See also: 2012 WSA World Series.
| Type: | WSA |
| WSA World Tour 2012 | |
| Event Name: | WSA World Tour 2012 |
| Tournaments: | 69 |
| Categories: | WSA World Open WSA World Series (5) WSA World Series Finals WSA Gold & Silver (14) WSA Tour (48) |
| World Number 1: | Nicol David (12 months) |
| World Champion: | Nicol David |
| Player Of The Year: | Nicol David |
| Comeback Player Of The Year: | Alison Waters |
| Breakthrough Player Of The Year: |  Nour El Sherbini |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1] The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland Classic 2012 Cleveland, United StatesGold 50 $50,000 – Draw | 29 January – 1 February 2012 | Nicol David 7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8 | Laura Massaro |  Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy | Jenny Duncalf Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Donna Urquhart | |
| Australian Open 2012 Canberra, Australia Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw | 15–19 August 2012 | Nicol David 17–15, 11–2, 11–6 | Laura Massaro | Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal | Kasey Brown Donna Urquhart Alison Waters Amanda Sobhy | |
| Carol Weymuller Open 2012 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw | 27–30 September 2012 | Laura Massaro 11–8, 11–4, 11–5 | Raneem El Weleily | Nour El Sherbini Alison Waters | Nicol David Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Joelle King | |
China Squash Open 2012 Shanghai, ChinaGold 50 $55,000 – Draw | 25–28 October 2012 | Low Wee Wern 6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9 | Joelle King | Alison Waters Kasey Brown | Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Aisling Blake Omneya Abdel Kawy |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Open 2012 New York City, United States Silver 35 $35,000 | 19–22 January 2012 | Raneem El Weleily 11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4 | Joelle King |  Samantha Terán Dipika Pallikal | Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Jaclyn Hawkes | |
World Tour Pyramides 2012 Le Port-Marly, FranceSilver 35 $35,000 | 28 June- 1 July 2012 | Alison Waters 11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8 | Low Wee Wern | Camille Serme Omneya Abdel Kawy | Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Aisling Blake | |
| Matamata Open 2012 Matamata, New Zealand Silver 35 $35,000 | 23–26 August 2012 | Alison Waters 11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11 | Joelle King | Low Wee Wern Jaclyn Hawkes | Madeline Perry Annie Au Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament of Champions 2012 New York, United States Silver 25 $27,500 | 23–26 January 2012 | Natalie Grinham 11–4 11–4 11–3 | Dipika Pallikal | Jaclyn Hawkes Nour El Sherbini | Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart Sarah Kippax Latasha Khan | |
Atwater Cup 2012 Montreal, CanadaSilver 25 $25,000 | 20–23 March 2012 | Alison Waters 7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3 | Kasey Brown | Joey Chan Sarah Kippax | Line Hansen Latasha Khan Aisling Blake Gaby Huber | |
| Texas Open 2012 Dallas, United States Silver 25 $25,000 | 17–22 April 2012 | Camille Serme 11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9 | Joelle King | Annie Au Samantha Terán | Donna Urquhart Latasha Khan Melody Francis Lucie Fialová | |
| Irish Squash Open 2012 Dublin, Ireland Silver 25 $25,000 | 25–28 April 2012 | Alison Waters 11–4 11–4 12–10 | Madeline Perry | Laura Massaro Jaclyn Hawkes | Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah Kippax Nour El Sherbini Aisling Blake | |
| Atlantis Open 2012 Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,000 | 17–20 September 2012 | Nour El Tayeb 11–6 13–11 11–4 | Joey Chan | Lauren Briggs Nouran Ahmed Gohar | Aisling Blake Sarah Kippax Heba El Torky Habiba Mohd Alymohmed | |
Macau Open 2012 Macau, ChinaSilver 25 $25,000 | 18–21 October 2012 | Joelle King 11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | Aisling Blake Joshna Chinappa | Dipika Pallikal Delia Arnold  Misaki KobayashiSiyoli Waters | |
| Monte Carlo Classic 2012 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000 | 29 October – 2 November 2012 | Natalie Grinham 6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2 | Madeline Perry | Omneya Abdel Kawy Heba El Torky | Nour El Tayeb Lucie Fialová Tesni Evans Lisa Aitken |
| Rank | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicol David | 2415.625 | |
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 1670.000 | |
| 3 | Laura Massaro | 1430.250 | |
| 4 | Alison Waters | 1049.789 | |
| 5 | Joelle King | 1043.412 | |
| 6 | Nour El Sherbini | 943.281 | |
| 7 | Low Wee Wern | 865.556 | |
| 8 | Annie Au | 840.222 | |
| 9 | Madeline Perry | 736.105 | |
| 10 | Dipika Pallikal | 608.912 |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
Engy Kheirallah (born 10 March 1976 in the Alexandria, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 12 spot in October 2006. She won 5 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Sporting Club Open in 2005. She retired in January 2012 after competing of the World Open 2011.[5]