:North American Open

The North American Open is a key tournament in the history of squash in the United States and was home to many of the sport’s watershed moments.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Schribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/134 134]}}

The 1967 final of the North American Open saw two brothers face off as Sam and Ralph Howe took the court. The match stretched into a five-game battle with the younger brother, Ralph, coming out on top, taking the last game 15–13.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/104 104]}}

American Victor Niederhoffer captured the classic 1975 final with his four-game victory over the six-time North American Open champions, Sharif Khan. Niederhoffer is the last amateur to have won the North American Open title.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/135 135]}}

In 1982, Canadian squash sensation Mike Desaulniers topped Sharif Khan in the final securing the North American Open title and the No. 1 ranking on the North American hardball tour, ending Khan’s unprecedented thirteen-year reign at No.1.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/205 205–206]}}

The quarterfinal of the 1985 North American Open is arguably one of the best squash matches ever played, as American Tom Page took on the legendary Jahangir Khan at New York City’s Town Hall. Page took an early 2–1 lead against the world’s best squash player, eventually going down in five games.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/214 214–215]}}

After switching to a softball format in 1995, the North American Open halted in 1996, ending a thirty-year run of annual play.{{cite book |last=Zug |first=James |title=Squash: A History of the Game |url=https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj |url-access=registration |year=2003 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2990-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/squashhistoryofg0000zugj/page/275 275–276]}} The tournament was resumed again in 2006 in San Francisco, where it was hosted for two years. The North American Open was then held in Richmond, Virginia from 2009-2013.

• United States Open (squash)

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