US Open Squash Championships 2017

The 2017 US Open Squash Championships took place October 7-14, 2017 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

The defending champions were Mohamed Elshorbagy for the men, who defeated Nick Matthew 3-2 last year , and Camille Serme for the women, who defeated Nour El Tayeb in four sets.

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions each consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Haley Mendez and Christopher Gordon a starting place in the respective main field.

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 165,000 US dollars each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 24,225
final	1725	$ 14,820
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,120
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,415
Round of 16	375	$ 3,206
First round	190	$ 1,888

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Karim Abdel Gawad 1 round 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy final 03.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 04th  Ali Farag victory

No. player Round reached 05.  James Willstrop 1 round 06th  Marwan Elshorbagy Round of 16 07th  Tarek Momen Round of 16 08th.  Fares Dessouki 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
2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	9	8th	4th					2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	7th	11	11
	M. Abouelghar	11	13	11	11					M. Abouelghar	8th	11	2	6th
	M. Castagnet	6th	15th	4th	3													2	Mo. Elshorbagy	12	12	11
	S. Rösner	11	11	12															S. Rösner	10	10	5
Q	G. Lobban	9	8th	10						S. Rösner	11	11	11	11
	C. Salazar	5	11	10	11	11				C. Salazar	8th	8th	13	1
5	J. Willstrop	11	9	12	6th	9																					2	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	11	11
7th	T. Momen	11	11	11																							3	N. Matthew	11	6th	8th
Q	A. Waller	6th	9	3					7th	T. Momen	9	11	10	11	8th
Q	A. Salazar	4th	1	13	4th					D. Selby	11	8th	12	7th	11
	D. Selby	11	11	11	11														D. Selby	13	2	8th
	R. Cuskelly	11	11	9	6th	9												3	N. Matthew	15th	11	11
	G. Marche	8th	6th	11	11	11				G. Marche	8th	6th	6th
	Z. Mohamed	7th	5	6th					3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
3	N. Matthew	11	11	11																																2	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	9	8th
4th	A. Farag	11	14th	11																																4th	A. Farag	12	11	11
Q	L. Serme	6th	12	6th					4th	A. Farag	12	10	7th	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	8th	11	6th	8th				Q	M. Hesham	10	12	11	4th	1
Q	M. Hesham	11	5	11	11													4th	A. Farag	10	11	8th	12	11
	A. Clyne	11	11	9	11													8th	F. Dessouki	12	5	11	10	8th
Q	KA Fathi	8th	5	11	4th					A. Clyne	11	2	4th	7th
WC	C. Gordon	9	7th	6th					8th	F. Dessouki	4th	11	11	11
8th	F. Dessouki	11	11	11																							4th	A. Farag	11	14th	11
6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	12	11																							4th	O. Mosaad	6th	12	6th
Q	AM Al Tamimi	5	10	3					6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	5	9	9
	M. Lee	8th	11	7th						D. Elias	11	11	11
	D. Elias	11	13	11															D. Elias	6th	11	7th	10
	O. Mosaad	11	11	11															O. Mosaad	11	6th	11	12
Q	C. Simpson	8th	6th	5						O. Mosaad	12	11	11
	P. Coll	11	11	6th	11					P. Coll	10	8th	8th
1	KA Gawad	8th	3	11	8th

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini Quarter finals 02.  Raneem El Weleily final 03.  Camille Serme Round of 16 04th  Laura Massaro Semifinals 05.  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals 06th  Nicol David Round of 16 07th  Sarah-Jane Perry 1 round 08th.  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Quarter finals 10.  Nour El Tayeb victory 11.  Joelle King Semifinals 12.  Emily Whitlock Round of 16 13.  Joshana Chinappa Round of 16 14th  Victoria Lust Round of 16 15th  Tesni Evans Round of 16 16.  Olivia Blatchford 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
	M. Metwally	9	2	7th					1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
Q	H. El Hammammy	17th	4th	7th					14th	V. Lust	2	2	0
14th	V. Lust	19th	11	11														1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	5	7th
10	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11														10	N. El Tayeb	13	5	11	11
Q	K. El Defrawy	7th	1	1					10	N. El Tayeb	8th	14th	13	11
	S. Hany	11	11	12	11					S. Hany	11	12	11	6th
7th	S.-J. Perry	7th	3	14th	6th																						10	N. El Tayeb	11	12	9	11
6th	N. David	11	11	6th	11																						4th	L. Massaro	6th	10	11	3
	D. Urquhart	8th	4th	11	5				6th	N. David	5	5	12	11	7th
Q	J. Chan	3	12	9					9	A. Au	11	11	10	8th	11
9	A. Au	11	14th	11														9	A. Au	11	6th	8th	7th
12	E. Whitlock	8th	11	8th	12	11												4th	L. Massaro	9	11	11	11
Q	J. Duncalf	11	5	11	10	5			12	E. Whitlock	11	6th	6th
	M. Tomlinson	7th	9	9					4th	L. Massaro	13	11	11
4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																10	N. El Tayeb	8th	11	5	11	11
3	C. Serme	11	11	11																																2	R. El Weleily	11	4th	11	7th	7th
WC	H. Mendez	2	7th	8th					3	C. Serme	5	11	11	9	11
Q	M. van der Heijden	3	11	8th					11	J. King	11	4th	6th	11	13
11	J. King	11	13	11														11	J. King	11	8th	11	11
16	O. Blatchford	11	11	11														8th	A. Waters	9	11	2	3
Q	M. Perry	7th	8th	6th					16	O. Blatchford	11	5	11	9	6th
Q	S. Cornett	7th	8th	10					8th	A. Waters	9	11	9	11	11
8th	A. Waters	11	11	12																							11	J. King	8th	11	6th	6th
5	N. Gohar	11	13	4th	11																						2	R. El Weleily	11	6th	11	11
Q	A. Landers-Murphy	2	11	11	7th				5	N. Gohar	9	11	11	11
	D. Pallikal	11	8th	8th	9				13	J. Chinappa	11	9	8th	5
13	J. Chinappa	7th	11	11	11													5	N. Gohar	13	7th	10	5
15th	T. Evans	11	11	17th														2	R. El Weleily	11	11	12	11
	H. El Torky	6th	4th	15th					15th	T. Evans	8th	3	4th
Q	H. Naughton	12	11	6th	1	9			2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
2	R. El Weleily	10	9	11	11	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF). Accessed November 2, 2017.