The Windy City Open is an annual men's and women's squash tournament held each February in Chicago, United States. It is part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of professional squash competition. The event was first held in 2001.[1]

Windy City Open
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Event nameMetro Squash Windy City Open
LocationUnited States Chicago, United States
VenueUniversity Club of Chicago
Website
www.windycityopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s)New Zealand Paul Coll
CurrentMen's Windy City Open 2022
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$250,000
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Hania El Hammamy
CurrentWomen's Windy City Open 2022

Results

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Men's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1982   Mark Talbott
1983   Mark Talbott
1984   Mark Talbott
1985   Mark Talbott
1986   Mark Talbott
1987   Mark Talbott
1988   Mark Talbott
1989   Mark Talbott
1990   Mark Talbott
1991   Mark Talbott
1992   Mark Talbott
1993   Mark Talbott
1994   Gary Waite   Byron Davis 15–9, 15–13, 15–8
1995   Mark Chaloner   Rodney Durbach
1996 No competition
1997
1998   Marcus Berrett   Lee Beachill
1999   Stephen Meads   Kelly Patrick 15–11, 15–7, 15–8
2000 No competition
2001   Thierry Lincou   John Williams 17–16, 15–12, 13–15, 15–13
2002   Nick Taylor   Grégory Gaultier 15–10, 15–7, 15–4
2003   Paul Price   Grégory Gaultier 15–11, 15–14, 15–17, 15–11
2004   Nick Matthew   Grégory Gaultier 12–15, 15–9, 15–12, 15–4
2005   John White   Amr Shabana 11–7, 11–8, 11–4
2006   David Palmer   Jonathon Power 11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 9–11, 12–10
2007   Amr Shabana   Anthony Ricketts 11–8, 11–8, 15–13
2008 No competition
2009
2010
2011   Oliver Pett   Jan Koukal 13–11, 11–6, 11–4
2012   Saurav Ghosal   Yasir Butt 11–8, 15–13, 10–12, 11–5
2013   Borja Golán   Stephen Coppinger 5–11, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6
2014   Grégory Gaultier   Ramy Ashour 11–7, 11–3, 11–4
2015   Nick Matthew   Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 11–2, 11–7
2016   Mohamed El Shorbagy   Nick Matthew 11–6, 11–3, 2–0 ret.
2017   Grégory Gaultier   Marwan El Shorbagy 5–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–4
2018   Mohamed El Shorbagy   Marwan El Shorbagy 11–8, 11–8, 11–6
2019 No competition
2020   Ali Farag   Paul Coll 12–14, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–1
2021 No competition
2022   Paul Coll   Youssef Ibrahim 7–11, 10–12, 11–4, 11–7, 11–9
2023 No competition due the realization of 2022-2023 PSA World Championships (May 3rd - 11th)

Women's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2008   Samantha Terán   Latasha Khan 9–2, 9–7, 9–2
2009 No competition
2010
2011   Joshna Chinappa   Dipika Pallikal 11–4, 6–11, 12–10, 2–11, 11–6
2012 No competition
2013
2014   Laura Massaro   Raneem El Weleily 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6
2015   Raneem El Weleily   Nicol David 12–14, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7
2016   Raneem El Weleily   Nour El Sherbini 9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6
2017   Raneem El Weleily   Nour El Sherbini 10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7
2018   Nour El Tayeb   Joelle King 11–8, 10–12, 11–13, 11–9, 12–10
2019 No competition
2020   Nour El Sherbini   Raneem El Welily 11–8, 8–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–9
2021 No competition
2022   Hania El Hammamy   Nour El Sherbini 5-11, 15-17, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
2023 No competition due the realization of 2022-2023 PSA World Championships (May 3rd - 11th)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Open". windycityopen.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011.
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