# 2013 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2013 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2013 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the PISA Stadium in Penang in Malaysia from 14 March to 21 March 2014. Laura Massaro won her first World Open title, beating Nour El Sherbini in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2013, the prize purse was $120,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Open (2013) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (WSA) | 5300 | 3630 | 2150 | 1150 | 575 | 330 |
| Prize money | $17,850 | $12,075 | $7,090 | $4,200 | $2,360 | $1,315 |

## Seeds

* Nicol David (semifinals)
* Laura Massaro (champion)
* Raneem El Weleily (semifinals)
* Alison Waters (second round)
* Joelle King (quarterfinals)
* Low Wee Wern (quarterfinals)
* Madeline Perry (quarterfinals)
* Camille Serme (quarterfinals)
* Jenny Duncalf (second round)
* Dipika Pallikal (second round)
* Annie Au (first round)
* Kasey Brown (first round)
* Omneya Abdel Kawy (second round)
* Rachael Grinham (first round)
* Sarah-Jane Perry (second round)
* Line Hansen (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 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emma Beddoes | 9 | 5 | 8 | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | | Q | Heba El Torky | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Heba El Torky | 13 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Camille Serme | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Habiba Mohamed | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | 8 | Camille Serme | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rachael Grinham | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | Nicolette Fernandes | 12 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolette Fernandes | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nour El Sherbini | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| | Joshna Chinappa | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | 4 | Alison Waters | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kasey Brown | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | | | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nour El Sherbini | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Joelle King | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tesni Evans | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | 5 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 13 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 13 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nour El Sherbini | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| | Joey Chan | 3 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 15 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sarah Kippax | 8 | 11 | 2 | | | 7 | Madeline Perry | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Madeline Perry | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lisa Aitken | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 10 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 10 | Dipika Pallikal | 7 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Salma Hany Ibrahim | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| Q | Samantha Cornett | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| 16 | Line Hansen | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | Q | Samantha Cornett | 8 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Urquhart | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | 6 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Low Wee Wern | 14 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Megan Craig | 8 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 9 | Jenny Duncalf | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Raj | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |