
$25,000
19–24 May 2014   Amanda Sobhy
11–6, 11–2, 11–9
  Rachael Grinham   Nicolette Fernandes
  Salma Hany Ibrahim
  Joey Chan
  Donna Urquhart
  Heba El Torky
  Delia Arnold
Atlantis Open 2014
  Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 25
$25,000
16–21 September 2014   Habiba Mohamed
11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7
  Nour El Tayeb   Omneya Abdel Kawy
  Line Hansen
  Nouran Ahmed Gohar
  Salma Hany Ibrahim
  Lucie Fialová
  Milou van der Heijden
Monte Carlo Classic 2014
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
4–7 November 2014   Nouran Ahmed Gohar
15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9
  Omneya Abdel Kawy   Dipika Pallikal
  Habiba Mohamed
  Camille Serme
  Madeline Perry
  Aisling Blake
  Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

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Year end world top 10 players

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Rank 2014
1   Nicol David 3,398.120
2   Laura Massaro 2,088.530
3   Raneem El Weleily 1,984.120
4   Nour El Sherbini 1,362.310
5   Alison Waters 1,248.890
6   Camille Serme 1,084.130
7   Low Wee Wern 1,033.160
8   Nour El Tayeb 1,000.500
9   Annie Au 857.250
10   Omneya Abdel Kawy 788.571

Retirements

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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 2014 season:

  •   Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985 in Taree) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in December 2011. She won 11 WSA World Tour titles including the Greenwich Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2006. In 2011, she reached the final of the US Open, the biggest success of her career. She retired in October 2014 after competing a last time in the US Open.[3]
  •   Manuela Manetta (born 6 June 1983 in Parma) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 25 spot in December 2007. She reached in 2010 the semifinals of the US Open and won more of ten National championships in Italia.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  2. ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  3. ^ "Kasey Brown to retire". 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile".
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