Windy City Open

Windy City Open
Details
Event nameMetro Squash Windy City Open
Location Chicago, United States
VenueUniversity Club of Chicago
Website
www.windycityopen.com
Men's Winner
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s) Mostafa Asal
Women's Winner
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s) Nour El Sherbini

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

Men's

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1982 Mark Talbott
1983 Mark Talbott
1984 Mark Talbott
1985 Mark Talbott
1986 Mark Talbott
1987 Mark Talbott
1988 Mark Talbott
1989 Mark Talbott
1990 Mark Talbott
1991 Mark Talbott
1992 Mark Talbott
1993 Mark Talbott
1994 Gary Waite Byron Davis 15–9, 15–13, 15–8
1995 Mark Chaloner Rodney Durbach
1996 No competition
1997
1998 Marcus Berrett Lee Beachill
1999 Stephen Meads Kelly Patrick 15–11, 15–7, 15–8
2000 No competition
2001 Thierry Lincou John Williams 17–16, 15–12, 13–15, 15–13
2002 Nick Taylor Grégory Gaultier 15–10, 15–7, 15–4
2003 Paul Price Grégory Gaultier 15–11, 15–14, 15–17, 15–11
2004 Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier 12–15, 15–9, 15–12, 15–4
2005 John White Amr Shabana 11–7, 11–8, 11–4
2006 David Palmer Jonathon Power 11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 9–11, 12–10
2007 Amr Shabana Anthony Ricketts 11–8, 11–8, 15–13
2008 No competition
2009
2010
2011 Oliver Pett Jan Koukal 13–11, 11–6, 11–4
2012 Saurav Ghosal Yasir Butt 11–8, 15–13, 10–12, 11–5
2013 Borja Golán Stephen Coppinger 5–11, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6
2014 Grégory Gaultier Ramy Ashour 11–7, 11–3, 11–4
2015 Nick Matthew Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 11–2, 11–7
2016 Mohamed El Shorbagy Nick Matthew 11–6, 11–3, 2–0 ret.
2017 Grégory Gaultier Marwan El Shorbagy 5–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–4
2018 Mohamed El Shorbagy Marwan El Shorbagy 11–8, 11–8, 11–6
2019 No competition
2020 Ali Farag Paul Coll 12–14, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–1
2021 No competition
2022 Paul Coll 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)
2024 Ali Farag Paul Coll 11–8, 5–11, 11–7, 15–13
2025 No competition
2026 Mostafa Asal Paul Coll 11–5, 12–10, 11–7

Men's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
 United States 12  Egypt 6
 England 7  New Zealand 3
 Egypt 6  Australia 3
 France 3  France 3
 Australia 2  England 2
 Canada 1  South Africa 2
 New Zealand 1  Canada 2
 India 1  Czech Republic 1
 Spain 1  Pakistan 1
 Scotland 1  United States 0

Women's

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2008 Samantha Terán Latasha Khan 9–2, 9–7, 9–2
2009 No competition
2010
2011 Joshna Chinappa Dipika Pallikal 11–4, 6–11, 12–10, 2–11, 11–6
2012 No competition
2013
2014 Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6
2015 Raneem El Weleily Nicol David 12–14, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7
2016 Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini 9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6
2017 Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini 10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7
2018 Nour El Tayeb Joelle King 11–8, 10–12, 11–13, 11–9, 12–10
2019 No competition
2020 Nour El Sherbini Raneem El Welily 11–8, 8–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–9
2021 No competition
2022 Hania El Hammamy 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)
2024 Nour El Sherbini Nouran Gohar 11–7, 6–11, 11–4, 11–4
2025 No competition
2026 Nour El Sherbini Amina Orfi 9–11, 10–12, 13–11, 11–5, 11-8

Women's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
 Egypt 8  Egypt 7
 England 1  New Zealand 1
 India 1  India 1
 Mexico 1  Malaysia 1
 United States 0  United States 1

See also

References

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