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Tournament of Champions (squash)

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Tournament of Champions
Details
Event nameJ. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions
LocationUnited States New York City United States
VenueGrand Central Terminal
Website
tocsquash.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$180,000
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Ali Farag
Current2024 Tournament of Champions
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$180,000
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Nour El Sherbini
CurrentWomen's Tournament of Champions 2024
Tournament of Champions Squash 2012

The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.

The tournament was first held in 1930. It was previously known as the US Professional Championships. The women's competition began in 2001. In 2022, the men's tournament has involved a main draw of 24 players, and the women's tournament has had a main draw of 24. The men's event is now part of the PSA World Series.

Past results

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Men's finals (since 1993)

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2024 Egypt Ali Farag Peru Diego Elías 7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5
2023 Peru Diego Elías Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
2022 Egypt Ali Farag Peru Diego Elías 16-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5
2021 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Tarek Momen 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
2019 Egypt Ali Farag Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8
2018 Germany Simon Rösner Egypt Tarek Momen 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5
2017 Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad France Grégory Gaultier 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
2016 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6
2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
2014 Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
2013 Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier 7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1
2012 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
2010 England James Willstrop Egypt Ramy Ashour 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
2009 France Grégory Gaultier England Nick Matthew 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4
2008 Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9
2007 Egypt Amr Shabana Australia Anthony Ricketts 7-11, 11-3, 8-4 (retired)
2006 Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew 11-6, 11-9, 11-4
2005 Australia Anthony Ricketts France Thierry Lincou 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7
2004 England Peter Nicol Scotland John White 15-10, 17-15, 15-12
2003 England Peter Nicol France Thierry Lincou 15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-4
2002 Canada Jonathon Power England Peter Nicol 15-6, 15-8, 15-10
2001 Scotland Peter Nicol Canada Jonathon Power 15-9, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15, 15-11
2000 Canada Jonathon Power Scotland Martin Heath 12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10
1999 Canada Jonathon Power Egypt Ahmed Barada 15-12, 13-15, 16-17, 15-7, 15-13
1998 No competition due to renovations of Grand Central Terminal
1997
1996 Canada Jonathon Power Australia Craig Rowland 15-4, 9-15, 15-10, 16-17, 15-9
1995 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Rodney Eyles 15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1994 Australia Rodney Eyles Australia Brett Martin 15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1993 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15-7, 12-15, 15-4, 15-9

Men's champions by country

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Champions Runner-up
 United States 34  United States 21
 Pakistan 22  Australia 9
 Egypt 14  England 8
 Canada 7  Pakistan 8
 England 4  Canada 6
 Australia 2  Egypt 6
 France 1  France 5
 Mexico 1  Scotland 2
 Germany 1  Peru 2
 Scotland 1
 Peru 1

Men's champions (before 1993) National Professional Squash Racquets Championship

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1992 Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar
1991 United States Kenton Jernigan United States Ned Edwards
1990 United States Mark Talbott Canada Todd Binns
1989 United States Mark Talbott United States Ned Edwards
1988 United States Mark Talbott United States Ned Edwards
1987 United States Mark Talbott[1] United StatesJohn Nimick 15-9, 11-15, 15-11, 15-6
1986 Mexico Mario Sanchez Canada Michael Desaulniers
1985 Pakistan Jahangir Khan United States Mark Talbott
1984 Pakistan Jahangir Khan United StatesMark Talbott
1983 United States Mark Talbott Canada Clive Caldwell
1982 Canada Clive Caldwell Canada Michael Desaulniers
1981 Canada Michael Desaulniers Pakistan Sharif Khan
1980 Canada Clive Caldwell Canada Michael Desaulniers
1979 Pakistan Sharif Khan United States Stuart Goldstein
1978 United States Stuart Goldstein Australia Rainer Ratinac
1977 Pakistan Sharif Khan United States Stuart Goldstein
1976 Pakistan Sharif Khan United StatesVictor Niederhoffer
1975 Pakistan Sharif Khan Pakistan Mo Khan
1974 Pakistan Sharif Khan Australia Rainer Ratinac
1973 Pakistan Sharif Khan Australia Rainer Ratinac
1972 Pakistan Sharif Khan Pakistan Mo Khan
1971 Pakistan Sharif Khan[2] Pakistan Mo Khan 7-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-4, 15-11
1970 Pakistan Sharif Khan Pakistan Mo Khan
1969 Pakistan Mo Khan Pakistan Sharif Khan
1968 Pakistan Mo Khan Pakistan Sharif Khan
1967 Pakistan Mo Khan
1966 Pakistan Mo Khan
1965 Pakistan Mo Khan
1964 Pakistan Hashim Khan[3] Pakistan Mo Khan
1963 Pakistan Hashim Khan
1962 United States Al Chassard
1961 United States Al Chassard
1960 United States Raymond Widelski
1959 United States Al Chassard
1958 Egypt Mahmoud Karim
1957 Egypt Mahmoud Karim
1956 United States Al Chassard
1955 Pakistan Hashim Khan
1954 United States John Warzycki United States Al Chassard
1953 United States John Warzycki United States Al Ramsey
1952 United States Edward T. Reid
1951 United States James J. Tully[4] United States Al Ramsey
1950 United States Edward T. Reid United States Al Ramsey
1949 United States Edward T. Reid
1948 United States Al Ramsey
1947 United States Edward T. Reid
1946 United States Lester Cummings
1943-45 not held
1942 United States Lester Cummings
1941 United States Lester Cummings
1940 United States Al Ramsey
1939 United States Lester Cummings
1938 United States Al Ramsey[5] United States Lester Cummings 15-12, 15-12, 17-15
1937 United States John Skillman[6] United States Ben Pope 15-11, 10-15, 15-9, 15-5
1936 United States James J. Tully[7] United States John Skillman 12-15, 15-9, 17-15, 15-8
1935 United States John Skillman
1934 United States Jack Summers[8] United States John Skillman 11-15, 4-15, 18-14, 15-2, ret.
1933 United States John Skillman United States George Cummings 7-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-14, 15-4
1932 United States Jack Summers[9] United States Dan Martella 15-8, 15-8, 15-11
1931 United States Jack Summers United States Ben Pope
1930 United States Jack Summers[10] United States Eddie Thompson 17-15, 15-9, 15-10

Women's finals

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2024 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
2023 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 11-9, 3-1, retired
2022 Egypt Nouran Gohar United States Amanda Sobhy 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
2021 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020 France Camille Serme Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 11-6, 11-7
2019 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
2018 Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nour El Tayeb 2-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7
2017 France Camille Serme England Laura Massaro 13-11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7
2016 Egypt Nour El Sherbini United States Amanda Sobhy 11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8
2015 Egypt Raneem El Weleily England Alison Waters 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4
2014 Malaysia Nicol David England Laura Massaro 11-4, 13-11, 11-8
2013 Netherlands Natalie Grinham Australia Kasey Brown 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
2012 Netherlands Natalie Grinham India Dipika Pallikal 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
2011 women's competition not held
2010
2009
2008 United States Natalie Grainger New Zealand Shelley Kitchen 11-4, 12-10, 8-11,8-11, 11-7
2007 United States Natalie Grainger Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
2006 Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson United States Natalie Grainger 9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4
2005 Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson England Linda Elriani 9-6, 9-5, 9-5
2004 women's competition not held
2003 New Zealand Carol Owens United States Natalie Grainger 3-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3
2002 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald New Zealand Carol Owens 9-4, 9-0, 9-3
2001 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 15-10, 15-10, 15-10

Note: The women's tournament was inaugurated in 2001

Women's champions by country

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Champions Runner-up
 Egypt 7  Egypt 5
 Netherlands 4  England 4
 France 2  United States 4
 Australia 2  Netherlands 2
 United States 2  New Zealand 2
 Malaysia 1  India 1
 New Zealand 1  Australia 1

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Talbott captured the $35,000 World Professional Squash Championship..." Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Kahns Reach Final in Squash Racquets". The New York Times. 7 March 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Hashim Khan and Nephew in Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. 5 January 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Tully, Ramsay Gain Final; Will Meet for U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Championship". The New York Times. 25 February 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "RAMSEY GAINS PRO TITLE; Defeats Cummings in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. 14 February 1938. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "PRO TITLE TO SKILLMAN; Defeats Pope in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. 18 January 1937. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "TULLY TOPS SKILLMAN AT SQUASH RACQUETS; Wins United States Professional Title by Halting Defending Champion in Four Games". The New York Times. 20 January 1936. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  8. ^ "SKILLMAN INJURY FORCES DEFAULT; Summers Annexes U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Title as Pain Halts Rival". The New York Times. 15 January 1934. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  9. ^ "SUMMERS ANNEXES TITLE FOR 3D TIME; Defeats Martella in Final of U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Tourney, 15-8, 15-8, 15-11. AT THE PEAK OF HIS GAME M.I.T. Coach Sets Relentless Pace Throughout to Take Match at Downtown A.C." The New York Times. 9 January 1932. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Summers Cup – "C" Division of the Men's College Squash Association Team Championships". College Squash Association. College Squash Association (CSA). Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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