# Men's United States Open (squash) 2012

The Men's United States Squash Open 2012 was the men's edition of the 2012 United States Open (squash), which is a PSA World Series event Gold (Prize money: $115,000). The event took place at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from 6 October to 12 October. Ramy Ashour won his first US Open trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $115,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money US Open (2012) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2015 | 1325 | 805 | 490 | 290 | 145 |
| Prize money | $17,500 | $11,500 | $7,000 | $4,250 | $2,500 | $1,250 |

## Seeds

* James Willstrop (Semifinals)
* Nick Matthew (Semifinals)
* Grégory Gaultier (Final)
* Ramy Ashour (Champion)
* Karim Darwish (Quarterfinals)
* Peter Barker (Quarterfinals)
* Amr Shabana (Quarterfinals)
* Mohamed El Shorbagy (Quarterfinals)

## Draw and results

| 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | 1* 2* First round 3* 4* | * 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 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alister Walker | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | | 1 | James Willstrop | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | Daryl Selby | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Omar Abdel Aziz | 5 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stephen Coppinger | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | Cameron Pilley | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rösner | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 7 | 2 | 8 | | |
| 5 | Karim Darwish | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Q | Max Lee | 11 | 2 | 9 | | | 5 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hisham Ashour | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | WC | Christopher Gordon | 4 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Christopher Gordon | 11 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Borja Golán | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joe Lee | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | | | Borja Golán | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Olli Tuominen | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 4 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 4 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tarek Momen | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | | Tarek Momen | 11 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour * | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Peter Barker | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Ong Beng Hee | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | | | Tom Richards | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shahier Razik | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | 6 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ramy Ashour | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
| Q | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 9 | 6 | 13 | | | 7 | Amr Shabana | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Aamir Atlas Khan | 5 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amr Shabana | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Grant | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karim Abdel Gawad | 9 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 9 | | Adrian Grant | 11 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nick Matthew | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |