Guggenheim Partners & Equitrust Windy City Open 2017

The Guggenheim Partners & Equitrust Windy City Open 2017 was held from February 23 to March 1, 2017 in Chicago , Illinois , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2016/17 and belonged to the World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2016/17 and also belonged to the World Series category .

Last year's winners were Mohamed Elshorbagy for men and Raneem El Weleily for women. In the men's category, Grégory Gaultier prevailed this year , defeating Marwan Elshorbagy in the final with 5:11, 11: 8, 11: 2 and 11: 4. Elshorbagy first reached a final at a World Series tournament. In the women's category, Raneem El Weleily defended her title for the second time in a row. As in the previous year, she defeated Nour El Sherbini in the final , this time with 10:12, 11: 7, 11: 7 and 11: 7.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. The best eight players were seeded for the men and the best 16 players for the women. Per Wildcard received Chris Hanson in the men's and Olivia Blatchford a spot in the main draw for the ladies.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize money for the men and women was US $ 150,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625
final	1725	$ 15,525
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375
First round	190	$ 1,690

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 02.  Karim Abdel Gawad Quarter finals 03.  Grégory Gaultier victory 04th  Ramy Ashour Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Marwan Elshorbagy final 06th  Ali Farag Semifinals 07th  Tarek Momen 1 round 08th.  Omar Mosaad 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	14th	11	8th	9	11
	P. Coll	12	6th	11	11	7th			1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
OLD	C. Salazar	11	7th	11	11				OLD	C. Salazar	9	6th	8th
Q	C. Grayson	4th	11	8th	4th													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	8th	11	11	8th
	C. Pilley	11	11	8th	5	7th												5	Ma. Elshorbagy	1	11	13	5	11
	S. Coppinger	9	8th	11	11	11				S. Coppinger	4th	11	10	11	6th
Q	KA Fathi	9	11	9					5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	9	12	4th	11
5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	13	11																							5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	8th	11
6th	A. Farag	6th	11	11	4th	11																					6th	A. Farag	8th	9	11	9
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	4th	7th	11	7th			6th	A. Farag	6th	11	5	11	11
OLD	D. Elias	11	11	11					OLD	D. Elias	11	9	11	6th	6th
	R. Cuskelly	8th	6th	6th														6th	A. Farag	8th	11	11	11
	S. Rösner	11	11	11	11														S. Rösner	11	8th	4th	5
WC	C. Hanson	13	4th	4th	8th					S. Rösner	11	11	6th	11
Q	O. Tuominen	2	8th	3					4th	R. Ashour	6th	8th	11	3
4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11																																5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	8th	2	4th
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																3	G. Gaultier	5	11	11	11
Q	J. Lee	7th	7th	3					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	D. Selby	11	11	4th	2	11				D. Selby	2	0	1
Q	L. Serme	7th	6th	11	11	8th												3	G. Gaultier	11	12	11
	M. Abouelghar	11	10	5	11	11													J. Willstrop	6th	10	5
	M. Castagnet	6th	12	11	7th	8th				M. Abouelghar	4th	8th	11	11
	J. Willstrop	11	11	11						J. Willstrop	11	11	8th	13
8th	O. Mosaad	5	5	1																							3	G. Gaultier	11	15th	11
7th	T. Momen	11	7th	12	9	7th																						B. Golan	6th	13	8th
Q	L. Au	5	11	10	11	11			Q	L. Au	11	5	4th	7th
	B. Golan	11	10	11	11					B. Golan	1	11	11	11
	M. Lee	8th	12	9	9														B. Golan	8th	11	11	11
	F. Dessouki	11	11	11														2	KA Gawad	11	4th	9	9
Q	N. Muller	6th	7th	7th						F. Dessouki	6th	12	8th	9
Q	A. Clyne	11	5	7th	5				2	KA Gawad	11	10	11	11
2	KA Gawad	8th	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini final 02.  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 03.  Raneem El Weleily victory 04th  Camille Serme Semifinals 05.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 06th  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals 07th  Nicol David Quarter finals 08th.  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joelle King 1 round 10.  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 11.  Annie Au Round of 16 12.  Joshna Chinappa 1 round 13.  Emily Whitlock Round of 16 14th  Nour El Tayeb 1 round 15th  Victoria Lust Round of 16 16.  Joey Chan Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
Q	N. Shahin	7th	8th	4th					1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
Q	S. Teran	10	15th	7th	8th				15th	V. Lust	2	7th	8th
15th	V. Lust	12	13	11	11													1	N. El Sherbini	11	6th	11	11
13	E. Whitlock	11	11	11														7th	N. David	8th	11	6th	4th
	L. Hansen	3	6th	8th					13	E. Whitlock	7th	6th	7th
Q	H. El Hammamy	8th	6th	9					7th	N. David	11	11	11
7th	N. David	11	11	11																							1	N. El Sherbini	8th	11	11	11
8th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							4th	C. Serme	11	3	6th	4th
	T.-L. Liu	7th	7th	3					8th	A. Waters	11	11	11	11
Q	S. Hany	9	11	3	8th				16	J. Chan	9	7th	13	6th
16	J. Chan	11	4th	11	11													8th	A. Waters	12	6th	10	4th
14th	N. El Tayeb	11	6th	11	6th	9												4th	C. Serme	10	11	12	11
	T. Evans	6th	11	6th	11	11				T. Evans	11	8th	6th	11
	H. El Torky	7th	6th	11	4th				4th	C. Serme	8th	11	11	13
4th	C. Serme	11	11	7th	11																															1	N. El Sherbini	12	7th	7th	7th
3	R. El Weleily	11	9	11	11																															3	R. El Weleily	10	11	11	11
OLD	J. Duncalf	5	11	7th	3				3	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	11
Q	M. Hany	4th	8th	8th					11	A. Au	8th	11	4th	7th
11	A. Au	11	11	11														3	R. El Weleily	11	11	5	11
12	J. Chinappa	11	4th	5														6th	A. Sobhy	6th	7th	11	5
WC	O. Blatchford	13	11	11					WC	O. Blatchford	7th	12	12	3
Q	N. Gilis	5	3	1					6th	A. Sobhy	11	14th	10	11
6th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11																							3	R. El Weleily	7th	11	9	11	11
5	L. Massaro	11	8th	11	11																						2	N. Gohar	11	6th	11	5	9
	M. Metwally	9	11	5	7th				5	L. Massaro	11	11	11
Q	S. Cornett	11	11	15th	11				Q	S. Cornett	2	8th	8th
9	J. King	13	7th	13	9													5	L. Massaro	7th	3	5
10	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11														2	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	D. Urquhart	8th	9	8th					10	S.-J. Perry	11	9	9	6th
Q	F. Moverley	11	7th	4th	7th				2	N. Gohar	6th	11	11	11
2	N. Gohar	9	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)
• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved January 29, 2017.