2013 WSA World Tour – Wikipedia

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]

2013 Calendar[edit]

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[edit]

World Series[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Silver 25[edit]

Source^[3]

Year end world top 10 players[edit]

Retirements[edit]

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]

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