United States Open (squash)

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The U.S. Open is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States, and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport, and showcases the top players from around the world.

Since 2011 the U.S. Open squash championships have been held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The event forms part of the World Series for both the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's Squash Association (WSA), and is organized by the national governing body for squash in the United States, U.S. Squash.

The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other. Prior to the mid-1980s, the tournament was held using the hardball squash format (a North American version of squash, which uses a smaller court and a faster-moving ball than the international "softball" version). In 1966, the championship merged with the Canadian Open and became the North American Open. The North American Open continued to use the hardball format and came to establish itself as the most prestigious event in the hardball game. In 1985, the United States Open was reinstituted as a "softball" squash event using the international format. A separate North American Open competition has continued to run as a hardball event.

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The glass show court used at the 2011 US Open Squash Championships hosted by Drexel University at the Daskalakis Athletic Center

The first championship final in 1954 saw the Boston amateur player Henri Salaun defeat the great Pakistani player Hashim Khan in Hashim's first foray to North America. Subsequently the championship came to be dominated by members of the Khan family for the next three decades. Hashim won the title three times between 1956 and 1963. His son Sharif Khan then captured the title a record 12 times in the 13-year period between 1969 and 1981. Four other members of their extended family also won the championship – Roshan Khan (three titles), Azam Khan (one title), Mo Khan (three titles), and Jahangir Khan (three titles – one hardball and two softball). Sharif's younger brother Aziz Khan also finished runner-up in 1981. Another Khan, Jansher Khan, also won three titles in the 1980s and 1990s. Jansher's last win in 1995 marks the last time that a Pakistani player won the title. In recent years, players from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada have enjoyed success at the event.

Men's championship

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David Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.

United States Open Championship (softball, 1985–present)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
2024 Template:Flagicon Ali Farag Template:Flagicon Diego Elías 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
2023 Template:Flagicon Paul Coll Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10
2022 Template:Flagicon Diego Elías Template:Flagicon Ali Farag 2-0 (retired)
2021 Template:Flagicon Mostafa Asal Template:Flagicon Tarek Momen 5-11, 5-11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–3
2020 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2019 Template:Flagicon Ali Farag Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy^ 11–4, 11–7, 11–2
2018 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Simon Rösner 8–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–8, 11–4
2017 Template:Flagicon Ali Farag Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
2016 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 10-12, 12-14, 11-1, 11-4, 3-0 (retired)
2015 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Omar Mosaad 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
2014 Template:Flagicon Mohamed El Shorbagy Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-3
2013 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
2012 Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier 11-4, 11-9, 11-9
2011 Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
2010 Template:Flagicon Wael El Hindi Template:Flagicon Laurens Jan Anjema 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7
2009 Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana Template:Flagicon Ramy Ashour 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8
2008 No competition
2007 Template:Flagicon Nick Matthew Template:Flagicon James Willstrop 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
2006 Template:Flagicon Grégory Gaultier Template:Flagicon Amr Shabana 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9
2005 Template:Flagicon Lee Beachill Template:Flagicon David Palmer 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8
2004 Template:Flagicon Lee Beachill Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
2003 Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol Template:Flagicon David Palmer 15-10, 14-15, 15-14, 17-15
2002 Template:Flagicon David Palmer Template:Flagicon Stewart Boswell 15-13, 15-10, 15-11
2001 No competition
2000 Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power Template:Flagicon Simon Parke 15-3, 11-15, 15-12, 15-12
1999 Template:Flagicon Simon Parke Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power 15-13, 15-7, 8-15, 7-15, 15-13
1998 Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power 10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-3
1997 Template:Flagicon Jonathon Power Template:Flagicon Simon Parke 15-6, 15-10, 15-9
1996 Template:Flagicon Rodney Eyles Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol 9-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-17, 15-12
1995 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Simon Parke 15-11, 17-16, 15-8
1994 Template:Flagicon Peter Nicol Template:Flagicon Chris Walker 15-13, 15-9, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5
1993 Template:Flagicon Rodney Eyles Template:Flagicon Paul Lord 15-7, 15-11, 7-15, 15-12
1992 No competition
1991 Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin Template:Flagicon Brett Martin 15-11, 15-11, 13-15, 15-6
1990 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Robertson 13-15, 15-5, 15-7, 15-7
1989 Template:Flagicon Rodney Martin Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan 15-9, 1-15, 15-12, 15-12
1988 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Dittmar 15-11, 15-6, 15-11
1987 Template:Flagicon Jansher Khan Template:Flagicon Chris Dittmar 15-7, 11-15, 15-1, 15-7
1986 Template:Flagicon Stuart Davenport Template:Flagicon Ross Norman 16-17, 5-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
1985 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Ross Norman 15-4, 15-5, 15-8

North American Open Championship (hardball, 1966–1984)

Year Winner Runner-up
1984 Template:Flagicon Jahangir Khan Template:Flagicon Mark Talbott
1983 Template:Flagicon Mark Talbott Template:Flagicon John Nimick
1982 Template:Flagicon Michael Desaulniers Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan
1981 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Aziz Khan
1980 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Michael Desaulniers
1979 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Gordon Anderson
1978 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Clive Caldwell
1977 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Geoff Hunt
1976 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Victor Niederhoffer
1975 Template:Flagicon Victor Niederhoffer Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan
1974 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Rainer Ratinac
1973 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan
1972 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Victor Niederhoffer
1971 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Ken Binns
1970 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan
1969 Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan
1968 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan Template:Flagicon Sharif Khan
1967 Template:Flagicon Ralph Howe Template:Flagicon Sam Howe
1966 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan Template:Flagicon Victor Niederhoffer

United States Open Championship (hardball, 1954–1965)

Year Winner Runner-up
1965 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan
1964 Template:Flagicon Mo Khan Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan
1963 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Mo Khan
1962 Template:Flagicon Azam Khan Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan
1961 Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan
1960 Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan
1959 Template:Flagicon Diehl Mateer Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan
1958 Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan Template:Flagicon Henri Salaun
1957 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Roshan Khan
1956 Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan Template:Flagicon Azam Khan
1955 Template:Flagicon Diehl Mateer Template:Flagicon Azam Khan
1954 Template:Flagicon Henri Salaun Template:Flagicon Hashim Khan

Men's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
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Explanatory notes

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Women's championship

United States Open Championship (softball, 1966–present)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
2024 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7
2023 Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini Template:Flagicon Hania El Hammamy 11-6, 11–6, 11–7
2022 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11-7, 9-11, 11–7, 11–6
2021 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Hania El Hammamy 9-11, 11-9, 11–7, 11–3
2020 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2019 Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar Template:Flagicon Nour El Tayeb 3-11, 8-11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–7
2018 Template:Flagicon Raneem El Welily Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11–6, 11–9, 11–8
2017 Template:Flagicon Nour El Tayeb Template:Flagicon Raneem El Welily 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5
2016 Template:Flagicon Camille Serme Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9
2015 Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Nour El Tayeb 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7
2014 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini 11-5, 12-10, 12-10
2013 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro 13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
2012 Template:Flagicon Nicol David Template:Flagicon Raneem El Welily 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
2011 Template:Flagicon Laura Massaro Template:Flagicon Kasey Brown 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
2010 Template:Flagicon Vanessa Atkinson Template:Flagicon Amanda Sobhy 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
2009 Template:Flagicon Jenny Duncalf Template:Flagicon Alison Waters 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9
2008 No competition
2007
2006
2005 Template:Flagicon Natalie Grinham Template:Flagicon Vicky Botwright 9-7, 9-10, 9-3, 9-4
2004 Template:Flagicon Natalie Grainger Template:Flagicon Linda Elriani 6-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-4
2003 Template:Flagicon Cassie Jackman Template:Flagicon Carol Owens 9-5, 5-9, 4-9, 9-7, 9-5
2002 Template:Flagicon Carol Owens Template:Flagicon Tania Bailey 9-7, 9-1, 10-8
2001 No competition
2000
1999 Template:Flagicon Cassie Jackman Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin 9-4, 9-4, 4-9, 9-3
1998 Template:Flagicon Michelle Martin Template:Flagicon Sarah Fitz-Gerald 4-9, 8-10, 9-3, 9-1, 9-6
1997 Template:Flagicon Cassie Jackman Template:Flagicon Sabine Schöne 9-4, 9-4, 9-6
1996 No competition
1995
1994 Template:Flagicon Suzanne Horner Template:Flagicon Vicki Cardwell 9-3, 9-0, 9-2
1993 Template:Flagicon Cassie Jackman Template:Flagicon Suzanne Horner 9-5, 9-5, 9-5

Women's champions by country

Champions Runner-up
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See also

Note

1 The 2001 United States Open was played in January 2002 as the Memorial Open in honor of those who died in the September 11 2001 attacks. The event was scheduled to take place in September 2001, but was postponed following the attacks.

References

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External links

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