The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. 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. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2012 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
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!Tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Quarterfinalists
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|WSA World Open 2012<br /> Cayman Island<br />World Open – World Series Platinum<br />$165,000 – Draw
|13–21 December 2012
| Nicol David<br />11–6 11–8 11–6
| Laura Massaro
| Raneem El Weleily<br> Jenny Duncalf
| Alison Waters<br> Low Wee Wern<br> Madeline Perry<br> Natalie Grinham
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World Series
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!Tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Quarterfinalists
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|Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012<br /> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br />World Series Gold<br />$70,000 – Draw
|28–31 March 2012
| Nicol David<br />11–4 12–10 11–9
| Annie Au
| Raneem El Weleily<br /> Nour El Sherbini
| Laura Massaro<br /> Madeline Perry<br /> Rachael Grinham<br /> Dipika Pallikal
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|British Open 2012<br /> London, England<br />World Series Platinum<br />$95,000 – Draw
|9–13 May 2012
| Nicol David<br />11–6 11–6 11–6
| Nour El Sherbini
| Laura Massaro<br /> Raneem El Weleily
| Jenny Duncalf<br /> Annie Au<br /> Camille Serme<br /> Joelle King
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|Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012<br /> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br />World Series Gold<br />$70,000 – Draw
|11–15 September 2012
| Raneem El Weleily<br />12–10 11–13 11–6 11–2
| Nicol David
| Laura Massaro<br /> Low Wee Wern
| Jenny Duncalf<br /> Annie Au<br /> Nour El Sherbini<br /> Alison Waters
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|US Open 2012<br /> Philadelphia, United States<br />World Series Gold<br />$70,000 – Draw
|7–12 October 2012
| Nicol David<br />14–12 8–11 11–7 11–7
| Raneem El Weleily
| Laura Massaro<br /> Joelle King
| Jenny Duncalf<br /> Madeline Perry<br /> Kasey Brown<br /> Alison Waters
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|Hong Kong Open 2012<br /> Hong Kong, China<br />World Series Gold<br />$70,000 – Draw
|27 November – 2 December 2012
| Nicol David<br />11–9, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7
| Camille Serme
| Natalie Grinham<br> Omneya Abdel Kawy
| Jenny Duncalf<br> Alison Waters<br> Kasey Brown<br> Rachael Grinham
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!Final tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Round Robin
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|WSA World Series Finals 2012<br /> Queen's Club, London, England<br />WSA World Series Finals<br />$50,000 – Draw
|2–6 January 2013
| Nicol David<br />11–3, 11–2, 11–9
| Laura Massaro
| Jenny Duncalf<br /> Camille Serme
| Raneem El Weleily <br> Nour El Sherbini <br> Annie Au <br> Natalie Grinham
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Gold 50
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!Tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Quarterfinalists
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|Cleveland Classic 2012<br /> Cleveland, United States<br />Gold 50<br />$50,000 – Draw
|29 January – 1 February 2012
| Nicol David<br />7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8
| Laura Massaro
| Madeline Perry<br /> Amanda Sobhy
| Jenny Duncalf<br /> Raneem El Weleily<br /> Annie Au<br /> Donna Urquhart
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|Australian Open 2012<br /> Canberra, Australia<br />Gold 50<br />$50,000 – Draw
|15–19 August 2012
| Nicol David<br />17–15, 11–2, 11–6
| Laura Massaro
| Madeline Perry<br /> Dipika Pallikal
| Kasey Brown<br /> Donna Urquhart<br /> Alison Waters<br /> Amanda Sobhy
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|Carol Weymuller Open 2012<br /> Brooklyn, United States<br />Gold 50<br />$50,000 – Draw
|27–30 September 2012
| Laura Massaro<br />11–8, 11–4, 11–5
| Raneem El Weleily
| Nour El Sherbini<br /> Alison Waters
| Nicol David<br /> Jenny Duncalf<br /> Annie Au<br /> Joelle King
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|China Squash Open 2012<br /> Shanghai, China<br />Gold 50<br />$55,000 – Draw
|25–28 October 2012
| Low Wee Wern<br />6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9
| Joelle King
| Alison Waters<br> Kasey Brown
| Raneem El Weleily<br> Annie Au<br> Aisling Blake<br> Omneya Abdel Kawy
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Silver 35
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!Tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Quarterfinalists
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|Greenwich Open 2012<br /> New York City, United States<br />Silver 35<br />$35,000
|19–22 January 2012
| Raneem El Weleily<br />11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4
| Joelle King
| Samantha Terán<br /> Dipika Pallikal
| Madeline Perry<br /> Kasey Brown<br /> Natalie Grinham<br /> Jaclyn Hawkes
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|World Tour Pyramides 2012<br /> Le Port-Marly, France<br />Silver 35<br />$35,000
|28 June- 1 July 2012
| Alison Waters<br />11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8
| Low Wee Wern
| Camille Serme<br /> Omneya Abdel Kawy
| Madeline Perry<br /> Kasey Brown<br /> Natalie Grinham<br /> Aisling Blake
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|Matamata Open 2012<br /> Matamata, New Zealand<br />Silver 35<br />$35,000
|23–26 August 2012
| Alison Waters<br />11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11
| Joelle King
| Low Wee Wern<br /> Jaclyn Hawkes
| Madeline Perry<br /> Annie Au<br /> Rachael Grinham<br /> Donna Urquhart
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Silver 25
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!Tournament!!Date!!Champion!!Runner-up!!Semifinalists!!Quarterfinalists
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|Tournament of Champions 2012<br /> New York, United States<br />Silver 25<br />$27,500
|23–26 January 2012
| Natalie Grinham<br />11–4 11–4 11–3
| Dipika Pallikal
| Jaclyn Hawkes<br /> Nour El Sherbini
| Rachael Grinham<br /> Donna Urquhart<br /> Sarah Kippax<br /> Latasha Khan
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|Atwater Cup 2012<br /> Montreal, Canada<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|20–23 March 2012
| Alison Waters<br />7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3
| Kasey Brown
| Joey Chan<br /> Sarah Kippax
| Line Hansen<br /> Latasha Khan<br /> Aisling Blake<br /> Gaby Huber
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|Texas Open 2012<br /> Dallas, United States<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|17–22 April 2012
| Camille Serme<br />11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9
| Joelle King
| Annie Au<br /> Samantha Terán
| Donna Urquhart<br /> Latasha Khan<br /> Melody Francis<br /> Lucie Fialová
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|Irish Squash Open 2012<br /> Dublin, Ireland<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|25–28 April 2012
| Alison Waters<br />11–4 11–4 12–10
| Madeline Perry
| Laura Massaro<br /> Jaclyn Hawkes
| Omneya Abdel Kawy<br /> Sarah Kippax<br /> Nour El Sherbini<br /> Aisling Blake
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|Atlantis Open 2012<br /> Alexandria, Egypt<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|17–20 September 2012
| Nour El Tayeb<br />11–6 13–11 11–4
| Joey Chan
| Lauren Briggs<br /> Nouran Ahmed Gohar
| Aisling Blake<br /> Sarah Kippax<br /> Heba El Torky<br /> Habiba Mohd Alymohmed
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|Macau Open 2012<br /> Macau, China<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|18–21 October 2012
| Joelle King<br />11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6
| Omneya Abdel Kawy
| Aisling Blake<br /> Joshna Chinappa
| Dipika Pallikal<br /> Delia Arnold<br /> Misaki Kobayashi<br /> Siyoli Waters
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|Monte Carlo Classic 2012<br /> Monte Carlo, Monaco<br />Silver 25<br />$25,000
|29 October – 2 November 2012
| Natalie Grinham<br />6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2
| Madeline Perry
| Omneya Abdel Kawy<br> Heba El Torky
| Nour El Tayeb<br> Lucie Fialová<br> Tesni Evans<br> Lisa Aitken
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Year end world top 10 players
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!Rank
!colspan=2 width="280" |2012
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|align=right|1
| Nicol David
|align=right|2415.625
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|align=right|2
| Raneem El Weleily
|align=right|1670.000
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|align=right|3
| Laura Massaro
|align=right|1430.250
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|align=right|4
| Alison Waters
|align=right|1049.789
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|align=right|5
| Joelle King
|align=right|1043.412
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|align=right|6
| Nour El Sherbini
|align=right|943.281
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|align=right|7
| Low Wee Wern
|align=right|865.556
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|align=right|8
| Annie Au
|align=right|840.222
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|align=right|9
| Madeline Perry
|align=right|736.105
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|align=right|10
| Dipika Pallikal
|align=right|608.912
|}
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 2012 season:
- Tania Bailey (born 2 October 1979 in the Stamford, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 4 spot in March 2003. She won 6 WSA World Tour titles including the Coronation London Open and reached the final of the prestigious British Open in 2002 lost against Sarah Fitz-Gerald and the final of Hong Kong Open. She retired in February 2012.
- Engy Kheirallah (born 10 March 1976 in the Alexandria, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 12 spot in October 2006. She won 5 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Sporting Club Open in 2005. She retired in January 2012 after competing of the World Open 2011.
See also
- PSA World Tour 2012
- WSA World Series
- 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
- Women's Squash Association