Infor Windy City Open 2007

The Infor Windy City Open 2007 took place January 15-23, 2007 in Chicago , Illinois , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2006/07 and belonged to the Super Series Silver category . It was endowed with $ 80,000.

Defending champion was David Palmer , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals that year. He was defeated by the eventual finalist Anthony Ricketts in three sets. Ricketts met the top seeded Amr Shabana in the final . With 11: 8, 11: 8 and 15:13 Shabana won the final game.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The 16 best players were seeded. A wildcard was not awarded.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana victory 02.  David Palmer Quarter finals 03.  Thierry Lincou Quarter finals 04th  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 05.  Anthony Ricketts final 06th  Ramy Ashour Semifinals 07th  James Willstrop Quarter finals 08th.  John White Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Stewart Boswell Round of 16 10.  Adrian Grant Round of 16 11.  Wael El Hindi Round of 16 12.  Olli Tuominen Round of 16 13.  Mohammed Abbas Round of 16 14th  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 15th  Graham Ryding Round of 16 16.  Cameron Pilley 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	A. Shabana	13	11	11
	D. Jenson	11	4th	6th					1	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	M. Krajcsák	14th	5	1	11				12	O. Tuominen	5	7th	9
12	O. Tuominen	12	11	11	13													1	A. Shabana	10	11	11	11
13	M. Abbas	11	11	11														7th	J. Willstrop	12	9	9	7th
Q	A. Mansi	5	1	1					13	M. Abbas	11	3	7th	11	3
Q	D. Selby	5	8th	2					7th	J. Willstrop	9	11	11	9	11
7th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																							1	A. Shabana	11	11	11
8th	J. White	8th	11	12	11																						8th	J. White	3	6th	7th
	M. Heather	11	9	10	4th				8th	J. White	5	11	11	11
Q	S. Ross	7th	11	6th					14th	O. Beng Hee	11	6th	8th	9
14th	O. Beng Hee	11	13	11														8th	J. White	11	7th	11	6th	13
9	S. Boswell	11	11	11														4th	G. Gaultier	9	11	9	11	11
Q	T. Richards	8th	9	3					9	S. Boswell	12	9	7th
	A. Gough	7th	8th	9					4th	G. Gaultier	14th	11	11
4th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																1	A. Shabana	11	11	15th
3	T. Lincou	11	11	11																																5	A. Ricketts	8th	8th	13
	L. Kenny	9	5	7th					3	T. Lincou	11	11	9	11
	H. Ashour	9	7th	8th					11	W. El Hindi	7th	7th	11	4th
11	W. El Hindi	11	11	11														3	T. Lincou	8th	7th	10
10	A. Grant	13	11	13														6th	R. Ashour	11	11	12
Q	J. Illingworth	11	9	11					10	A. Grant	8th	5	3
Q	BA Aziz	3	7th	9					6th	R. Ashour	11	11	11
6th	R. Ashour	11	11	11																							6th	R. Ashour	10	3	11	8th
5	A. Ricketts	12	11	11																							5	A. Ricketts	12	11	8th	11
	R. Alarcon	10	1	6th					5	A. Ricketts	11	11	11
Q	S. Handley	3	9	8th					16	C. Pilley	5	5	7th
16	C. Pilley	11	11	11														5	A. Ricketts	11	11	11
15th	G. Ryding	11	3	5	11	11												2	D. Palmer	9	7th	7th
	S. Delierre	4th	11	11	6th	3			15th	G. Ryding	9	9	8th
	D. Bianchetti	11	6th	8th	9				2	D. Palmer	11	11	11
2	D. Palmer	6th	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)