Windy City Open

Windy City Open
Details
Event nameMetro Squash Windy City Open
LocationUnited States Chicago, United States
VenueUniversity Club of Chicago
Website
www.windycityopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s)New Zealand Paul Coll
CurrentMen's Windy City Open 2022
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Hania El Hammamy
CurrentWomen's Windy City Open 2022

The Windy City Open is an annual men's and women's squash tournament held each February in Chicago, United States. It is part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of professional squash competition. The event was first held in 1981.[1]

Results

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Men's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1982 United States Mark Talbott
1983 United States Mark Talbott
1984 United States Mark Talbott
1985 United States Mark Talbott
1986 United States Mark Talbott
1987 United States Mark Talbott
1988 United States Mark Talbott
1989 United States Mark Talbott
1990 United States Mark Talbott
1991 United States Mark Talbott
1992 United States Mark Talbott
1993 United States Mark Talbott
1994 Canada Gary Waite Australia Byron Davis 15–9, 15–13, 15–8
1995 England Mark Chaloner South Africa Rodney Durbach
1996 No competition
1997
1998 England Marcus Berrett England Lee Beachill
1999 England Stephen Meads Canada Kelly Patrick 15–11, 15–7, 15–8
2000 No competition
2001 France Thierry Lincou Australia John Williams 17–16, 15–12, 13–15, 15–13
2002 England Nick Taylor France Grégory Gaultier 15–10, 15–7, 15–4
2003 Australia Paul Price France Grégory Gaultier 15–11, 15–14, 15–17, 15–11
2004 England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier 12–15, 15–9, 15–12, 15–4
2005 Scotland John White Egypt Amr Shabana 11–7, 11–8, 11–4
2006 Australia David Palmer Canada Jonathon Power 11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 9–11, 12–10
2007 Egypt Amr Shabana Australia Anthony Ricketts 11–8, 11–8, 15–13
2008 No competition
2009
2010
2011 England Oliver Pett Czech Republic Jan Koukal 13–11, 11–6, 11–4
2012 India Saurav Ghosal Pakistan Yasir Butt 11–8, 15–13, 10–12, 11–5
2013 Spain Borja Golán South Africa Stephen Coppinger 5–11, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6
2014 France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–7, 11–3, 11–4
2015 England Nick Matthew Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 11–2, 11–7
2016 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 11–6, 11–3, 2–0 ret.
2017 France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 5–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–4
2018 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 11–8, 11–8, 11–6
2019 No competition
2020 Egypt Ali Farag New Zealand Paul Coll 12–14, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–1
2021 No competition
2022 New Zealand Paul Coll Egypt Youssef Ibrahim 7–11, 10–12, 11–4, 11–7, 11–9
2023 No competition due the realization of 2022-2023 PSA World Championships (May 3rd - 11th)

Women's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2008 Mexico Samantha Terán United States Latasha Khan 9–2, 9–7, 9–2
2009 No competition
2010
2011 India Joshna Chinappa India Dipika Pallikal 11–4, 6–11, 12–10, 2–11, 11–6
2012 No competition
2013
2014 England Laura Massaro Egypt Raneem El Weleily 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6
2015 Egypt Raneem El Weleily Malaysia Nicol David 12–14, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7
2016 Egypt Raneem El Weleily Egypt Nour El Sherbini 9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6
2017 Egypt Raneem El Weleily Egypt Nour El Sherbini 10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7
2018 Egypt Nour El Tayeb New Zealand Joelle King 11–8, 10–12, 11–13, 11–9, 12–10
2019 No competition
2020 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Raneem El Welily 11–8, 8–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–9
2021 No competition
2022 Egypt Hania El Hammamy Egypt Nour El Sherbini 5-11, 15-17, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
2023 No competition due the realization of 2022-2023 PSA World Championships (May 3rd - 11th)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Open". windycityopen.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011.
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