United States Open (squash)

US Open
Details
Location United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue Daskalakis Athletic Center
PSA World Tour
WSA World Tour
Website
www.usopensquash.com
Category World Series
Prize money $150,000
Most recent champion(s) Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Current Men's United States Open (squash) 2016
Category World Series
Prize money $150,000
Most recent champion(s) France Camille Serme
Current Women's United States Open (squash) 2016

The U.S. Open (squash) is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States, and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport, and showcases the top players from around the world.

In 2012 the U.S. Open squash championships was held from October 4-12 at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

The event forms part of the World Series for both the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's Squash Association (WSA), and is organized by the national governing body for squash in the United States, U.S. Squash.

The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other. Prior to the mid-1980s, the tournament was held using the hardball squash format (a North American version of squash, which uses a smaller court and a faster-moving ball than the international "softball" version). In 1966, the championship merged with the Canadian Open and became the North American Open. The North American Open continued to use the hardball format and came to establish itself as the most prestigious event in the hardball game. In 1985, the United States Open was reinstituted as a "softball" squash event using the international format. A separate North American Open competition has continued to run as a hardball event.

The glass show court used at the 2011 US Open Squash Championships hosted by Drexel University at the Daskalakis Athletic Center

The first championship final in 1954 saw the Boston amateur player Henri Salaun defeat the great Pakistani player Hashim Khan in Hashim's first foray to North America. Subsequently the championship came to be dominated by members of the Khan family for the next three decades. Hashim won the title three times between 1956 and 1963. His son Sharif Khan then captured the title a record 12 times in the 13-year period between 1969 and 1981. Four other members of their extended family also won the championship – Roshan Khan (three titles), Azam Khan (one title), Mo Khan (three titles), and Jahangir Khan (three titles – one hardball and two softball). Sharif's younger brother Aziz Khan also finished runner-up in 1981. Another Khan, Jansher Khan, also won three titles in the 1980s and 1990s. Jansher's last win in 1995 marks the last time that a Pakistani player won the title. In recent years, players from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada have enjoyed success at the event.

Past results

Men's championship

David Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.

United States Open Championship (softball)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
2017 Egypt Ali Farag Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
2016 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 10-12, 12-14, 11-1, 11-4, 3-0 (retired)
2015 France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Omar Mosaad 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
2014 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Amr Shabana 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-3
2013 France Grégory Gaultier England Nick Matthew 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier 11-4, 11-9, 11-9
2011 Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
2010 Egypt Wael El Hindi Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7
2009 Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Ramy Ashour 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8
2008 No competition
2007 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
2006 France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Amr Shabana 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9
2005 England Lee Beachill Australia David Palmer 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8
2004 England Lee Beachill England Peter Nicol 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
2003 England Peter Nicol Australia David Palmer 15-10, 14-15, 15-14, 17-15
2002 Australia David Palmer Australia Stewart Boswell 15-13, 15-10, 15-11
2001 No competition
2000 Canada Jonathon Power England Simon Parke 15-3, 11-15, 15-12, 15-12
1999 England Simon Parke Canada Jonathon Power 15-13, 15-7, 8-15, 7-15, 15-13
1998 England Peter Nicol Canada Jonathon Power 10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-3
1997 Canada Jonathon Power England Simon Parke 15-6, 15-10, 15-9
1996 Australia Rodney Eyles England Peter Nicol 9-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-17, 15-12
1995 Pakistan Jansher Khan England Simon Parke 15-11, 17-16, 15-8
1994 England Peter Nicol England Chris Walker 15-13, 15-9, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5
1993 Australia Rodney Eyles England Paul Lord 15-7, 15-11, 7-15, 15-12
1992 No competition
1991 Australia Rodney Martin Australia Brett Martin 15-11, 15-11, 13-15, 15-6
1990 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Robertson 13-15, 15-5, 15-7, 15-7
1989 Australia Rodney Martin Pakistan Jansher Khan 15-9, 1-15, 15-12, 15-12
1988 Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15-11, 15-6, 15-11
1987 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15-7, 11-15, 15-1, 15-7
1986 New Zealand Stuart Davenport New Zealand Ross Norman 16-17, 5-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
1985 Pakistan Jahangir Khan New Zealand Ross Norman 15-4, 15-5, 15-8

Women's championship

United States Open Championship (softball)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
2017Egypt Nour El TayebEgypt Raneem El Welily 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5
2016France Camille SermeEgypt Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9
2015England Laura MassaroEgypt Nour El Tayeb 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7
2014Malaysia Nicol DavidEgypt Nour El Sherbini 11-5, 12-10, 12-10
2013Malaysia Nicol DavidEngland Laura Massaro 13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
2012Malaysia Nicol DavidEgypt Raneem El Welily 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
2011England Laura MassaroAustralia Kasey Brown 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
2010Netherlands Vanessa AtkinsonUnited States Amanda Sobhy 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
2009England Jenny DuncalfEngland Alison Waters 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9
2008 No competition
2007
2006
2005Australia Natalie GrinhamEngland Vicky Botwright 9-7, 9-10, 9-3, 9-4
2004United States Natalie GraingerEngland Linda Elriani 6-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-4
2003England Cassie JackmanNew Zealand Carol Owens 9-5, 5-9, 4-9, 9-7, 9-5
2002New Zealand Carol OwensEngland Tania Bailey 9-7, 9-1, 10-8
2001 No competition
2000
1999England Cassie JackmanAustralia Michelle Martin 9-4, 9-4, 4-9, 9-3
1998Australia Michelle MartinAustralia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 4-9, 8-10, 9-3, 9-1, 9-6
1997England Cassie JackmanGermany Sabine Schöne 9-4, 9-4, 9-6
1996 No competition
1995
1994England Suzanne HornerAustralia Vicki Cardwell 9-3, 9-0, 9-2
1993England Cassie JackmanEngland Suzanne Horner 9-5, 9-5, 9-5

North American Open Championship (hardball)

Year Winner Runner-up
1984Jahangir KhanMark Talbott
1983Mark TalbottJohn Nimick
1982Michael DesaulniersSharif Khan
1981Sharif KhanAziz Khan
1980Sharif KhanMichael Desaulniers
1979Sharif KhanGordon Anderson
1978Sharif KhanClive Caldwell
1977Sharif KhanGeoff Hunt
1976Sharif KhanVictor Niederhoffer
1975Victor NiederhofferSharif Khan
1974Sharif KhanRainer Ratinac
1973Sharif KhanMo Khan
1972Sharif KhanVictor Niederhoffer
1971Sharif KhanKen Binns
1970Sharif KhanMo Khan
1969Sharif KhanMo Khan
1968Mo KhanSharif Khan
1967Ralph HoweSam Howe
1966Mo KhanVictor Niederhoffer

United States Open Championship (hardball)

Year Winner Runner-up
1965Mo KhanHashim Khan
1964Mo KhanHashim Khan
1963Hashim KhanMo Khan
1962Azam KhanRoshan Khan
1961Roshan KhanAzam Khan
1960Roshan KhanAzam Khan
1959Diehl MateerHashim Khan
1958Roshan KhanHenri Salaun
1957Hashim KhanRoshan Khan
1956Hashim KhanAzam Khan
1955Diehl MateerAzam Khan
1954Henri SalaunHashim Khan

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See also

Note

1 The 2001 United States Open was played in January 2002 as the Memorial Open in honor of those who died in the September 11 2001 attacks. The event was scheduled to take place in September 2001, but was postponed following the attacks.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.squashinfo.com/events/4096-womens-us-open-2010
  2. ↑ http://squeakyfeet.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/right-here-right-now-the-u-s-squash-championships-ladies-first/
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