The WSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the

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(WSA) for the 2011 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in

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in the

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. The tour features three categories of regular events, the

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, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments. The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2011 Calendar

World Open

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Gold 50

Silver 30

Silver 20

Year end world top 10 players

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the

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top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2011 season: *

Vanessa Atkinson Vanessa Louise Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005. Atkinson was born in England ...

(born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle,

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) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the world no. 1 ranking in December 2005. Keeping the spot for four month in 2005. She won the World Open in 2004 against

Natalie Grinham Natalie Marie Grinham (born 16 March 1978 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open an ...

. She also has won major tournaments as the

Qatar Classic The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October or November. The event was re-established in 2001. Between 1992 and 1997, the tournament was formerly known as the Qatar International. The ...

, the Malaysian Open, the Tournament of Champions in

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and the US Open. She retired in August after win the Nottingham Open, the 24th

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title of her career. *

Isabelle Stoehr Isabelle Stoehr (born June 9, 1979, in Tours) is a professional squash player from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas ...

(born 9 June 1979 in

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) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 10 spot in February 2009. She won 7

titles including the Alexandria Open and the WISPA des Pyramides. She retired in November after competing the

. * Rebecca Chiu (born 24 November 1978 in

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) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 13 spot in October 2007. She won 16

titles including Japan Open in 2001 and the Singapore Open in 2004. She retired in February 2011. * Tenille Swartz (born 13 May 1987 in Parys,

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) joined the pro tour in 2006, reached the singles no. 28 spot in April 2008. She won 2

titles. She retired in November after losing in the first round of the

References

External links

WSA website
{{2011 in squash WSA World Tour seasons 2011 in squash

2011 Calendar

World Open

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Gold 50

Silver 30

Silver 20

Year end world top 10 players

Retirements

See also

References

External links