United States Open (squash)

US Open
Details
Event name	United States Open
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	Arlen Specter US Squash Center
Website www.usopensquash.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Category	World Series
Prize money	$213,500
Most recent champion(s)	Ali Farag
Current	Men's United States Open (squash) 2021
Women's PSA World Tour
Category	World Series
Prize money	$213,500
Most recent champion(s)	Nouran Gohar
Current	Women's United States Open (squash) 2021

The U.S. Open is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States, and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport, and showcases the top players from around the world.

Since 2011 the U.S. Open squash championships have been held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The event forms part of the World Series for both the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's Squash Association (WSA), and is organized by the national governing body for squash in the United States, U.S. Squash.

The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other. Prior to the mid-1980s, the tournament was held using the hardball squash format (a North American version of squash, which uses a smaller court and a faster-moving ball than the international "softball" version). In 1966, the championship merged with the Canadian Open and became the North American Open. The North American Open continued to use the hardball format and came to establish itself as the most prestigious event in the hardball game. In 1985, the United States Open was reinstituted as a "softball" squash event using the international format. A separate North American Open competition has continued to run as a hardball event.

The glass show court used at the 2011 US Open Squash Championships hosted by Drexel University at the Daskalakis Athletic Center

The first championship final in 1954 saw the Boston amateur player Henri Salaun defeat the great Pakistani player Hashim Khan in Hashim's first foray to North America. Subsequently the championship came to be dominated by members of the Khan family for the next three decades. Hashim won the title three times between 1956 and 1963. His son Sharif Khan then captured the title a record 12 times in the 13-year period between 1969 and 1981. Four other members of their extended family also won the championship – Roshan Khan (three titles), Azam Khan (one title), Mo Khan (three titles), and Jahangir Khan (three titles – one hardball and two softball). Sharif's younger brother Aziz Khan also finished runner-up in 1981. Another Khan, Jansher Khan, also won three titles in the 1980s and 1990s. Jansher's last win in 1995 marks the last time that a Pakistani player won the title. In recent years, players from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada have enjoyed success at the event.

Men's championship

David Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.

United States Open Championship (softball, 1985–present)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2024	Ali Farag	Diego Elías	11-4, 11-8, 11-4
2023	Paul Coll	Ali Farag	11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10
2022	Diego Elías	Ali Farag	2-0 (retired)
2021	Mostafa Asal	Tarek Momen	5-11, 5-11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–3
2020	No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2019	Ali Farag	Mohamed El Shorbagy^	11–4, 11–7, 11–2
2018	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Simon Rösner	8–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–8, 11–4
2017	Ali Farag	Mohamed El Shorbagy	12-10, 11-9, 11-8
2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew	10-12, 12-14, 11-1, 11-4, 3-0 (retired)
2015	Grégory Gaultier	Omar Mosaad	11-6, 11-3, 11-5
2014	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Amr Shabana	8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-3
2013	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew	11-4, 11-5, 11-5
2012	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier	11-4, 11-9, 11-9
2011	Amr Shabana	Nick Matthew	11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
2010	Wael El Hindi	Laurens Jan Anjema	11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7
2009	Amr Shabana	Ramy Ashour	11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8
2008	No competition
2007	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop	11-7, 11-4, 11-7
2006	Grégory Gaultier	Amr Shabana	11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9
2005	Lee Beachill	David Palmer	11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8
2004	Lee Beachill	Peter Nicol	11-8, 11-9, 11-9
2003	Peter Nicol	David Palmer	15-10, 14-15, 15-14, 17-15
2002	David Palmer	Stewart Boswell	15-13, 15-10, 15-11
2001	No competition
2000	Jonathon Power	Simon Parke	15-3, 11-15, 15-12, 15-12
1999	Simon Parke	Jonathon Power	15-13, 15-7, 8-15, 7-15, 15-13
1998	Peter Nicol	Jonathon Power	10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-3
1997	Jonathon Power	Simon Parke	15-6, 15-10, 15-9
1996	Rodney Eyles	Peter Nicol	9-15, 17-15, 15-12, 15-17, 15-12
1995	Jansher Khan	Simon Parke	15-11, 17-16, 15-8
1994	Peter Nicol	Chris Walker	15-13, 15-9, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5
1993	Rodney Eyles	Paul Lord	15-7, 15-11, 7-15, 15-12
1992	No competition
1991	Rodney Martin	Brett Martin	15-11, 15-11, 13-15, 15-6
1990	Jansher Khan	Chris Robertson	13-15, 15-5, 15-7, 15-7
1989	Rodney Martin	Jansher Khan	15-9, 1-15, 15-12, 15-12
1988	Jahangir Khan	Chris Dittmar	15-11, 15-6, 15-11
1987	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15-7, 11-15, 15-1, 15-7
1986	Stuart Davenport	Ross Norman	16-17, 5-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-10
1985	Jahangir Khan	Ross Norman	15-4, 15-5, 15-8

North American Open Championship (hardball, 1966–1984)

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1984	Jahangir Khan	Mark Talbott
1983	Mark Talbott	John Nimick
1982	Michael Desaulniers	Sharif Khan
1981	Sharif Khan	Aziz Khan
1980	Sharif Khan	Michael Desaulniers
1979	Sharif Khan	Gordon Anderson
1978	Sharif Khan	Clive Caldwell
1977	Sharif Khan	Geoff Hunt
1976	Sharif Khan	Victor Niederhoffer
1975	Victor Niederhoffer	Sharif Khan
1974	Sharif Khan	Rainer Ratinac
1973	Sharif Khan	Mo Khan
1972	Sharif Khan	Victor Niederhoffer
1971	Sharif Khan	Ken Binns
1970	Sharif Khan	Mo Khan
1969	Sharif Khan	Mo Khan
1968	Mo Khan	Sharif Khan
1967	Ralph Howe	Sam Howe
1966	Mo Khan	Victor Niederhoffer

United States Open Championship (hardball, 1954–1965)

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1965	Mo Khan	Hashim Khan
1964	Mo Khan	Hashim Khan
1963	Hashim Khan	Mo Khan
1962	Azam Khan	Roshan Khan
1961	Roshan Khan	Azam Khan
1960	Roshan Khan	Azam Khan
1959	Diehl Mateer	Hashim Khan
1958	Roshan Khan	Henri Salaun
1957	Hashim Khan	Roshan Khan
1956	Hashim Khan	Azam Khan
1955	Diehl Mateer	Azam Khan
1954	Henri Salaun	Hashim Khan

Men's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
Pakistan	29	Pakistan	19
Egypt	11	Australia	12
England	7	England	11
Australia	6	Egypt	9
United States	6	United States	7
France	3	Canada	5
Canada	3	France	1
New Zealand	1	Netherlands	1
Peru	1	Germany	1
Netherlands	0	Peru	1

Explanatory notes

^- Mohamed El Shorbagy switched allegiances from Egypt to England in June 2022.

Women's championship

United States Open Championship (softball, 1966–present)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2024	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Sherbini	11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7
2023	Nour El Sherbini	Hania El Hammamy	11-6, 11–6, 11–7
2022	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Sherbini	11-7, 9-11, 11–7, 11–6
2021	Nouran Gohar	Hania El Hammamy	9-11, 11-9, 11–7, 11–3
2020	No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2019	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Tayeb	3-11, 8-11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–7
2018	Raneem El Welily	Nour El Sherbini	11–6, 11–9, 11–8
2017	Nour El Tayeb	Raneem El Welily	8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5
2016	Camille Serme	Nour El Sherbini	11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9
2015	Laura Massaro	Nour El Tayeb	11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7
2014	Nicol David	Nour El Sherbini	11-5, 12-10, 12-10
2013	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
2012	Nicol David	Raneem El Welily	14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
2011	Laura Massaro	Kasey Brown	5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
2010	Vanessa Atkinson	Amanda Sobhy	11-6, 11-4, 11-8
2009	Jenny Duncalf	Alison Waters	11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9
2008	No competition
2007
2006
2005	Natalie Grinham	Vicky Botwright	9-7, 9-10, 9-3, 9-4
2004	Natalie Grainger	Linda Elriani	6-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-4
2003	Cassie Jackman	Carol Owens	9-5, 5-9, 4-9, 9-7, 9-5
2002	Carol Owens	Tania Bailey	9-7, 9-1, 10-8
2001	No competition
2000
1999	Cassie Jackman	Michelle Martin	9-4, 9-4, 4-9, 9-3
1998	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	4-9, 8-10, 9-3, 9-1, 9-6
1997	Cassie Jackman	Sabine Schöne	9-4, 9-4, 9-6
1996	No competition
1995
1994	Suzanne Horner	Vicki Cardwell	9-3, 9-0, 9-2
1993	Cassie Jackman	Suzanne Horner	9-5, 9-5, 9-5

Women's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
England	8	Egypt	11
Egypt	7	England	6
Malaysia	3	Australia	5
Australia	3	Germany	1
United States	1	United States	1
France	1	Canada	0
Netherlands	1	Netherlands	0

See also

• North American Open
• U.S. Squash
• US Junior Open squash championship
• British Open Squash
• World Open

Note

¹ The 2001 United States Open was played in January 2002 as the Memorial Open in honor of those who died in the September 11 2001 attacks. The event was scheduled to take place in September 2001, but was postponed following the attacks.

External links

• U.S. Open Squash website
• USsquash.com tournament list
• Historical information at squashtalk.com