Qatar Classic 2006

The Qatar Classic 2006 took place from April 13th to 17th, 2007 in Doha , Qatar . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2006/07 and belonged to the Super Series category . The prize money was $ 120,000. The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2006/07 and belonged to the WSA Gold 50 category . The prize money was $ 82,000. Due to construction work at the venue, the tournament was held in April 2007 instead of December 2006 as planned.

Defending champion was James Willstrop , who was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Ramy Ashour that year . Ashour also reached the final by defeating David Palmer 8:11, 11: 9, 11: 9 and 11: 6. Nicol David won the women's title, she won the final against Natalie Grinham 9: 7, 2: 9, 9: 7 and 9: 2. Last year's winner Vanessa Atkinson was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Grinham.

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers for men and six for women. The best 16 players were each seeded. Per Wildcard received Abdul Rahman Al-Malki a spot in the main draw of the men, while no wild card was awarded with the ladies.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana Round of 16 02.  Grégory Gaultier retreat 03.  David Palmer final 04th  Thierry Lincou retreat 05.  Ramy Ashour victory 06th  Anthony Ricketts Round of 16 07th  Nick Matthew Semifinals 08th.  James Willstrop Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 10.  Lee Beachill Quarter finals 11.  Stewart Boswell 1 round 12.  Wael El Hindi Semifinals 13.  Mohammed Abbas retreat 14th  Adrian Grant Round of 16 15th  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 16.  Peter Barker Quarter finals

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	11	11	11
Q	R. Lavigne	2	9	4th					1	A. Shabana	7th	8th	11	8th
WC	A. Al-Malki	4th	3	3					16	P. Barker	11	11	2	11
16	P. Barker	11	11	11														16	P. Barker	11	11	9	9
Q	O. Mosaad	4th	4th	11	11	11												7th	N. Matthew	9	13	11	11
	MA Iskandar	11	11	6th	3	9			Q	O. Mosaad	8th	6th	9
OLD	B. Ball	4th	9	4th					7th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
7th	N. Matthew	11	11	11																							7th	N. Matthew	11	9	7th	12	8th
5	R. Ashour	11	11	5	10	11																					5	R. Ashour	6th	11	11	10	11
	H. Ashour	7th	8th	11	12	0			5	R. Ashour	11	10	11	11
Q	J. Kemp	5	12	9	6th					O. Tuominen	5	12	4th	9
	O. Tuominen	11	10	11	11													5	R. Ashour	11	11	11
14th	A. Grant	11	7th	7th	11	11												8th	J. Willstrop	4th	7th	7th
	LJ Anjema	8th	11	11	8th	6th			14th	A. Grant	7th	10	11	6th
	J. Barrington	5	5	11	7th				8th	J. Willstrop	11	12	9	11
8th	J. Willstrop	11	11	4th	11																															5	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11
9	K. Darwish	11	11	10	11																															3	D. Palmer	11	9	9	6th
Q	Y. El Halaby	3	9	12	2				9	K. Darwish	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	7th	11	11	9	11				C. Pilley	4th	5	5
11	S. Boswell	11	7th	4th	11	4th												9	K. Darwish	8th	9	7th
15th	O. Beng Hee	8th	11	9	11	11												3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
	B. Golan	11	8th	11	8th	5			15th	O. Beng Hee	7th	9	4th
OLD	D. Bianchetti	5	8th	11	11	7th			3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
3	D. Palmer	11	11	9	9	11																					3	D. Palmer	10	11	11	11
6th	A. Ricketts	11	11	5	11																						12	W. El Hindi	12	5	7th	9
Q	D. Selby	5	9	11	9				6th	A. Ricketts	11	8th	12	4th	7th
Q	T. Momen	8th	6th	2					12	W. El Hindi	3	11	10	11	11
12	W. El Hindi	11	11	11														12	W. El Hindi	12	8th	13	11
10	L. Beachill	11	11	11														10	L. Beachill	10	11	11	4th
Q	S. Zaman	2	4th	4th					10	L. Beachill	11	11	11
LL	S. Ross	6th	11	10	11	5			Q	A. Walker	5	7th	8th
Q	A. Walker	11	8th	12	7th	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Natalie Grinham final 03.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 04th  Tania Bailey Semifinals 05.  Vicky Botwright Quarter finals 06th  Natalie Grainger Quarter finals 07th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 08th.  Vanessa Atkinson Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Madeline Perry Round of 16 10.  Laura Lengthorn Round of 16 11.  Alison Waters Round of 16 12.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 13.  Engy Kheirallah Round of 16 14th  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 15th  Rebecca Chiu 1 round 16.  Kasey Brown 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. David	9	9	9
	J. Hawkes	1	4th	4th					1	N. David	9	9	9
	A. Naude	9	7th	9	9					A. Naude	3	0	3
15th	R. Chiu	5	9	6th	5													1	N. David	9	9	9
10	L. Lengthorn	9	9	9														7th	OA Kawy	1	0	3
	N. Fernandes	1	0	0					10	L. Lengthorn	8th	10	9	6th	3
	R. El Welily	4th	4th	1					7th	OA Kawy	10	8th	5	9	9
7th	OA Kawy	9	9	9																							1	N. David	9	9	9
5	V. Botwright	9	9	9																							4th	T. Bailey	7th	4th	0
	S. Wee	1	4th	0					5	V. Botwright	9	9	9
Q	A. Blake	3	2	2					12	J. Duncalf	0	4th	2
12	J. Duncalf	9	9	9														5	V. Botwright	9	3	5	1
14th	S. Kitchen	9	9	9														4th	T. Bailey	7th	9	9	9
Q	C. Mak	1	0	1					14th	S. Kitchen	3	7th	9	3
Q	O. Naom	1	1	1					4th	T. Bailey	9	9	2	9
4th	T. Bailey	9	9	9																																1	N. David	9	2	9	9
3	R. Grinham	9	9	9																																2	N. Grinham	7th	9	7th	2
Q	L. Hansen	2	0	3					3	R. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	T. Swartz	0	3	2					16	K. Brown	2	3	0
16	K. Brown	9	9	9														3	R. Grinham	9	9	9
13	E. Kheirallah	8th	9	7th	9	9												6th	N. Grainger	7th	7th	8th
	D. Lloyd-Walter	10	3	9	2	6th			13	E. Kheirallah	4th	6th	2
	I. Stoehr	8th	0	5					6th	N. Grainger	9	9	9
6th	N. Grainger	10	9	9																							3	R. Grinham	9	3	3	3
8th	V. Atkinson	9	9	9																							2	N. Grinham	3	9	9	9
	S. Kippax	1	4th	6th					8th	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
	T. Chuah	2	2	1					9	M. Perry	2	3	5
9	M. Perry	9	9	9														8th	V. Atkinson	2	0	10	4th
11	A. Waters	9	9	9														2	N. Grinham	9	9	8th	9
Q	S. Pierrepont	3	4th	5					11	A. Waters	9	5	4th	0
	R. Botwright	3	1	0					2	N. Grinham	4th	9	9	9
2	N. Grinham	9	9	9

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ashour & David Celebrate Tour Double In Doha. In: squashinfo.com. April 18, 2007, accessed December 10, 2019 .