2012 WSA World Tour

Template:See also Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox squash tournament The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2012 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Cayman Island World Open – World Series Platinum $165,000 – Draw	13–21 December 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–6 11–8 11–6	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham

World Series

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	28–31 March 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–4 12–10 11–9	Template:Flagicon Annie Au	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal
British Open 2012 Template:Flagicon London, England World Series Platinum $95,000 – Draw	9–13 May 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–6 11–6 11–6	Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Camille Serme Template:Flagicon Joelle King
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	11–15 September 2012	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily 12–10 11–13 11–6 11–2	Template:Flagicon Nicol David	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Alison Waters
US Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	7–12 October 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 14–12 8–11 11–7 11–7	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Joelle King	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown Template:Flagicon Alison Waters
Hong Kong Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	27 November – 2 December 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–9, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7	Template:Flagicon Camille Serme	Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Alison Waters Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham

Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2012 Template:Flagicon Queen's Club, London, England WSA World Series Finals $50,000 – Draw	2–6 January 2013	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 11–3, 11–2, 11–9	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Camille Serme	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham

Gold 50

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2012 Template:Flagicon Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	29 January – 1 February 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Amanda Sobhy	Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Donna Urquhart
Australian Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Canberra, Australia Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	15–19 August 2012	Template:Flagicon Nicol David 17–15, 11–2, 11–6	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal	Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown Template:Flagicon Donna Urquhart Template:Flagicon Alison Waters Template:Flagicon Amanda Sobhy
Carol Weymuller Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	27–30 September 2012	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro 11–8, 11–4, 11–5	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily	Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Alison Waters	Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Joelle King
China Squash Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Shanghai, China Gold 50 $55,000 – Draw	25–28 October 2012	Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern 6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9	Template:Flagicon Joelle King	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy

Silver 35

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2012 Template:Flagicon New York City, United States Silver 35 $35,000	19–22 January 2012	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily 11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4	Template:Flagicon Joelle King	Template:Flagicon Samantha Terán Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham Template:Flagicon Jaclyn Hawkes
World Tour Pyramides 2012 Template:Flagicon Le Port-Marly, France Silver 35 $35,000	28 June- 1 July 2012	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters 11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8	Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern	Template:Flagicon Camille Serme Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake
Matamata Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Matamata, New Zealand Silver 35 $35,000	23–26 August 2012	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters 11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11	Template:Flagicon Joelle King	Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern Template:Flagicon Jaclyn Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Donna Urquhart

Silver 25

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012 Template:Flagicon New York, United States Silver 25 $27,500	23–26 January 2012	Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham 11–4 11–4 11–3	Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal	Template:Flagicon Jaclyn Hawkes Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini	Template:Flagicon Rachael Grinham Template:Flagicon Donna Urquhart Template:Flagicon Sarah Kippax Template:Flagicon Latasha Khan
Atwater Cup 2012 Template:Flagicon Montreal, Canada Silver 25 $25,000	20–23 March 2012	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters 7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3	Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown	Template:Flagicon Joey Chan Template:Flagicon Sarah Kippax	Template:Flagicon Line Hansen Template:Flagicon Latasha Khan Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake Template:Flagicon Gaby Huber
Texas Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Dallas, United States Silver 25 $25,000	17–22 April 2012	Template:Flagicon Camille Serme 11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9	Template:Flagicon Joelle King	Template:Flagicon Annie Au Template:Flagicon Samantha Terán	Template:Flagicon Donna Urquhart Template:Flagicon Latasha Khan Template:Flagicon Melody Francis Template:Flagicon Lucie Fialová
Irish Squash Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland Silver 25 $25,000	25–28 April 2012	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters 11–4 11–4 12–10	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Jaclyn Hawkes	Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy Template:Flagicon Sarah Kippax Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake
Atlantis Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,000	17–20 September 2012	Template:Flagicon Nour El Tayeb 11–6 13–11 11–4	Template:Flagicon Joey Chan	Template:Flagicon Lauren Briggs Template:Flagicon Nouran Ahmed Gohar	Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake Template:Flagicon Sarah Kippax Template:Flagicon Heba El Torky Template:Flagicon Habiba Mohd Alymohmed
Macau Open 2012 Template:Flagicon Macau, China Silver 25 $25,000	18–21 October 2012	Template:Flagicon Joelle King 11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6	Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy	Template:Flagicon Aisling Blake Template:Flagicon Joshna Chinappa	Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal Template:Flagicon Delia Arnold Template:Flagicon Misaki Kobayashi Template:Flagicon Siyoli Waters
Monte Carlo Classic 2012 Template:Flagicon Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000	29 October – 2 November 2012	Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham 6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry	Template:Flagicon Omneya Abdel Kawy Template:Flagicon Heba El Torky	Template:Flagicon Nour El Tayeb Template:Flagicon Lucie Fialová Template:Flagicon Tesni Evans Template:Flagicon Lisa Aitken

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2012
1	Template:Flagicon Nicol David	2415.625
2	Template:Flagicon Raneem El Weleily	1670.000
3	Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro	1430.250
4	Template:Flagicon Alison Waters	1049.789
5	Template:Flagicon Joelle King	1043.412
6	Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini	943.281
7	Template:Flagicon Low Wee Wern	865.556
8	Template:Flagicon Annie Au	840.222
9	Template:Flagicon Madeline Perry	736.105
10	Template:Flagicon Dipika Pallikal	608.912

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 2012 season:

• Template:Flagicon Tania Bailey (born 2 October 1979 in the Stamford, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 4 spot in March 2003. She won 6 WSA World Tour titles including the Coronation London Open and reached the final of the prestigious British Open in 2002 lost against Sarah Fitz-Gerald and the final of Hong Kong Open. She retired in February 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Template:Flagicon Engy Kheirallah (born 10 March 1976 in the Alexandria, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 12 spot in October 2006. She won 5 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Sporting Club Open in 2005. She retired in January 2012 after competing of the World Open 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

• PSA World Tour 2012
• WSA World Series
• 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships
• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• Women's Squash Association

External links

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