Tournament of Champions (squash)

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 tournament 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.

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Past results

Men's finals (since 2000)

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2011 Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7
2010 James Willstrop Ramy Ashour 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
2009 Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4
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

Men's champions (before 2000)

Year Champion
1999 Jonathon Power
1997-98 not held
1996 Jonathon Power
1995 Jansher Khan
1994 Rodney Eyles
1993 Jansher Khan
1992 Jansher Khan
1991 Kenton Jernigan
1990 Mark Talbott
1989 Mark Talbott
1988 Mark Talbott
1987 Mark Talbott
1986 Mario Sanchez
1985 Jahangir Khan
1984 Jahangir Khan
1983 Mark Talbott
1982 Clive Caldwell
1981 Michael Desaulniers
1980 Clive Caldwell
1979 Sharif Khan
1978 Stuart Goldstein
1977 Sharif Khan
1976 Sharif Khan
1975 Sharif Khan
1974 Sharif Khan
1973 Sharif Khan
1972 Sharif Khan
1971 Sharif Khan
1970 Sharif Khan
1969 Mo Khan
1968 Mo Khan
1967 Mo Khan
1966 Mo Khan
1965 Mo Khan
1964 Hashim Khan
1963 Hashim Khan
1962 Al Chassard
1961 Al Chassard
1960 Raymond Widelski
1959 Al Chassard
1958 Mahmoud Karim
1957 Mahmoud Karim
1956 Al Chassard
1955 Hashim Khan
1954 John Warzycki
1953 John Warzycki
1952 Edward T. Reid
1951 James J. Tully
1950 Edward T. Reid
1949 Edward T. Reid
1948 Al Ramsay
1947 Edward T. Reid
1946 Lester Cummings
1943-45 not held
1942 Lester Cummings
1941 Lester Cummings
1940 Al Ramsay
1939 Lester Cummings
1938 Al Ramsay
1937 John Skillman
1936 James J. Tully
1935 John Skillman
1934 Jack Summers
1933 John Skillman
1932 Jack Summers
1931 Jack Summers
1930 Jack Summers

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

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