The Men's Australian Open 2011 is the men' edition of the 2011
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
, which is a tournament of the
PSA World Series
The PSA World Series (formerly known as the PSA Super Series) was a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which were part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the squash season. The tournaments were some of the mo ...
event (Prize money : 150 000 $). The event took place in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
in
Australia
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from 8 to 14 August.
Ramy Ashour
Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest pla ...
won his first Australian Open trophy, beating
Nick Matthew in the final.
Prize money and ranking points
For 2011, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Seeds
Draw and results
See also
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PSA World Tour 2011
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PSA World Series 2011
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Australian Open (squash)
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2011 Women's Australian Open (squash)
References
External links
PSA Australian Open 2011 websiteAustralian Open official website
{{2011 in squash
Squash tournaments in Australia
Australian Open Squash
2012 in Australian sport