Tournament of Champions (squash)

Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions
Details
Event name	J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions
Location	New York City United States
Venue	Grand Central Terminal
	Website; tocsquash.com
Men's Winner
Category	World Series
Prize money	$180,000
Most recent champion(s)	Ali Farag
Current	2024 Tournament of Champions
Women's Winner
Category	World Series
Prize money	$190,000
Most recent champion(s)	Hania El Hammamy
Current	Women's Tournament of Champions 2024

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

Men's finals (since 1993)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2025	Ali Farag	Diego Elías	9-11, 12-10, 14-12, 11-1
2024	Ali Farag	Diego Elías	7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5
2023	Diego Elías	Marwan El Shorbagy	11-2, 11-6, 11-4
2022	Ali Farag	Diego Elías	16-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5
2021	No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Tarek Momen	9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
2019	Ali Farag	Mohamed El Shorbagy	10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8
2018	Simon Rösner	Tarek Momen	11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5
2017	Karim Abdel Gawad	Grégory Gaultier	6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew	8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6
2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew	5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
2014	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11-8, 11-3, 11-4
2013	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier	7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1
2012	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop	8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
2011	Ramy Ashour	Nick Matthew	11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
2010	James Willstrop	Ramy Ashour	12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
2009	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew	11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4
2008	Ramy Ashour	James Willstrop	11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-9
2007	Amr Shabana	Anthony Ricketts	7-11, 11-3, 8-4 (retired)
2006	Amr Shabana	Nick Matthew	11-6, 11-9, 11-4
2005	Anthony Ricketts	Thierry Lincou	12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7
2004	Peter Nicol	John White	15-10, 17-15, 15-12
2003	Peter Nicol	Thierry Lincou	15-11, 12-15, 15-10, 15-4
2002	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15-6, 15-8, 15-10
2001	Peter Nicol	Jonathon Power	15-9, 15-12, 13-15, 13-15, 15-11
2000	Jonathon Power	Martin Heath	12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-10
1999	Jonathon Power	Ahmed Barada	15-12, 13-15, 16-17, 15-7, 15-13
1998	No competition due to renovations of Grand Central Terminal
1997
1996	Jonathon Power	Craig Rowland	15-4, 9-15, 15-10, 16-17, 15-9
1995	Jansher Khan	Rodney Eyles	15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1994	Rodney Eyles	Brett Martin	15-5, 15-8, 15-10
1993	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15-7, 12-15, 15-4, 15-9

Men's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
United States	34	United States	21
Pakistan	22	Australia	9
Egypt	15	England	8
Canada	7	Pakistan	8
England	4	Canada	6
Australia	2	Egypt	6
France	1	France	5
Mexico	1	Peru	3
Germany	1	Scotland	2
Scotland	1
Peru	1

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

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score 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 Nimick	15-9, 11-15, 15-11, 15-6
1986	Mario Sanchez	Michael Desaulniers
1985	Jahangir Khan	Mark Talbott
1984	Jahangir Khan	Mark 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 Khan	Victor 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 Khan	7-15, 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	Al Chassard
1953	John Warzycki	Al Ramsey
1952	Edward T. Reid
1951	James J. Tully^[4]	Al Ramsey
1950	Edward T. Reid	Al Ramsey
1949	Edward T. Reid
1948	Al Ramsey
1947	Edward T. Reid
1946	Lester Cummings
1943-45	not held
1942	Lester Cummings
1941	Lester Cummings
1940	Al Ramsey
1939	Lester Cummings
1938	Al Ramsey^[5]	Lester Cummings	15-12, 15-12, 17-15
1937	John Skillman^[6]	Ben Pope	15-11, 10-15, 15-9, 15-5
1936	James J. Tully^[7]	John Skillman	12-15, 15-9, 17-15, 15-8
1935	John Skillman
1934	Jack Summers^[8]	John Skillman	11-15, 4-15, 18-14, 15-2, ret.
1933	John Skillman	George Cummings	7-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-14, 15-4
1932	Jack Summers^[9]	Dan Martella	15-8, 15-8, 15-11
1931	Jack Summers	Ben Pope
1930	Jack Summers^[10]	Eddie Thompson	17-15, 15-9, 15-10

Women's finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2025	Hania El Hammamy	Nouran Gohar	8-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8
2024	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
2023	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	11-9, 3-1, retired
2022	Nouran Gohar	Amanda Sobhy	11-7, 11-7, 11-3
2021	No competition due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020	Camille Serme	Nour El Sherbini	11-8, 11-6, 11-7
2019	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily	11-9, 11-8, 11-8
2018	Nour El Sherbini	Nour El Tayeb	2-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7
2017	Camille Serme	Laura Massaro	13-11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7
2016	Nour El Sherbini	Amanda Sobhy	11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8
2015	Raneem El Weleily	Alison Waters	9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4
2014	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	11-4, 13-11, 11-8
2013	Natalie Grinham	Kasey Brown	11-6, 11-6, 11-5
2012	Natalie Grinham	Dipika Pallikal	11-4, 11-3, 11-3
2011	women's competition not held
2010
2009
2008	Natalie Grainger	Shelley Kitchen	11-4, 12-10, 8-11,8-11, 11-7
2007	Natalie Grainger	Vanessa Atkinson	9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
2006	Vanessa Atkinson	Natalie Grainger	9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4
2005	Vanessa Atkinson	Linda Elriani	9-6, 9-5, 9-5
2004	women's competition not held
2003	Carol Owens	Natalie Grainger	3-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-3
2002	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Carol Owens	9-4, 9-0, 9-3
2001	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Vanessa Atkinson	15-10, 15-10, 15-10

Note: The women's tournament was inaugurated in 2001

Women's champions by country

Champions		Runner-up
Egypt	8	Egypt	6
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

^ "Mark Talbott captured the $35,000 World Professional Squash Championship..." Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "Kahns Reach Final in Squash Racquets". The New York Times. March 7, 1971. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "Hashim Khan and Nephew in Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. January 5, 1964. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "Tully, Ramsay Gain Final; Will Meet for U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Championship". The New York Times. February 25, 1951. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ "RAMSEY GAINS PRO TITLE; Defeats Cummings in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. February 14, 1938. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "PRO TITLE TO SKILLMAN; Defeats Pope in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. January 18, 1937. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "TULLY TOPS SKILLMAN AT SQUASH RACQUETS; Wins United States Professional Title by Halting Defending Champion in Four Games". The New York Times. January 20, 1936. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "SKILLMAN INJURY FORCES DEFAULT; Summers Annexes U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Title as Pain Halts Rival". The New York Times. January 15, 1934. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "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. January 9, 1932. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "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 February 9, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

External links

Official website
SquashTalk section on the Tournament of Champions Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Mark Talbott captured the $35,000 World Professional Squash Championship..." Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[2] "Kahns Reach Final in Squash Racquets". The New York Times. March 7, 1971. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[3] "Hashim Khan and Nephew in Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. January 5, 1964. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[4] "Tully, Ramsay Gain Final; Will Meet for U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Championship". The New York Times. February 25, 1951. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[5] "RAMSEY GAINS PRO TITLE; Defeats Cummings in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. February 14, 1938. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[6] "PRO TITLE TO SKILLMAN; Defeats Pope in National Squash Racquets Final". The New York Times. January 18, 1937. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[7] "TULLY TOPS SKILLMAN AT SQUASH RACQUETS; Wins United States Professional Title by Halting Defending Champion in Four Games". The New York Times. January 20, 1936. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[8] "SKILLMAN INJURY FORCES DEFAULT; Summers Annexes U.S. Pro Squash Racquets Title as Pain Halts Rival". The New York Times. January 15, 1934. Retrieved October 14, 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. January 9, 1932. Retrieved October 14, 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 February 9, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

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