2011 WSA World Tour
{{see also|2011 WSA World Series}}
{{Infobox squash tournament
| Type = WSA
| Name = WSA World Tour 2011
| Logo =
| Logo_size = 340px
| caption = The World Open 2011 at the New Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam
| Event_name = WSA World Tour 2011
| Tournaments =
| Categories = WSA World Open
WSA World Series (6)
WSA World Series Finals
WSA Gold & Silver (15)
| Location =
| Venue =
| World_Number_1 = {{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David
(12 months)
| World_Champion = {{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David
| Website = {{URL|http://www.wsaworldtour.com/}}
| Player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Massaro
| Young_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|EGY}} Nour El Tayeb
| Most_improved_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|EGY}} Raneem El Weleily
| prevseason = 2010
| nextseason = 2012
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://wsaworldtour.com/site/about-wsa/about-the-women-s-squash-association |title = About the Women's Squash Association {{!}} WSA World Tour |access-date=2013-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817075327/http://wsaworldtour.com/site/about-wsa/about-the-women-s-squash-association |archive-date=2013-08-17 |url-status=usurped }} The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2011 Calendar
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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|World Open 2011 |1–6 November 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|NED}} Natalie Grinham |{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Massaro |
=[[WSA World Series 2011|World Series]]=
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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|Cayman Islands Open 2011 |4–9 April 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry | |||||
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|Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 |19–23 July 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|EGY}} Omneya Abdel Kawy |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham | |||||
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|Australian Open 2011 |8–14 August 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |{{flagicon|HKG}} Annie Au | |||||
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|US Open 2011 |1–6 October 2011 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Massaro |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kasey Brown |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David | |||||
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|Qatar Classic 2011 |16–21 October 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |{{flagicon|EGY}} Raneem El Weleily | |||||
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|Hong Kong Open 2011 |14–20 November 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|EGY}} Raneem El Weleily |{{flagicon|HKG}} Annie Au |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |
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Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
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|WSA World Series Finals 2011 |4–8 January 2012 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |
=Gold 50=
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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|Cleveland Classic 2011 |29 January - 2 February 2011 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Massaro |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf | |||||
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|Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011 |16–20 March 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|ENG}} Alison Waters |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham | |||||
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|Singapore Women's Masters 2011 |26–30 July 2011 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Massaro |{{flagicon|MAS}} Nicol David |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham | |||||
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|Carol Weymuller Open 2011 |22–25 September 2011 |{{flagicon|EGY}} Raneem El Weleily |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Duncalf |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |
=Silver 30=
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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|Greenwich Open 2011 |20–23 January 2011 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kasey Brown |{{flagicon|NZL}} Joelle King |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham | |||||
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|Texas Open 2011 |14–17 April 2011 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |{{flagicon|AUS}} Kasey Brown |{{flagicon|NZL}} Joelle King |{{flagicon|MAS}} Low Wee Wern |
=Silver 20=
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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|Atwater Cup 2011 |30 March - 2 April 2011 |{{flagicon|NED}} Natalie Grinham |{{flagicon|NZL}} Joelle King |{{flagicon|NED}} Vanessa Atkinson |{{flagicon|MEX}} Samantha Terán | |||||
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|Irish Squash Open 2011 |13–16 April 2011 |{{flagicon|EGY}} Nour El Tayeb |{{flagicon|NZL}} Jaclyn Hawkes |{{flagicon|IRL}} Madeline Perry |{{flagicon|IRL}} Aisling Blake | |||||
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|Hurghada International 2011 |14–19 May 2011 |{{flagicon|EGY}} Raneem El Weleily |{{flagicon|EGY}} Omneya Abdel Kawy |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rachael Grinham |{{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Serme | |||||
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|Mexico Squash Open 2011 |23–26 June 2011 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Samantha Terán |{{flagicon|NED}} Natalie Grinham |{{flagicon|HKG}} Joey Chan |{{flagicon|USA}} Latasha Khan | |||||
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|World Tour Pyramides 2011 |30 June - 3 July 2011 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Serme |{{flagicon|NED}} Natalie Grinham |{{flagicon|IND}} Dipika Pallikal |{{flagicon|IRL}} Aisling Blake | |||||
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|BC Honda Sun & Surf 2011 |4–7 August 2011 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Samantha Terán |{{flagicon|NZL}} Jaclyn Hawkes |{{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Beddoes |{{flagicon|EGY}} Heba El Torky | |||||
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|Atlantis Open 2011 |25–28 September 2011 |{{flagicon|EGY}} Nour El Sherbini |{{flagicon|NZL}} Nour El Tayeb |{{flagicon|DEN}} Line Hansen |{{flagicon|IRL}} Aisling Blake | |||||
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|China Squash Open 2011 |11–14 October 2011 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Low Wee Wern |{{flagicon|MAS}} Delia Arnold |{{flagicon|NZL}} Jaclyn Hawkes |{{flagicon|HKG}} Joey Chan | |||||
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|Monte Carlo Classic 2011 |11–14 October 2011 |{{flagicon|NED}} Natalie Grinham |{{flagicon|HKG}} Annie Au |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Kippax |{{flagicon|IRL}} Aisling Blake |
Year end world top 10 players
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1 | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Nicol David | 3279.412 |
2 | {{flagicon|England}} Jenny Duncalf | 1934.118 |
3 | {{flagicon|England}} Laura Massaro | 1411.765 |
4 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Madeline Perry | 1409.200 |
5 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Kasey Brown | 1111.667 |
6 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Rachael Grinham | 1078.524 |
7 | {{flagicon|Egypt}} Raneem El Weleily | 1022.789 |
8 | {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Annie Au | 948.952 |
9 | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Natalie Grinham | 920.889 |
10 | {{flagicon|France}} Camille Serme | 877.175 |
Retirements
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 2011 season:
- {{flagicon|NED}} 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.{{cite web|title=Vanessa Atkinson profile|url=http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00289}}
- {{flagicon|FRA}} 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.{{cite web|title=Isabelle Stoehr profile|url=http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00317}}
- {{flagicon|HKG}} 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.{{cite web|title=Rebacca Chiu profile|url=http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00220}}
- {{flagicon|RSA}} 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.{{cite web|title=Time up for Tenille|url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/tenille_retires.htm}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051105034949/http://www.wsaworldtour.com/ WSA website]}}
{{WSA seasons}}
{{WSA World Tour 2011}}
{{2011 in squash}}