2010 WISPA World Tour

The WISPA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) for the 2010 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. 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.

2010 Calendar

World Open

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
World Open 2010 Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt World Open - World Series Platinum $147,000 - Draw	18–22 September 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-5, 11–8, 11–6	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy	England Alison Waters France Camille Serme	England Jenny Duncalf Australia Kasey Brown Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson Malaysia Low Wee Wern

World Series

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Hong Kong Open 2010 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $74,000 - Draw	25–29 August 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-6, 12–10, 12–10	England Jenny Duncalf	Australia Rachael Grinham England Alison Waters	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England Laura Massaro Australia Kasey Brown
Qatar Classic 2010 Qatar Doha, Qatar World Series Gold $74,000 - Draw	8–12 November 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-5, 11–8, 11–9	Australia Rachael Grinham	England Jenny Duncalf Egypt Nour El Tayeb	England Laura Massaro Australia Kasey Brown Egypt Raneem El Weleily New Zealand Joelle King

Gold 45

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Chennai Squash Open 2010 India Chennai Gold 45 $53,500	4–9 March 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-6, 11–4, 11–6	England Jenny Duncalf	France Camille Serme Australia Kasey Brown	Australia Rachael Grinham England Laura Massaro Australia Kasey Brown Mexico Samantha Terán
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2010 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gold 45 $53,500	17–20 March 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-4 11-2 13–11	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy	England Jenny Duncalf England Alison Waters	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry England Laura Massaro Australia Kasey Brown Mexico Samantha Terán
Cayman Islands Open 2010 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Gold 45 $55,300	13–17 April 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-8, 11–8, 11–4	England Jenny Duncalf	Australia Rachael Grinham Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry	Australia Kasey Brown France Camille Serme England Sarah Kippax France Isabelle Stoehr
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2010 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Gold 45 $53,500	21–24 July 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 11-6 6-11 11-7 10-12 11–5	England Jenny Duncalf	England Alison Waters Egypt Raneem El Weleily	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy France Camille Serme Malaysia Low Wee Wern Egypt Raneem El Weleily
Singapore Women's Masters 2010 Singapore Singapore Gold 45 $53,500	28–31 July 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 18-16, 11–9, 12–10	England Alison Waters	Australia Rachael Grinham Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry	United States Natalie Grainger Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry Australia Kasey Brown France Camille Serme
Australian Open 2010 Australia Canberra, Australia Gold 45 $56,000	11–15 August 2010	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 11-5, 12–10, 6–11, 4–11, 13–11	England Alison Waters	England Jenny Duncalf Australia Rachael Grinham	England Laura Massaro Australia Kasey Brown New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes Australia Donna Urquhart
Torneo International Mexicano 2010 Mexico Mexico, Mexico Gold 45 $67,500	20–24 October 2010	Malaysia Nicol David 12-10, 11–4, 11–5	Australia Rachael Grinham	Australia Kasey Brown Egypt Raneem El Weleily	England Jenny Duncalf Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry Mexico Samantha Terán New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes

Silver 30

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2010 United States New York City, United States Silver 30 $37,450	21–24 January 2010	England Alison Waters 11-8, 12–10, 11–8	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson Egypt Raneem El Weleily	England Laura Massaro Egypt Engy Kheirallah Mexico Samantha Terán England Tania Bailey
Burning River Classic 2010 United States Cleveland, United States Silver 30 $39,050	31 January - 3 February 2010	England Alison Waters 11-7, 11–9, 7–11, 3–11, 11–6	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy	Mexico Samantha Terán Egypt Raneem El Weleily	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry Australia Kasey Brown France Isabelle Stoehr New Zealand Joelle King
US Open 2010 United States Chicago, United States Silver 30 $36,500	28 September - 2 October 2010	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 11-6, 11–4, 11–8	United States Amanda Sobhy	Denmark Line Hansen Italy Manuela Manetta	France Isabelle Stoehr Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake United States Latasha Khan England Emma Beddoes
Carol Weymuller Open 2010 United States Brooklyn, United States Silver 30 $42,450	28–31 October 2010	England Jenny Duncalf 11-6, 11–1, 11–6	England Laura Massaro	Australia Rachael Grinham Australia Kasey Brown	Egypt Raneem El Weleily Mexico Samantha Terán Hong Kong Rebecca Chiu Egypt Nour El Tayeb
Punj Lloyd Squash Masters 2010 India New Delhi, India Silver 30 $36,500	16–19 December 2010	England Jenny Duncalf 11-5, 11–5, 11–4	Australia Kasey Brown	France Camille Serme Hong Kong Annie Au	New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes Malaysia Low Wee Wern Hong Kong Joey Chan India Dipika Pallikal

Silver 20

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Texas Open 2010 United States Dallas, United States Silver 20 $26,700	8–11 April 2010	New Zealand Joelle King 11-8, 6–11, 11–8, 11–9	Australia Rachael Grinham	England Dominique Lloyd-Walter Malaysia Low Wee Wern	New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes Australia Donna Urquhart Hong Kong Joey Chan Malaysia Delia Arnold
Hurghada International 2010 Egypt Le Caire, Egypt Silver 20 $26,200	4–9 May 2010	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 11-4, 11–8, 14–12	Egypt Engy Kheirallah	France Camille Serme Egypt Raneem El Weleily	France Isabelle Stoehr Denmark Line Hansen Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Heba El Torky
Irish Squash Open 2010 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Silver 20 $25,300	1–4 September 2010	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 13-11, 11–8, 11–6	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson	England Laura Massaro Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake	United States Natalie Grainger Netherlands Natalie Grinham England Sarah Kippax England Victoria Lust
Heliopolis Open 2010 Egypt Le Caire, Egypt Silver 20 $25,300	11–14 September 2010	Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11-6, 11–9, rtd	Australia Rachael Grinham	Egypt Nour El Tayeb Egypt Heba El Torky	Denmark Line Hansen India Joshna Chinappa Czech Republic Lucie Fialová Egypt Nouran El Torky
Monte Carlo Classic 2010 Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 20 $25,300	26–29 October 2010	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 11-5, 11–7, 4–11, 11–9	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson	France Camille Serme Netherlands Annelize Naudé	France Isabelle Stoehr Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake Netherlands Orla Noom Guyana Nicolette Fernandes
Dutch Open Squash 2010 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Silver 20 $30,000	8–11 November 2010	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 11-9, 11–3, 11–7	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry	Australia Rachael Grinham Netherlands Natalie Grinham	England Sarah Kippax Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake Italy Manuela Manetta Netherlands Orla Noom
Seoul Squash Open 2010 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Silver 20 $20,000	18–21 December 2010	Hong Kong Annie Au 11-7, 11–7, 11–5	Malaysia Low Wee Wern	Australia Donna Urquhart Malaysia Delia Arnold	England Sarah Kippax Hong Kong Joey Chan South Korea Song Sun-mi Japan Chinatsu Matsui
Sharm El Sheikh International 2010 Egypt Sharm-el-sheikh, Egypt Silver 20 $29,500	14–17 December 2010	England Laura Massaro 11-5, 9–11, 12–10, 12–10	Egypt Raneem El Weleily	Egypt Nour El Tayeb Egypt Heba El Torky	Egypt Kanzy El Dafrawy England Victoria Lust Czech Republic Lucie Fialová Egypt Salma Hany

Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2010
1	Malaysia Nicol David	3340.000
2	England Jenny Duncalf	1621.765
3	England Alison Waters	1480.625
4	Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy	1292.353
5	Australia Rachael Grinham	1166.000
6	Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry	1005.800
7	Australia Kasey Brown	882.381
8	Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson	790.059
9	England Laura Massaro	770.211
10	France Camille Serme	769.895

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WISPA 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 2010 season:

United States Natalie Grainger (born 8 July 1977 in the Manchester, England) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the world no. 1 ranking in June 2003. She was runner-up at the World Open in 2002, and at the British Open in 2004. She won 22 WISPA World Tour titles including the Qatar Classic, the Kuala Lumpur Open, the Carol Weymuller Open and the Hurghada International. She retired in April 2011.
New Zealand Shelley Kitchen (born 2 December 1979 in the Kaitaia, New Zealand) joined the pro tour in 2000, reached the singles no. 6 spot in September 2008. She won 12 WISPA World Tour titles including the Australian Open, the Singapore Open and the Harrow Greenwich Open. She retired in February after competing of the New Zealand Open.
Netherlands Annelize Naudé (born 1 January 1977 in the Kempton Park, South Africa) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 13 spot in January 2006. She won 5 WISPA World Tour titles including Danish Open in 2002, Swiss Open in 2004 and reached the final of the Singapore Open in 2001. She retired in January 2010.
Malaysia Sharon Wee (born 5 October 1977 in Malacca, Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 1997, reached the singles no. 18 spot in December 2006. She won 8 WISPA World Tour titles including Japan Open in 2002 and the Berkshire Open in 2006. She retired in December 2010 after losing in quarter final of the Carol Weymuller Open in November 2010.