The WSA World Tour is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2014 squash season. The most important tournaments in the series are the World Championship, the US Open and the British Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, and Gold and Silver tournaments. Players performances in the tour are rated by the WSA World Rankings. The Male equivalent is the PSA World Tour.

2014 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 Championship TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsWSA World Championship 2014 Cairo, EgyptWorld Championship$150,000 - Draw15–20 December 2014 Nicol David5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5 Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Omneya Abdel Kawy Laura Massaro Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Nour El Tayeb

World Series TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsBritish Open 2014 Hull, EnglandWorld Series Platinum$100,000 - Draw11–18 May 2014 Nicol David8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8 Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Joelle King Low Wee Wern Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah KippaxMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2014 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Series Gold$70,000 - Draw 18–23 August 2014 Raneem El Weleily7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7 Nour El Tayeb Nicol David Amanda Sobhy Annie Au Madeline Perry Sarah-Jane Perry Habiba MohamedHong Kong Open 2014 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Gold$77,000 - Draw27–31 August 2014 Nicol David11–4, 12–10, 11–8 Nour El Tayeb Laura Massaro Amanda Sobhy Camille Serme Alison Waters Rachael Grinham Joey ChanUS Open 2014 Philadelphia, United StatesWorld Series Platinum$115,000 - Draw13–18 October 2014 Nicol David11–5, 12–10, 12–10 Nour El Sherbini Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme Laura Massaro Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Yathreb Adel

Gold 50 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsTournament of Champions 2014 New York City, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw18–24 January 2014 Nicol David11–4, 13–11, 11–8 Laura Massaro Alison Waters Camille Serme Joelle King Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Sarah-Jane PerryCleveland Classic 2014 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw30 January – 4 February 2014 Nicol David13–11, 11–5, 11–6 Annie Au Alison Waters Nour El Tayeb Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme Omneya Abdel KawyMetro Squash Windy City Open 2014 Chicago, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw28 February – 3 March 2014 Laura Massaro9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6 Raneem El Weleily Joelle King Camille Serme Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Annie Au Emma BeddoesTexas Open 2014 Dallas, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw8–13 April 2014 Nour El Sherbini11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8 Dipika Pallikal Madeline Perry Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Rachael Grinham Nicolette Fernandes Emma BeddoesChina Squash Open 2014 Shanghai, ChinaGold 50$50,000 - Draw2–7 September 2014 Low Wee Wern11–8, 11–6, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10 Camille Serme Nouran Ahmed Gohar Salma Hany Ibrahim Annie Au Dipika Pallikal Jenny Duncalf Sarah KippaxCarol Weymuller Open 2014 Brooklyn, United StatesGold 50$50,000 - Draw30 September – 6 October 2014 Alison Waters9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10 Omneya Abdel Kawy Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily Emma Beddoes Nicolette Fernandes Nour El Tayeb Salma Hany IbrahimMacau Open 2014 Macau, ChinaGold 50$50,0000 - Draw21–26 October 2014 Nicol David11–8, 11–2, 11–8 Raneem El Weleily Rachael Grinham Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Sarah-Jane Perry Emma Beddoes Delia Arnold

Silver 35 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsGreenwich Open 2014 Greenwich, United StatesSilver 35$35,00022–24 January 2014 Joelle King11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8 Low Wee Wern Annie Au Amanda Sobhy Nour El Sherbini Sarah-Jane Perry Nicolette Fernandes Joey Chan

Silver 25 TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsGranite Open 2014 Toronto, CanadaSilver 25$25,0002–7 March 2014 Amanda Sobhy11–5, 11–9, 11–5 Omneya Abdel Kawy Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry Line Hansen Sarah Kippax Samantha Cornett Tesni EvansHong Kong FC International 2014 Hong Kong, ChinaSilver 25$25,00019–24 May 2014 Amanda Sobhy11–6, 11–2, 11–9 Rachael Grinham Nicolette Fernandes Salma Hany Ibrahim Joey Chan Donna Urquhart Heba El Torky Delia ArnoldAtlantis Open 2014 Alexandria, EgyptSilver 25$25,00016–21 September 2014 Habiba Mohamed11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7 Nour El Tayeb Omneya Abdel Kawy Line Hansen Nouran Ahmed Gohar Salma Hany Ibrahim Lucie Fialová Milou van der HeijdenMonte Carlo Classic 2014 Monte Carlo, MonacoSilver 25$25,0004–7 November 2014 Nouran Ahmed Gohar15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9 Omneya Abdel Kawy Dipika Pallikal Habiba Mohamed Camille Serme Madeline Perry Aisling Blake Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

Year end world top 10 players Rank20141 Nicol David3,398.1202 Laura Massaro2,088.5303 Raneem El Weleily1,984.1204 Nour El Sherbini1,362.3105 Alison Waters1,248.8906 Camille Serme1,084.1307 Low Wee Wern1,033.1608 Nour El Tayeb1,000.5009 Annie Au857.25010 Omneya Abdel Kawy788.571

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 2014 season:

Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985 in Taree) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in December 2011. She won 11 WSA World Tour titles including the Greenwich Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2006. In 2011, she reached the final of the US Open, the biggest success of her career. She retired in October 2014 after competing a last time in the US Open. Manuela Manetta (born 6 June 1983 in Parma) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 25 spot in December 2007. She reached in 2010 the semifinals of the US Open and won more of ten National championships in Italia.

See also Women's Squash Association (WSA) WSA World Series 2014 WSA World Series Finals WSA World Open Official Women's Squash World Ranking PSA World Tour 2014 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships

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