2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 26th World Squash Championships for women was from 15 to 22 September 2010 in Sharm El -Sheikh, Egypt instead. The World Cup, which was first held on the African continent, was the most lucrative tournament of the season the WSA World Tour.
Defending champion Nicol David was, who won the title again this year. In the final, she defeated Omneya Abdel Kawy with 11:5, 11:8 and 11:6, which she won her fifth world title overall. So you equaled the record set by Sarah Fitz- Gerald, who also five times world champion between 1996 and 2002. Already on the way to the final Nicol David sat through without dropping a set against Farah Abdel Meguid, Raneem El Weleily, Low Wee Wern and Alison Waters. Natalie Grinham, who had reached the final last year, already retired on the first lap with almost 2:3 against Low Wee Wern from. Omneya Abdel Kawy who was the first to reach the Egyptian world championship final, beat in the preliminary rounds Tania Bailey, Jaclyn Hawkes, Kasey Brown and Camille Serme. Serme was the first French woman who had reached the semi-finals of a World Cup.
The only German participant Sina Wall retired in the second round of qualifying. They defeated Annelize Naudé in four sets. From Switzerland and Austria no participants were at the start.
The field consisted of 32 players, including eight starting places for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded. Due to the last-minute cancellation by Rachael Grinham one day before the tournament starts moved several players on the seedings, the resulting free space in the main field has not been awarded to a lucky loser. The seeded number two Jenny Duncalf therefore received a bye into the second round.
Prize money and world ranking points
In the World Squash Championships for Women 2010, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid or credited for each round is reached. Players who entered from qualifying into the main draw, the qualifying points were given in addition to those for the respective round is reached. Otherwise, the amounts are not cumulative. The total prize money amounted to 147,000 U.S. dollars.
Seedings
Explanations
- Q = qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- ALT = substitute ( alternate )
- PR = Protected Ranking
- SE = Special Exempt
- R = Task ( retired )
- D = disqualification
- Supra = Walkover