Tournament of Champions (squash)

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.

Tournament of Champions
Details
Event nameJ. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions
Location New York City United States
VenueGrand Central Terminal
Website
www.tocsquash.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$165,000
Most recent champion(s) Mohamed El Shorbagy
Current2020 Tournament of Champions
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Series
Prize money$165,000
Most recent champion(s) Camille Serme
CurrentWomen's Tournament of Champions 2020
Tournament of Champions Squash 2012

The tournament was first held in 1930. It was previously known as the US Professional Championships. The women's competition began in 2001. In recent years, the men's tournament has involved a main draw of 32 players, and the women's tournament has had a main draw of 16. The men's event is now part of the PSA World Series.

Past results

Men's finals (since 1993)
YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
2021 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020 Mohamed El Shorbagy Tarek Momen9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
2019 Ali Farag Mohamed El Shorbagy10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8
2018 Simon Rösner Tarek Momen11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5
2017 Karim Abdel Gawad Grégory Gaultier6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
2016 Mohamed El Shorbagy Nick Matthew8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6
2015 Mohamed El Shorbagy Nick Matthew5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
2014 Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier11-8, 11-3, 11-4
2013 Ramy Ashour Grégory Gaultier7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1
2012 Nick Matthew James Willstrop8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
2011 Ramy Ashour Nick Matthew11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
2010 James Willstrop Ramy Ashour12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
2009 Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4
2008 Ramy Ashour James Willstrop11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9
2007 Amr Shabana Anthony Ricketts7-11, 11-3, 8-4 (retired)
2006 Amr Shabana Nick Matthew11-6, 11-9, 11-4
2005 Anthony Ricketts Thierry Lincou12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7
2004 Peter Nicol John White15-10, 17-15, 15-12
2003 Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-4
2002 Jonathon Power Peter Nicol15-6, 15-8, 15-10
2001 Peter Nicol Jonathon Power15-9, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15, 15-11
2000 Jonathon Power Martin Heath12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10
1999 Jonathon Power Ahmed Barada15-12, 13-15, 16-17, 15-7, 15-13
1998No competition due to renovations of Grand Central Terminal
1997
1996 Jonathon Power Craig Rowland15-4, 9-15, 15-10, 16-17, 15-9
1995 Jansher Khan Rodney Eyles15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1994 Rodney Eyles Brett Martin15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1993 Jansher Khan Chris Dittmar15-7, 12-15, 15-4, 15-9

Men's champions by country
ChampionsRunner-up
 United States34 United States19
 Pakistan22 Australia9
 Egypt13 England8
 Canada6 Pakistan8
 England5 Canada6
 Australia2 Egypt5
 France1 France5
 Mexico1 Scotland2
 Germany1

Men's champions (before 1993) National Professional Squash Racquets Championship
YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
1992 Jansher Khan Chris Dittmar
1991 Kenton Jernigan Ned Edwards
1990 Mark Talbott Todd Binns
1989 Mark Talbott Ned Edwards
1988 Mark Talbott Ned Edwards
1987 Mark Talbott[1] John Nimick15-9, 11-15, 15-11, 15-6
1986 Mario Sanchez Michael Desaulniers
1985 Jahangir Khan Mark Talbott
1984 Jahangir KhanMark Talbott
1983 Mark Talbott Clive Caldwell
1982 Clive Caldwell Michael Desaulniers
1981 Michael Desaulniers Sharif Khan
1980 Clive Caldwell Michael Desaulniers
1979 Sharif Khan Stuart Goldstein
1978 Stuart Goldstein Rainer Ratinac
1977 Sharif Khan Stuart Goldstein
1976 Sharif KhanVictor Niederhoffer
1975 Sharif Khan Mo Khan
1974 Sharif Khan Rainer Ratinac
1973 Sharif Khan Rainer Ratinac
1972 Sharif Khan Mo Khan
1971 Sharif Khan[2] Mo Khan7-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-4, 15-11
1970 Sharif Khan Mo Khan
1969 Mo Khan Sharif Khan
1968 Mo Khan Sharif Khan
1967 Mo Khan
1966 Mo Khan
1965 Mo Khan
1964 Hashim Khan[3] Mo Khan
1963 Hashim Khan
1962 Al Chassard
1961 Al Chassard
1960 Raymond Widelski
1959 Al Chassard
1958 Mahmoud Karim
1957 Mahmoud Karim
1956 Al Chassard
1955 Hashim Khan
1954 John Warzycki
1953 John Warzycki
1952 Edward T. Reid
1951 James J. Tully[4] Al Ramsay
1950 Edward T. Reid Al Ramsay
1949 Edward T. Reid
1948 Al Ramsay
1947 Edward T. Reid
1946 Lester Cummings
1943-45not held
1942 Lester Cummings
1941 Lester Cummings
1940 Al Ramsay
1939 Lester Cummings
1938 Al Ramsay[5] Lester Cummings15-12, 15-12, 17-15
1937 John Skillman[6] Ben Pope15-11, 10-15, 15-9, 15-5
1936 James J. Tully[7] John Skillman12-15, 15-9, 17-15, 15-8
1935 John Skillman
1934 Jack Summers[8] John Skillman11-15, 4-15, 18-14, 15-2, ret.
1933 John Skillman George Cummings7-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-14, 15-4
1932 Jack Summers[9] Dan Martella15-8, 15-8, 15-11
1931 Jack Summers Ben Pope
1930 Jack Summers[10] Eddie Thompson17-15, 15-9, 15-10

Women's finals
YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
2021 No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020 Camille Serme Nour El Sherbini11-8, 11-6, 11-7
2019 Nour El Sherbini Raneem El Weleily11-9, 11-8, 11-8
2018 Nour El Sherbini Nour El Tayeb2-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7
2017 Camille Serme Laura Massaro13-11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7
2016 Nour El Sherbini Amanda Sobhy11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8
2015 Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4
2014 Nicol David Laura Massaro11-4, 13-11, 11-8
2013 Natalie Grinham Kasey Brown11-6, 11-6, 11-5
2012 Natalie Grinham Dipika Pallikal11-4, 11-3, 11-3
2011women's competition not held
2010
2009
2008 Natalie Grainger Shelley Kitchen11-4, 12-10, 8-11,8-11, 11-7
2007 Natalie Grainger Vanessa Atkinson9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
2006 Vanessa Atkinson Natalie Grainger9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4
2005 Vanessa Atkinson Linda Elriani9-6, 9-5, 9-5
2004women's competition not held
2003 Carol Owens Natalie Grainger3-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3
2002 Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens9-4, 9-0, 9-3
2001 Sarah Fitz-Gerald Vanessa Atkinson15-10, 15-10, 15-10

Note: The women's tournament was inaugurated in 2001

Women's champions by country
ChampionsRunner-up
 Egypt4 England4
 Netherlands4 Egypt3
 France2 United States3
 Australia2 Netherlands2
 United States2 New Zealand2
 Malaysia1 India1
 New Zealand1 Australia1

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