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.
| WSA World Tour 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | WSA World Tour 2011 |
| Categories | WSA World Open WSA World Series (6) WSA World Series Finals WSA Gold & Silver (15) |
| Website www | |
| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  Nicol David(12 months) |
| World Champion | Nicol David |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Laura Massaro |
| Young player of the year |  Nour El Tayeb |
| Most improved player of the year | Raneem El Weleily |
2011 Calendar
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Open 2011 Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld Open - World Series Platinum $143,000 - Draw |
1–6 November 2011 | Nicol David 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 |
Jenny Duncalf
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Natalie Grinham Samantha Terán
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Laura Massaro Kasey Brown Low Wee Wern Dipika Pallikal
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| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSA World Series Finals 2011 Queen's Club, London, England WSA World Series Finals $50,000 - Draw |
4–8 January 2012 | Nicol David 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 |
 Madeline Perry
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Jenny Duncalf Laura Massaro
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Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Donna Urquhart
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Gold 50
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland Classic 2011 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50 $55,800 |
29 January - 2 February 2011 | Laura Massaro 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 |
Nicol David
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Madeline Perry Annie Au
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Jenny Duncalf Natalie Grinham Amanda Sobhy Sarah Kippax
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| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gold 50 $53,500 |
16–20 March 2011 | Nicol David 11-6, 11-6, 11-2 |
Madeline Perry
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Alison Waters Annie Au
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Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Camille Serme Joey Chan
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Singapore Women's Masters 2011 SingaporeGold 50 $53,500 |
26–30 July 2011 | Madeline Perry 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 |
Laura Massaro
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Nicol David Camille Serme
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Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Annie Au Jaclyn Hawkes
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| Carol Weymuller Open 2011 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,400 |
22–25 September 2011 | Raneem El Weleily 11-7, 15-13, 11-4 |
Jenny Duncalf
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Madeline Perry Kasey Brown
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Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Annie Au Joelle King
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Silver 30
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Open 2011 New York City, United States Silver 30 $37,450 |
20–23 January 2011 | Kasey Brown 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 |
Joelle King
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Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy
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Rachael Grinham Natalie Grinham Raneem El Weleily Sarah Kippax
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| Texas Open 2011 Dallas, United States Silver 30 $40,000 |
14–17 April 2011 | Rachael Grinham 11-5, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7 |
Kasey Brown
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Joelle King Sarah Kippax
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Low Wee Wern Samantha Terán Joey Chan Natalie Grinham
|
Silver 20
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Year end world top 10 players
edit| Rank | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicol David |
3279.412 |
| 2 | Jenny Duncalf |
1934.118 |
| 3 | Laura Massaro |
1411.765 |
| 4 | Madeline Perry |
1409.200 |
| 5 | Kasey Brown |
1111.667 |
| 6 | Rachael Grinham |
1078.524 |
| 7 | Raneem El Weleily |
1022.789 |
| 8 | Annie Au |
948.952 |
| 9 | Natalie Grinham |
920.889 |
| 10 | Camille Serme |
877.175 |
Retirements
editFollowing 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:
Vanessa Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the world no. 1 ranking in December 2005. Keeping the spot for four month in 2005. She won the World Open in 2004 against Natalie Grinham. She also has won major tournaments as the Qatar Classic, the Malaysian Open, the Tournament of Champions in New York and the US Open. She retired in August after win the Nottingham Open, the 24th WSA World Tour title of her career.[2]
Isabelle Stoehr (born 9 June 1979 in Tours, France) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 10 spot in February 2009. She won 7 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Open and the WISPA des Pyramides. She retired in November after competing the Qatar Classic.[3]
Rebecca Chiu (born 24 November 1978 in Hong Kong) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 13 spot in October 2007. She won 16 WSA World Tour titles including Japan Open in 2001 and the Singapore Open in 2004. She retired in February 2011.[4]
Tenille Swartz (born 13 May 1987 in Parys, South Africa) joined the pro tour in 2006, reached the singles no. 28 spot in April 2008. She won 2 WSA World Tour titles. She retired in November after losing in the first round of the Qatar Classic.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ "Vanessa Atkinson profile".
- ^ "Isabelle Stoehr profile".
- ^ "Rebacca Chiu profile".
- ^ "Time up for Tenille".