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-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Championship 2014 Egypt Cairo, Egypt World Championship $150,000 - Draw15–20 December 2014Malaysia Nicol David 5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5Egypt Raneem El WeleilyEngland Alison Waters Egypt Omneya Abdel KawyEngland Laura Massaro France Camille Serme Malaysia Low Wee Wern Egypt Nour El Tayeb

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
British Open 2014 England Hull, England World Series Platinum $100,000 - Draw11–18 May 2014Malaysia Nicol David 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8England Laura MassaroEgypt Raneem El Weleily England Alison WatersNew Zealand Joelle King Malaysia Low Wee Wern Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy England Sarah Kippax
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw18–23 August 2014Egypt Raneem El Weleily 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7Egypt Nour El TayebMalaysia Nicol David United States Amanda SobhyHong Kong Annie Au Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England Sarah-Jane Perry Egypt Habiba Mohamed
Hong Kong Open 2014 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $77,000 - Draw27–31 August 2014Malaysia Nicol David 11–4, 12–10, 11–8Egypt Nour El TayebEngland Laura Massaro United States Amanda SobhyFrance Camille Serme England Alison Waters Australia Rachael Grinham Hong Kong Joey Chan
US Open 2014 United States Philadelphia, United States World Series Platinum $115,000 - Draw13–18 October 2014Malaysia Nicol David 11–5, 12–10, 12–10Egypt Nour El SherbiniEgypt Raneem El Weleily France Camille SermeEngland Laura Massaro England Alison Waters Malaysia Low Wee Wern Egypt Yathreb Adel

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2014 United States New York City, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw18–24 January 2014Malaysia Nicol David 11–4, 13–11, 11–8England Laura MassaroEngland Alison Waters France Camille SermeNew Zealand Joelle King Malaysia Low Wee Wern Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England Sarah-Jane Perry
Cleveland Classic 2014 United States Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw30 January – 4 February 2014Malaysia Nicol David 13–11, 11–5, 11–6Hong Kong Annie AuEngland Alison Waters Egypt Nour El TayebEngland Laura Massaro Egypt Raneem El Weleily France Camille Serme Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2014 United States Chicago, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw28 February – 3 March 2014England Laura Massaro 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6Egypt Raneem El WeleilyNew Zealand Joelle King France Camille SermeEngland Alison Waters Malaysia Low Wee Wern Hong Kong Annie Au England Emma Beddoes
Texas Open 2014 United States Dallas, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw8–13 April 2014Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8India Dipika PallikalRepublic of Ireland Madeline Perry France Camille SermeMalaysia Low Wee Wern Australia Rachael Grinham Guyana Nicolette Fernandes England Emma Beddoes
China Squash Open 2014 China Shanghai, China Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw2–7 September 2014Malaysia Low Wee Wern 11–8, 11–6, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10France Camille SermeEgypt Nouran Ahmed Gohar Egypt Salma Hany IbrahimHong Kong Annie Au India Dipika Pallikal England Jenny Duncalf England Sarah Kippax
Carol Weymuller Open 2014 United States Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw30 September – 6 October 2014England Alison Waters 9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10Egypt Omneya Abdel KawyEngland Laura Massaro Egypt Raneem El WeleilyEngland Emma Beddoes Guyana Nicolette Fernandes Egypt Nour El Tayeb Egypt Salma Hany Ibrahim
Macau Open 2014 Macau Macau, China Gold 50 $50,0000 - Draw21–26 October 2014Malaysia Nicol David 11–8, 11–2, 11–8Egypt Raneem El WeleilyAustralia Rachael Grinham England Jenny DuncalfHong Kong Annie Au England Sarah-Jane Perry England Emma Beddoes Malaysia Delia Arnold

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2014 United States Greenwich, United States Silver 35 $35,00022–24 January 2014New Zealand Joelle King 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8Malaysia Low Wee WernHong Kong Annie Au United States Amanda SobhyEgypt Nour El Sherbini England Sarah-Jane Perry Guyana Nicolette Fernandes Hong Kong Joey Chan

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Granite Open 2014 Canada Toronto, Canada Silver 25 $25,0002–7 March 2014United States Amanda Sobhy 11–5, 11–9, 11–5Egypt Omneya Abdel KawyAustralia Rachael Grinham England Sarah-Jane PerryDenmark Line Hansen England Sarah Kippax Canada Samantha Cornett Wales Tesni Evans
Hong Kong FC International 2014 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Silver 25 $25,00019–24 May 2014United States Amanda Sobhy 11–6, 11–2, 11–9Australia Rachael GrinhamGuyana Nicolette Fernandes Egypt Salma Hany IbrahimHong Kong Joey Chan Australia Donna Urquhart Egypt Heba El Torky Malaysia Delia Arnold
Atlantis Open 2014 Egypt Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,00016–21 September 2014Egypt Habiba Mohamed 11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7Egypt Nour El TayebEgypt Omneya Abdel Kawy Denmark Line HansenEgypt Nouran Ahmed Gohar Egypt Salma Hany Ibrahim Czech Republic Lucie Fialová Netherlands Milou van der Heijden
Monte Carlo Classic 2014 Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,0004–7 November 2014Egypt Nouran Ahmed Gohar 15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9Egypt Omneya Abdel KawyIndia Dipika Pallikal Egypt Habiba MohamedFrance Camille Serme Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake Egypt Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

Year end world top 10 players

Rank2014
1Malaysia Nicol David3,398.120
2England Laura Massaro2,088.530
3Egypt Raneem El Weleily1,984.120
4Egypt Nour El Sherbini1,362.310
5England Alison Waters1,248.890
6France Camille Serme1,084.130
7Malaysia Low Wee Wern1,033.160
8Egypt Nour El Tayeb1,000.500
9Hong Kong Annie Au857.250
10Egypt 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:

  • Australia 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.
  • Italy 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.

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