Tournament of Champions (squash)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at New York's Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.
The tournament was first held in 1930. It was previously known as the US Professional Championships. The women's competition began in 2001. In recent years, the men's touranment has involved a main draw of 32 players, and the women's tournament has had a main draw of 16. The men's event is now part of the PSA Super Series.
Contents |
[edit] Past results
[edit] Men's finals (since 2000)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop | 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9 |
| 2007 | Amr Shabana | Anthony Ricketts | 7-11, 11-3, 8-4 (retired) |
| 2006 | Amr Shabana | Nick Matthew | 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 2005 | Anthony Ricketts | Thierry Lincou | 12-10, 7-11, 11-9 , 6-11, 11-7 |
| 2004 | Peter Nicol | John White | 15-10, 17-15, 15-12 |
| 2003 | Peter Nicol | Thierry Lincou | 15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-4 |
| 2002 | Jonathon Power | Peter Nicol | 15-6, 15-8, 15-10 |
| 2001 | Peter Nicol | Jonathon Power | 15-9, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15, 15-11 |
| 2000 | Jonathon Power | Martin Heath | 12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10 |
[edit] Men's champions (before 2000)
[edit] Women's finals
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Natalie Grainger | Shelley Kitchen | 11-4, 11-10 (2-0), 8-11,8-11, 11-7 |
| 2007 | Natalie Grainger | Vanessa Atkinson | 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 |
| 2006 | Vanessa Atkinson | Natalie Grainger | 9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4 |
| 2005 | Vanessa Atkinson | Linda Elriani | 9-6, 9-5, 9-5 |
| 2004 | women's competition not held | ||
| 2003 | Carol Owens | Natalie Grainger | 3-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3 |
| 2002 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Carol Owens | 9-4, 9-0, 9-3 |
| 2001 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Vanessa Atkinson | 15-10, 15-10, 15-10 |
Note: The women's tournament was inaugurated in 2001
