# Women's United States Open (squash) 2016

The Women's United States Squash Open 2016 is the women's edition of the 2016 United States Open (squash), which is a WSA World Series event (prize money: $150 000). The event took place at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from the 8th of October to the 15th of October. Camille Serme won her first US Open trophy, beating Nour El Sherbini in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize money US Open (2016) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2625 | 1725 | 1050 | 640 | 375 | 190 |
| Prize money | $17,000 | $10,400 | $6,400 | $3,800 | $2,250 | $1,325 |

## Seeds

* Nour El Sherbini (final)
* Laura Massaro (quarterfinals)
* Nicol David (quarterfinals)
* Nouran Gohar (quarterfinals)
* Raneem El Weleily (semifinals)
* Camille Serme (champion)
* Amanda Sobhy (semifinals)
* Alison Waters (quarterfinals)
* Joshna Chinappa (second round)
* Joelle King (second round)
* Nour El Tayeb (second round)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Sarah-Jane Perry (second round)
* Emily Whitlock (second round)
* Victoria Lust (first round)
* Jenny Duncalf (first round)

## Draw and results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Misaki Kobayashi | 11 | 9 | 2 | | | 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachael Grinham | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | 13 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jenny Duncalf | 8 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 | Alison Waters | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Salma Hany Ibrahim | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Q | Salma Hany Ibrahim | 14 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sabrina Sobhy | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | 8 | Alison Waters | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 5 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Q | Nele Gilis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | Raneem El Weleily | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nadine Shahin | 8 | 7 | 10 | | | 10 | Joelle King | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Raneem El Weleily | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nicol David | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fiona Moverley | 4 | 8 | 12 | | | 11 | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Line Hansen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Nicol David | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
| Q | Coline Aumard | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 4 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tesni Evans | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | Emily Whitlock | 7 | 8 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Emily Whitlock | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Nouran Gohar | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Victoria Lust | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | Donna Urquhart | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | |
| 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| | Delia Arnold | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Chan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | 12 | Annie Au | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Joshna Chinappa | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Heba El Torky | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Joshna Chinappa | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kanzy El Defrawy | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |