# 2012 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2012 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2012 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Grand Cayman in Cayman Island from 16 to 21 December. Nicol David won her seventh World Open title, beating Laura Massaro in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $188,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Open (2012) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (WSA) | 5300 | 3630 | 2150 | 1150 | 575 | 330 |
| Prize money | $28,050 | $18,975 | $11,140 | $6,600 | $3,710 | $2,060 |

## Seeds

* Nicol David (champion)
* Laura Massaro (final)
* Raneem El Weleily (semifinals)
* Alison Waters (quarterfinals)
* Joelle King (second round)
* Jenny Duncalf (semifinals)
* Low Wee Wern (quarterfinals)
* Nour El Sherbini (second round)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Madeline Perry (quarterfinals)
* Natalie Grinham (quarterfinals)
* Kasey Brown (second round)
* Dipika Pallikal (second round)
* Camille Serme (second round)
* Samantha Terán (second round)
* Rachael Grinham (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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | 9 | Annie Au | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Line Hansen | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Madeline Perry | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Samantha Cornett | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 8 | Nour El Sherbini | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 13 | 3 | 11 | | 10 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nour El Tayeb | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 4 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jenny Duncalf | 7 | 4 | 2 | | |
| WC | Marlene West | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | 4 | Alison Waters | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Samantha Terán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 15 | Samantha Terán | 5 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lauren Briggs | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alison Waters | 11 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jenny Duncalf | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sarah-Jane Perry | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | | 6 | Jenny Duncalf | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Camille Serme | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | 14 | Camille Serme | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Emma Beddoes | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Q | Latasha Khan | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 6 | 8 | 6 | | |
| 12 | Kasey Brown | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | Kasey Brown | 5 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sarah Kippax | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | | 7 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Low Wee Wern | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nicolette Fernandes | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Rachael Grinham | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Q | Nicolette Fernandes | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Catalina Peláez | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro * | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 4 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Natalie Grinham | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | Natalie Grinham | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Chan | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | 5 | Joelle King | 11 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Natalie Grinham | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Delia Arnold | 11 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dipika Pallikal | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | 13 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aisling Blake | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |