The UnitedHealthcare US Open Racquetball Championships is the premier professional racquetball event. It is a Grand Slam event with men and women competing from the International Racquetball Tour and Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour, respectively. Beginning in 2014, the US Open added a pro doubles division. The US Open also has divisions for amateur players, and hundreds of people participate each year. Overall, there were 708 participants in 2021,[1] and 732 participants in 2019.[2]
The 2021 UnitedHealthcare US Open was October 6–10 in Minneapolis, which was the 11th year since the event began in 1996 that it was in the Twin Cities. United Health Care was the title sponsor for the ninth consecutive year.
The first 14 years the tournament were held in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosted by USA Racquetball the US Open was held in mid-November for the first 12 years, but in 2008 the event was moved up a month to October.
Doug Ganim, a multiple racquetball World Champion in Men's Doubles and former pro player on the International Racquetball Tour, was the US Open's Tournament Director for its first 25 years, but he retired from the position in 2021.
Finalist | Wins | Losses | |
---|---|---|---|
15 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | ||
2 | 6 | ||
2 | 0 | ||
1 | 1 | ||
1 | 7 | ||
1 | 2 | ||
0 | 2 | ||
0 | 2 | ||
0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | ||
John Ellis | 0 | 1 | |
Andy Roberts | 0 | 1 | |
Derek Robinson | 0 | 1 |
This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.
Player | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Kane Waselenchuk | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | |||||||
Rocky Carson | 32 | 16 | QF | QF | QF | QF | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | QF | |||||
Jason Mannino | 16 | QF | 16 | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sudsy Monchik | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | QF | 16 | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Swain | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
Daniel De La Rosa | 64 | 64 | 32 | 16 | QF | QF | QF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conrrado Moscoso | QF | 32 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | 16 | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Huczek | 64 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Álvaro Beltrán | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | 16 | 16 | QF | QF | QF | QF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | 16 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
John Ellis | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Roberts | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derek Robinson | 64 | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Keller | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Vanderson | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alejandro Landa | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Croft | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Crowther | 16 | 32 | QF | 32 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jose Rojas | 32 | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | 16 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andree Parrilla | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Guidry | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | 16 | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woody Clouse | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric Muller | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Locker | 32 | 32 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 |
Finalist | Wins | Losses |
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12 | 2 | |
4 | 7 | |
3 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | |
2 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | |
1 | 0 | |
0 | 3 | |
0 | 2 | |
Erika Manilla | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | |
This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.
Player | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Paola Longoria | 128 | QF | 32 | 16 | QF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | |||||||
Rhonda Rajsich | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | 16 | QF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | QF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 16 | QF | ||||||
Christie Van Hees | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cheryl Gudinas | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | |||||||
Kerri Wachtel | 32 | 32 | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jackie Paraiso | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | QF | 16 | QF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michelle Gould | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | bgcolor=yellow align=center | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samantha Salas | 128 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | align=center | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Frédérique Lambert | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
María José Vargas | 32 | 16 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | 32 | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kristen Walsh Bellows | 16 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Susana Acosta | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | 16 | QF | 32 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Veronica Sotomayor | 32 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laura Fenton | QF | QF | 16 | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brenda Kyzer | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caryn McKinney | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angela Grisar | QF | QF | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cristina Amaya | 64 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | QF | 16 | 32 | 32 | align=center | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessica Parrilla | 32 | 128 | QF | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 32 | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kersten Hallander | QF | QF | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin Levine | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natalia Mendez | QF | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | QF | QF | 16 | align=center | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabriela Martinez | 16 | 16 | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 16 | QF | align=center | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angélica Barrios | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | align=center | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erika Manilla | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | bgcolor=silver align=center | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montserrat Mejia | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexandra Herrera | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 16 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 32 | align=center | QF | align=center | QF | align=center | QF | align=center | 16 | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marci Drexler | bgcolor=pink align=center | SF |