2013 WSA World Tour

See also: 2013 WSA World Series

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.^[1]

WSA World Tour 2013
Details
Event name	WSA World Tour 2013
Tournaments	62
Categories	WSA World Open WSA World Series (5) WSA Gold & Silver (8) WSA Tour (48)
Website www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Nicol David (12 months)
World Champion	Laura Massaro
Awards
Player of the year	Laura Massaro
Comeback player of the year	Lisa Camilleri
Breakthrough player of the year	Sarah-Jane Perry
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2013 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour^[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2013 Penang, Malaysia World Open $120,000 - Draw	14–21 March 2014	Laura Massaro 11–7, 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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw	27–31 March 2013	Laura Massaro 11-9, 11-7, 11-6	Alison Waters	Nicol David Joelle King	Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Nour El Sherbini Natalie Grinham
British Open 2013 Hull, England World Series Platinum $95,000 - Draw	21–26 May 2013	Laura Massaro 11-4, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8	Nicol David	Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters	Joelle King Jenny Duncalf Kasey Brown Omneya Abdel Kawy
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw	12–15 September 2013	Nicol David 13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5	Raneem El Weleily	Laura Massaro Camille Serme	Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Sarah-Jane Perry
US Open 2013 Philadelphia, United States World Series Platinum $115,000 - Draw	13–18 October 2013	Nicol David 11-8, 11-7, 11-6	Laura Massaro	Joelle King Low Wee Wern	Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters Madeline Perry Kasey Brown
Hong Kong Open 2013 Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw	4-8 December 2013	Nicol David 11-7, 11-7, 12-10	Raneem El Weleily	Alison Waters Annie Au	Laura Massaro Jenny Duncalf Omneya Abdel Kawy Joshna Chinappa

Gold 50

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2013 Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	2–5 February 2013	Raneem El Weleily 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9	Nicol David	Alison Waters Madeline Perry	Joelle King Nour El Sherbini Low Wee Wern Annie Au
Carol Weymuller Open 2013 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	3–6 October 2013	Nicol David 12-10, 11-2, 11-5	Camille Serme	Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily	Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Dipika Pallikal
China Squash Open 2013 Shanghai, China Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw	24–27 October 2013	Nicol David 8-11, 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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2013 New York City, United States Silver 35 $35,000	25–28 January 2013	Nour El Sherbini 11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12	Low Wee Wern	Kasey Brown Camille Serme	Raneem El Weleily Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal Nour El Tayeb
Texas Open 2013 Dallas, United States Silver 35 $35,000	9–12 May 2013	Madeline Perry 9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6	Natalie Grinham	Joelle King Jenny Duncalf	Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry Misaki Kobayashi
Macau Open 2013 Macau, China Silver 35 $35,000	17–20 October 2013	Dipika Pallikal 12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grinham Joey Chan	Annie Au Joshna Chinappa Emma Beddoes Delia Arnold

Silver 25

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2013 New York City, United States Silver 25 $25,000	21–24 January 2013	Natalie Grinham 11-6 11-6 11-5	Kasey Brown	Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham	Amanda Sobhy Joey Chan Sarah Kippax Joshna Chinappa
Monte Carlo Classic 2013 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000	28 October - 1 November 2013	Camille Serme 11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8	Laura Massaro	Natalie Grinham Nouran Gohar	Nicolette Fernandes Aisling Blake Latasha Khan Heba El Torky

Source^[3]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2013
1	Nicol David	3499.38
2	Laura Massaro	2278.94
3	Raneem El Weleily	1656.25
4	Alison Waters	1185.94
5	Camille Serme	1071.88
6	Joelle King	1040.29
7	Jenny Duncalf	952.94
8	Low Wee Wern	904.71
9	Natalie Grinham	902.29
10	Madeline Perry	867.58

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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

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