# 2011 WSA World Tour

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. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

## 2011 Calendar
### World Open

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| World Open 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands World Open - World Series Platinum $143,000 - Draw | 1–6 November 2011 | Nicol David 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 | Jenny Duncalf | Natalie Grinham Samantha Terán | Laura Massaro Kasey Brown Low Wee Wern Dipika Pallikal |

### World Series

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Cayman Islands Open 2011 Cayman Islands World Series Gold $68,500 - Draw | 4–9 April 2011 | Nicol David 11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-4 | Jenny Duncalf | Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart | Madeline Perry Camille Serme Sarah Kippax Natalie Grinham |
| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $68,500 - Draw | 19–23 July 2011 | Nicol David 11-6, 12-10, 11-5 | Jenny Duncalf | Omneya Abdel Kawy Camille Serme | Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Laura Massaro Joelle King |
| Australian Open 2011 Canberra, Australia World Series Gold $74,000 - Draw | 8–14 August 2011 | Nicol David 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 | Jenny Duncalf | Rachael Grinham Madeline Perry | Annie Au Donna Urquhart Joelle King Natalie Grinham |
| US Open 2011 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $60,000 - Draw | 1–6 October 2011 | Laura Massaro 5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 | Kasey Brown | Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry | Nicol David Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Annie Au |
| Qatar Classic 2011 Doha, Qatar World Series Gold $74,000 - Draw | 16–21 October 2011 | Nicol David 11-2, 11-7, 11-3 | Madeline Perry | Rachael Grinham Nour El Tayeb | Raneem El Weleily Low Wee Wern Emma Beddoes Nour El Sherbini |
| Hong Kong Open 2011 Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $74,000 - Draw | 14–20 November 2011 | Nicol David 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 | Raneem El Weleily | Annie Au Low Wee Wern | Rachael Grinham Laura Massaro Camille Serme Joey Chan |
| 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 | Jenny Duncalf Laura Massaro | Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Donna Urquhart |

### Gold 50

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Cleveland Classic 2011 Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $55,800 | 29 January - 2 February 2011 | Laura Massaro 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 | Nicol David | Madeline Perry Annie Au | Jenny Duncalf Natalie Grinham Amanda Sobhy Sarah Kippax |
| 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 | Alison Waters Annie Au | Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Camille Serme Joey Chan |
| Singapore Women's Masters 2011 Singapore Gold 50 $53,500 | 26–30 July 2011 | Madeline Perry 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 | Laura Massaro | Nicol David Camille Serme | Rachael Grinham Kasey Brown Annie Au Jaclyn Hawkes |
| 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 | Madeline Perry Kasey Brown | Rachael Grinham Camille Serme Annie Au Joelle King |

### Silver 30

| 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 | Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy | Rachael Grinham Natalie Grinham Raneem El Weleily Sarah Kippax |
| 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 | Joelle King Sarah Kippax | Low Wee Wern Samantha Terán Joey Chan Natalie Grinham |

### Silver 20

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Atwater Cup 2011 Montreal, Canada Silver 20 $25,900 | 30 March - 2 April 2011 | Natalie Grinham 11-6, 11-7, 14-12 | Joelle King | Vanessa Atkinson Jaclyn Hawkes | Samantha Terán Amanda Sobhy Isabelle Stoehr Olivia Blatchford |
| Irish Squash Open 2011 Dublin, Ireland Silver 20 $26,200 | 13–16 April 2011 | Nour El Tayeb 13-15, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 16-14 | Jaclyn Hawkes | Madeline Perry Vanessa Atkinson | Aisling Blake Dominique Lloyd-Walter Manuela Manetta Tenille Swartz |
| Hurghada International 2011 Hurghada, Egypt Silver 20 $20,000 | 14–19 May 2011 | Raneem El Weleily 11-5, 12-10, 11-9 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | Rachael Grinham Nour El Tayeb | Camille Serme Line Hansen Engy Kheirallah Heba El Torky |
| Mexico Squash Open 2011 Boca del Río, Mexico Silver 20 $20,000 | 23–26 June 2011 | Samantha Terán 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 | Natalie Grinham | Joey Chan Aisling Blake | Latasha Khan Olivia Blatchford Milou van der Heijden Thaisa Serafini |
| World Tour Pyramides 2011 Le Port-Marly, France Silver 20 $26,700 | 30 June - 3 July 2011 | Camille Serme 11-4, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9 | Natalie Grinham | Dipika Pallikal Joshna Chinappa | Aisling Blake Line Hansen Lucie Fialová Tenille Swartz |
| BC Honda Sun & Surf 2011 Vancouver, Canada Silver 20 $27,450 | 4–7 August 2011 | Samantha Terán 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 | Jaclyn Hawkes | Emma Beddoes Latasha Khan | Heba El Torky Victoria Lust Engy Kheirallah Misaki Kobayashi |
| Atlantis Open 2011 Alexandria, Egypt Silver 20 $20,000 | 25–28 September 2011 | Nour El Sherbini 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 | Nour El Tayeb | Line Hansen Kanzy Emad El Defrawy | Aisling Blake Lauren Briggs Nouran El Torky Yathreb Adel |
| China Squash Open 2011 Shanghai, China Silver 20 $25,300 | 11–14 October 2011 | Low Wee Wern 13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10 | Delia Arnold | Jaclyn Hawkes Heba El Torky | Joey Chan Siyoli Waters Misaki Kobayashi Nouran El Torky |
| Monte Carlo Classic 2011 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 20 $20,000 | 11–14 October 2011 | Natalie Grinham 7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 | Annie Au | Sarah Kippax Line Hansen | Aisling Blake Lucie Fialová Emily Whitlock Lauren Briggs |

## Year end world top 10 players

| Rank | 2011 | 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

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:
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.