WSA World Tour 2002/03

WSA World Tour 2002/03
organizer	Women's Squash Association
Categories	WSA World Championship , WISPA World Grand Prix Finals , WSA Gold (3) , WSA Silver (12) , WSA Tour (21)
Tournaments	38
Total prize money	$ 664,950
world champion	Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Most tournament victories	Carol Owens (8)
last season 2001/02 Current season 2002/03 next season 2003/04

The WSA World Tour 2002/03 includes all confirmed tournaments of the professional women's squash season 2002/03 of the WSA World Tour . The overview sorted by month shows the location of the tournament, its name, the total prize money paid out and the winner of the tournament. In the final table all tournament winners are listed according to the number of their titles. It is irrelevant here which value the tournaments won by the player had, even if a corresponding recording is made.

A total of 38 tournaments took place in the 2002/03 season. The total prize pool was $ 664,950. Sarah Fitz-Gerald became world champion, with Carol Owens winning the most titles this season with eight tournament victories.

Tour information

Number according to tournament series

Tournament series	WM 1	GP 2	Go 35 3	Si 25 4	Si 15	Tour 5
number	1	1	3	3	9	21st
total	1	1	3	12		21st

Tournament schedule

August

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
08/16 - 08/18	Rockhampton	Queensland Open 2002	$ 4,000	Dianne Desira
August 19 - August 24	Singapore	Head Singapore Open 2002	$ 19,000	Rachael Grinham
26.08. – 31.08.	Kuala Lumpur	Head Malaysian Open 2002	$ 20,000	Carol Owens

September

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
09/11 - 09/14	Antibes	Internationaux de France 2002	$ 18,000	Sarah Fitz-Gerald
15.09. – 16.09.	Chiba	Japan Open 2002	$ 3,000	Sharon Wee
18.09. – 22.09.	Hong Kong	Credit Suisse Privilege Open 2002	$ 17,000	Rachael Grinham
09/20 - 09/22	Wangaratta	Victorian Open 2002	$ 4,000	Dianne Desira

October

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
October 21 - October 24	Rennes	Rennes Open 2002	$ 5,000	Corinne Castets
October 26th - November 2nd	Doha	World Women's Squash Championship 2002	$ 102,500	Sarah Fitz-Gerald

November

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
06.11. – 09.11.	San Salvador	El Salvador Open 2002	$ 5,500	Carla Khan
07.11. – 10.11.	Ottawa	Ottawa International 2002	$ 7,500	Suzanne Horner
November 12th - November 17th	New York City	Carol Weymuller US Open 2002	$ 37,000	Carol Owens
11/14 - 11/17	Seattle	Washington Open 2002	$ 4,000	Tegwen Malik
November 19 - November 24	Zurich	Aqua Nova Grasshopper Cup 2002	$ 25,000	Natalie Pohrer
November 25th - November 30th	Monte Carlo	Monte Carlo Classic 2002	$ 18,000	Natalie Pohrer

December

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
December 17-22	Maastricht	Valid Dutch Open 2002	$ 11,750	Vanessa Atkinson

January

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
January 8th - January 13th	Rye	Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open 2003	$ 20,000	Natalie Grinham
January 14th - January 19th	Southport	Forbes Southport Open 2003	$ 10,000	Natalie Grinham
January 17 - January 19	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Invitational 2003	$ 4,000	Samantha Teran
January 21-26	Greenwich	Greenwich Open 2003	$ 25,000	Linda Charman
23/01 - 26/01	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Open 2003	$ 4,000	Cassie Jackman
28.01. – 02.02.	Poughkeepsie	Vassar College Class of 1932 Open 2003	$ 18,000	Rachael Grinham

February

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
02/11 - 02/16	Kuala Lumpur	KL Open 2003	$ 11,750	Carol Owens
February 21-27	New York City	Harrisdirect Tournament of Champions 2003	$ 35,000	Carol Owens

March

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
07.03. – 09.03.	Geneva	Swiss Open 2003	$ 3,000	Suzanne Horner
March 14th - March 17th	Mikkeli	Savcor Finnish Open 2003	$ 5,000	Salma Shabana
March 18-23	Las Vegas	Bright Lights Las Vegas Open 2003	$ 13,000	Cassie Jackman
25.03. – 30.03.	Dallas	Texas Open 2003	$ 45,000	Carol Owens

April

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
04/01 - 04/06	Dublin	Nivea Irish Open 2003	$ 20,000	Vanessa Atkinson

May

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
May 6th - May 11th	Salt Lake City	Squashworks Salt Lake City Open 2003	$ 11,500	Cassie Jackman
May 14th - May 18th	Carcassonne	Carcassonne City Open 2003	$ 4,000	Isabelle Stoehr
	New York City	CJSquash.com Hyder Open 2003	$ 7,000	Sharon Wee
May 21 - May 24	Brest	Brest Open 2003	$ 6,000	Isabelle Stoehr
	Doha	WISPA World Grand Prix Finals 2002/03	$ 62,000	Carol Owens
May 28th - June 2nd	Cairo	Heliopolis Open 2003	$ 20,000	Carol Owens

June

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
02.06. – 09.06.	Hurghada	Hurghada International 2003	$ 26,950	Carol Owens

July

date	place	competition	Prize money	Winner
07/23 - 07/26	Cairo	Egyptian Circuit No1 2003	$ 5,000	Engy Kheirallah
07/23 - 07/27	Adelaide	Australian Open 2003	$ 7,500	Sarah Fitz-Gerald

Tournament winners

space	Player	Victories	WM 1	GP 2	Go 35 3	Si 25 4	Si 15	Tour 5
1.	Carol Owens	8th		1	3	1	2	1
2.	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	3	1				1	1
2.	Rachael Grinham	3					3
2.	Cassie Jackman	3						3
5.	Vanessa Atkinson	2					1	1
5.	Dianne Desira	2						2
5.	Natalie Grinham	2					1	1
5.	Suzanne Horner	2						2
5.	Natalie Pohrer	2				1	1
5.	Isabelle Stoehr	2						2
5.	Sharon Wee	2						2
12.	Corinne Castets	1						1
12.	Linda Charman	1				1
12.	Carla Khan	1						1
12.	Engy Kheirallah	1						1
12.	Tegwen Malik	1						1
12.	Salma Shabana	1						1
12.	Samantha Teran	1						1

¹ WSA World Championship
² WISPA World Grand Prix Finals
³ WSA Gold
⁴ WSA Silver
⁵ WSA Tour

Web links

• WSA World Tour tournaments in 2002 on squashinfo.com
• WSA World Tour tournaments in 2003 on squashinfo.com