The defending champion was Grégory Gaultier , who lost 11: 4, 7:11, 7:11, 11: 3 and 11: 3 to the Egyptian world ranking leader Ramy Ashour in this year's final . For Ashour it was the first title in San Francisco. With the final won, Ashour remained unbeaten for the 45th game in a row.
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 pool was $ 70,000.