The WSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Penang in Malaysia in March 2014. 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.
2013 Calendar The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
World Open TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsWSA World Open 2013 Penang, MalaysiaWorld Open$120,000 - Draw14–21 March 2014 Laura Massaro11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9 Nour El Sherbini Nicol David Raneem El Weleily Joelle King Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Camille Serme
World Series TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsKuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$70,000 - Draw27–31 March 2013 Laura Massaro11-9, 11-7, 11-6 Alison Waters Nicol David Joelle King Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Nour El Sherbini Natalie GrinhamBritish Open 2013 Hull, EnglandWorld Series Platinum$95,000 - Draw21–26 May 2013 Laura Massaro11-4, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8 Nicol David Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Joelle King Jenny Duncalf Kasey Brown Omneya Abdel KawyMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2013 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$70,000 - Draw 12–15 September 2013 Nicol David13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5 Raneem El Weleily Laura Massaro Camille Serme Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Sarah-Jane PerryUS Open 2013 Philadelphia, United StatesWorld Series Platinum$115,000 - Draw13–18 October 2013 Nicol David11-8, 11-7, 11-6 Laura Massaro Joelle King Low Wee Wern Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Madeline Perry Kasey BrownHong Kong Open 2013 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Gold$70,000 - Draw4-8 December 2013 Nicol David11-7, 11-7, 12-10 Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Annie Au Laura Massaro Jenny Duncalf Omneya Abdel Kawy Joshna Chinappa
Gold 50 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsCleveland Classic 2013 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw2–5 February 2013 Raneem El Weleily3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 Nicol David Alison Waters Madeline Perry Joelle King Nour El Sherbini Low Wee Wern Annie AuCarol Weymuller Open 2013 Brooklyn, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw3–6 October 2013 Nicol David12-10, 11-2, 11-5 Camille Serme Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Dipika PallikalChina Squash Open 2013 Shanghai, ChinaGold 50$50,000 - Draw24–27 October 2013 Nicol David8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 Raneem El Weleily Joelle King Natalie Grinham Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Dipika Pallikal
Silver 35 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsGreenwich Open 2013 New York City, United StatesSilver 35$35,00025–28 January 2013 Nour El Sherbini11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12 Low Wee Wern Kasey Brown Camille Serme Raneem El Weleily Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal Nour El TayebTexas Open 2013 Dallas, United StatesSilver 35$35,0009–12 May 2013 Madeline Perry9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6 Natalie Grinham Joelle King Jenny Duncalf Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry Misaki KobayashiMacau Open 2013 Macau, ChinaSilver 35$35,00017–20 October 2013 Dipika Pallikal12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9 Rachael Grinham Natalie Grinham Joey Chan Annie Au Joshna Chinappa Emma Beddoes Delia Arnold
Silver 25 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsTournament of Champions 2013 New York City, United StatesSilver 25$25,00021–24 January 2013 Natalie Grinham11-6 11-6 11-5 Kasey Brown Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham Amanda Sobhy Joey Chan Sarah Kippax Joshna ChinappaMonte Carlo Classic 2013 Monte Carlo, MonacoSilver 25$25,00028 October - 1 November 2013 Camille Serme11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8 Laura Massaro Natalie Grinham Nouran Gohar Nicolette Fernandes Aisling Blake Latasha Khan Heba El Torky
SourceWISPA World Tour WISPA
Year end world top 10 players Rank20131 Nicol David3499.382 Laura Massaro2278.943 Raneem El Weleily1656.254 Alison Waters1185.945 Camille Serme1071.886 Joelle King1040.297 Jenny Duncalf952.948 Low Wee Wern904.719 Natalie Grinham902.2910 Madeline Perry867.58
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 2013 season:
Jaclyn Hawkes (born 3 December 1982 in the Hong Kong) joined the pro tour in 2003, reached the singles no. 12 spot in December 2012. She won 3 WSA World Tour titles. She retired in January 2013 after losing in the first round of the Carol Weymuller Open in September 2012. Lauren Briggs (born 8 August 1979 in the Stanford-Le-Hope) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 18 spot in December 2008. She won 12 WSA World Tour titles, winning in America, Finland, France, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Wales. She retired in November after competing a last time in the British Open.
See also Women's Squash Association (WSA) WSA World Series 2013 WSA World Series Finals WSA World Open Official Women's Squash World Ranking PSA World Tour 2013
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