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

WSA World Tour 2011
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Event nameWSA World Tour 2011
CategoriesWSA World Open
WSA World Series (6)
WSA World Series Finals
WSA Gold & Silver (15)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1Malaysia Nicol David
(12 months)
World ChampionMalaysia Nicol David
Awards
Player of the yearEngland Laura Massaro
Young player of the yearEgypt Nour El Tayeb
Most improved player of the yearEgypt Raneem El Weleily
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2011 Calendar

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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Rank 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

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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:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ^ "Vanessa Atkinson profile".
  3. ^ "Isabelle Stoehr profile".
  4. ^ "Rebacca Chiu profile".
  5. ^ "Time up for Tenille".
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