Women's Squash World Rankings

For men's rankings, see Men's Squash World Rankings.

The Women's Squash World Rankings are the official world rankings for women's squash. The WISPA, the WSA and the PSA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since April 1984. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash players. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments. The rankings were initially produced monthly; this has been changed to weekly basis effective ranking issue dated August 29, 2022.[1]

The current world number one is Nour El Sherbini of Egypt, who replaced Nouran Gohar in September 2023.

Ranking policy

Players competing in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The weekly rankings (issued on each Monday) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds.

Ranking points for each players are made up of a cumulative total consisting of the top 9 tournament results. For instance, if a player has played in 14 events over the course of the period eligible for rankings points, only their best 9 results (in terms of points earned) will count towards their ranking.[2]

Players competing in PSA World Tour Events earn ranking points according to the prize money, classification of the event, and the final position in the draw the player reaches.

PSA World Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Platinum $164,500–$180,500 19180 points 2750 1810 1100 675 410 250 153
Gold $100,000–$120,500 9380 points 1750 1150 700 430 260 160
Silver $70,000–$88,000 6570 points 1225 805 490 300 182.5 112.5
Bronze $51,000–$53,000 4690 points 875 575 350 215 130 80
PSA World Tour Finals Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 Round-Robin Match Win Undefeated bonus
World Tour Finals $165,000 1000 550 200 150 150
PSA Challenger Tour Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/48
Challenger 30 $30,000 2814 points 525 345 210 130 78 47.5
Challenger 20 $20,000 1860 points 350 230 140 85 51 31.5
Challenger 15 $15,000 1343 points 250 162.5 100 62.5 37.5 22.5
Challenger 12 $12,000 1074 points 200 130 80 50 30 18
Challenger 9 $9,000 806 points 150 97.5 60 37.5 22.5 13.5
Challenger 6 $6,000 537 points 100 65 40 25 15 9
Challenger 3 $3,000 331 points 65 40 25 15 9 6
PSA World Championships Ranking Points
Rank Prize Money US$ Ranking Points Winner Runner up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
PSA World Championships $300,000 + 25045 points 3175 2090 1270 780 475 290 177.5


Current world rankings

PSA Women's World Rankings, of the 8th of November 2024[3]
Rank Player Average Move†
1  Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 2,325
2  Nouran Gohar (EGY) 2,254
3  Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 1,338
4  Olivia Weaver (USA) 1,040
5  Nele Coll (BEL) 840
6  Tinne Gilis (BEL) 837
7  Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 765
8  Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 705
9  Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS) 617
10  Amina Orfi (EGY) 573

Note: The weekly ranking for the women's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) official website.[4]

World number 1 since 1983

Number one ranked players

Main article: List of PSA women's number 1 ranked players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the world number one position since April 1983 (active players in green) :

# Player Date reached Total
months		 Total
weeks		 Total
days
1 Vicki Cardwell April 1983 12 366
2 Susan Devoy April 1984 105 3195
3 Lisa Opie March 1988 2 61
4 Michelle Martin March 1993 58 1767
5 Sarah Fitz-Gerald November 1996 40 1216
6 Cassie Jackman January 2000 16 487
7 Leilani Rorani November 2000 11 334
8 Carol Owens November 2002 11 307
9 Natalie Grainger June 2003 1 30
10 Rachael Grinham August 2004 16 487
11 Vanessa Atkinson December 2005 5 153
12 Nicol David January 2006 112 3408
13 Raneem El Weleily September 2015 23 669
14 Laura Massaro January 2016 4 122
15 Nour El Sherbini May 2016 48 41 1747
16 Nouran Gohar July 2020 9 51 616

Last update: 19th of May 2024

Monthly world number 1 since 1983

2021–2024

Month 2021 2022 2023 2024
January Nour El Sherbini Nour El Sherbini Nouran Gohar Nour El Sherbini
February
March
April Nouran Gohar
May N Gohar then N El Sherbini
June N El Sherbini then N Gohar
July Nouran Gohar
August
September Nour El Sherbini
October
November
December

2017–2020

Month 2017 2018 2019 2020
January Nour El Sherbini Nour El Sherbini Raneem El Weleily Raneem El Weleily
February
March
April
May
June
July Nouran Gohar
August
September
October
November Nour El Sherbini
December Raneem El Weleily

2013–2016

Month 2013 2014 2015 2016
January Nicol David Nicol David Nicol David Laura Massaro
February
March
April
May Nour El Sherbini
June
July
August
September Raneem El Weleily
October
November
December

2009–2012

Month 2009 2010 2011 2012
January Nicol David Nicol David Nicol David Nicol David
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2005–2008

Month 2005 2006 2007 2008
January Rachael Grinham Nicol David Nicol David Nicol David
February
March
April Vanessa Atkinson
May
June
July
August Nicol David
September
October
November
December Vanessa Atkinson

2001–2004

Month 2001 2002 2003 2004
January Leilani Rorani Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens
February Cassie Jackman
March Carol Owens
April
May
June Natalie Grainger
July Carol Owens
August Rachael Grinham
September
October Sarah Fitz-Gerald
November Carol Owens
December Sarah Fitz-Gerald

1997–2000

Month 1997 1998 1999 2000
January Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Fitz-Gerald Michelle Martin Cassie Jackman
March
May
July
September
November Michelle Martin Leilani Rorani

1993–1996

Month 1993 1994 1995 1996
January Susan Devoy Michelle Martin Michelle Martin Michelle Martin
March Michelle Martin
May
July
September
November Sarah Fitz-Gerald

1989–1992

Month 1989 1990 1991 1992
January Susan Devoy Susan Devoy Susan Devoy Susan Devoy
April
July
October

1986–1988

Month 1986 1987 1988
January Susan Devoy Susan Devoy Susan Devoy
March Lisa Opie
May Susan Devoy
July
September
November

1983–1985

Month 1983 1984 1985
January Vicki Cardwell Susan Devoy
April Vicki Cardwell Susan Devoy
July
October

Year-end top 10

2021-2023

Rank 2021 2022 2023
1 Nour El Sherbini 1963 Nouran Gohar 2252
2 Nouran Gohar 1739 Nour El Sherbini 1792
3 Amanda Sobhy 1153 Hania El Hammamy 1784
4 Hania El Hammamy 1112 Joelle King 1169
5 Sarah-Jane Perry 887 Amanda Sobhy 1011
6 Camille Serme 709 Nour El Tayeb 963
7 Joelle King 700 Rowan Elaraby 707
8 Salma Hany 657 Sarah-Jane Perry 679
9 Nour El Tayeb 506 Nele Gilis 583
10 Rowan Elaraby 479 Olivia Fiechter 555

2018-2020

Rank 2018 2019 2020
1 Raneem El Weleily 1903 Raneem El Weleily 1891 Nour El Sherbini 1716
2 Nour El Sherbini 1703 Nour El Sherbini 1433 Nouran Gohar 1591
3 Nour El Tayeb 1166 Nouran Gohar 1359 Nour El Tayeb 1304
4 Joelle King 914 Nour El Tayeb 1317 Camille Serme 1236
5 Camille Serme 871 Camille Serme 1134 Hania El Hammamy 1037
6 Sarah-Jane Perry 775 Joelle King 755 Sarah-Jane Perry 806
7 Nouran Gohar 658 Amanda Sobhy 632 Amanda Sobhy 750
8 Laura Massaro 623 Sarah-Jane Perry 612 Joelle King 737
9 Tesni Evans 494 Tesni Evans 555 Tesni Evans 482
10 Alison Waters 472 Hania El Hammamy 524 Salma Hany 449

2015-2017

Rank 2015 2016 2017
1 Raneem El Weleily 2831.765 Nour El Sherbini 1833 Nour El Sherbini 1576
2 Laura Massaro 2553.529 Raneem El Weleily 1204 Raneem El Weleily 1216
3 Nicol David 2396.250 Nouran Gohar 1160 Camille Serme 1059
4 Camille Serme 1784.375 Laura Massaro 1087 Laura Massaro 1049
5 Omneya Abdel Kawy 1462.500 Camille Serme 1028 Nouran Gohar 793
6 Nour El Sherbini 1430.000 Nicol David 1023 Nicol David 738
7 Nour El Tayeb 1340.625 Amanda Sobhy 962 Sarah-Jane Perry 713
8 Alison Waters 1175.625 Omneya Abdel Kawy 608 Nour El Tayeb 656
9 Nouran Gohar 827.059 Alison Waters 503 Joelle King 571
10 Annie Au 815.789 Joelle King 481 Alison Waters 492

2012-2014

Rank 2012 2013 2014
1 Nicol David 2415.625 Nicol David 3499.380 Nicol David 3398.120
2 Raneem El Weleily 1670.000 Laura Massaro 2278.940 Laura Massaro 2088.530
3 Laura Massaro 1430.250 Raneem El Weleily 1656.250 Raneem El Weleily 1984.120
4 Alison Waters 1049.789 Alison Waters 1185.940 Nour El Sherbini 1362.310
5 Joelle King 1043.412 Camille Serme 1071.880 Alison Waters 1248.890
6 Nour El Sherbini 943.281 Joelle King 1040.290 Camille Serme 1084.130
7 Low Wee Wern 865.556 Jenny Duncalf 952.941 Low Wee Wern 1033.160
8 Annie Au 840.222 Low Wee Wern 904.706 Nour El Tayeb 1000.500
9 Madeline Perry 736.105 Natalie Grinham 902.294 Annie Au 857.250
10 Dipika Pallikal 608.912 Madeline Perry 867.579 Omneya Abdel Kawy 788.571

2009-2011

Rank 2009 2010 2011
1 Nicol David 2692.778 Nicol David 3340.000 Nicol David 3279.412
2 Jenny Duncalf 1474.955 Jenny Duncalf 1621.765 Jenny Duncalf 1934.118
3 Natalie Grinham 1469.389 Alison Waters 1480.625 Laura Massaro 1411.765
4 Rachael Grinham 1324.000 Omneya Abdel Kawy 1292.353 Madeline Perry 1409.200
5 Natalie Grainger 1258.125 Rachael Grinham 1166.000 Kasey Brown 1111.667
6 Alison Waters 1256.579 Madeline Perry 1005.800 Rachael Grinham 1078.524
7 Omneya Abdel Kawy 989.238 Kasey Brown 882.381 Raneem El Weleily 1022.789
8 Madeline Perry 949.333 Vanessa Atkinson 790.059 Annie Au 948.952
9 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro 908.025 Laura Massaro 770.211 Natalie Grinham 920.889
10 Vanessa Atkinson 516.211 Camille Serme 769.895 Camille Serme 877.175

2006–2008

Rank 2006 2007 2008
1 Nicol David 3057.188 Nicol David 3057.222 Nicol David 3542.353
2 Rachael Grinham 1650.889 Natalie Grinham 2425.238 Natalie Grinham 1678.824
3 Vanessa Atkinson 1279.375 Rachael Grinham 1874.545 Rachael Grinham 1398.524
4 Natalie Grinham 1208.750 Natalie Grainger 1572.045 Natalie Grainger 1237.941
5 Tania Bailey 1140.882 Tania Bailey 1231.579 Alison Waters 965.722
6 Madeline Perry 844.063 Vicky Botwright 1008.810 Jenny Duncalf 960.444
7 Natalie Grainger 789.906 Jenny Duncalf 877.609 Omneya Abdel Kawy 904.211
8 Vicky Botwright 789.684 Vanessa Atkinson 831.250 Laura Lengthorn-Massaro 847.900
9 Jenny Duncalf 752.222 Omneya Abdel Kawy 817.000 Madeline Perry 761.700
10 Omneya Abdel Kawy 734.421 Shelley Kitchen 742.107 Shelley Kitchen 710.474

Note:
1) Natalie Grinham changed her nationality in 2008.

2003–2005

Rank 2003 2004 2005
1 Carol Owens 1270.938 Rachael Grinham 2039.118 Vanessa Atkinson 2409.000
2 Cassie Jackman 955.026 Cassie Jackman 1783.053 Rachael Grinham 1817.368
3 Rachael Grinham 782.063 Vanessa Atkinson 1530.667 Nicol David 1747.105
4 Natalie Grinham 723.500 Natalie Grainger 1321.353 Natalie Grinham 1356.250
5 Natalie Grainger 699.000 Natalie Grinham 1019.941 Vicky Botwright 1042.833
6 Linda Elriani 675.588 Nicol David 834.789 Linda Elriani 894.000
7 Vanessa Atkinson 653.125 Linda Elriani 752.636 Natalie Grainger 872.353
8 Rebecca Macree 535.658 Fiona Geaves 669.750 Jenny Duncalf 664.450
9 Vicky Botwright 421.737 Omneya Abdel Kawy 607.635 Tania Bailey 646.765
10 Stephanie Brind 358.147 Rebecca Macree 582.409 Omneya Abdel Kawy 604.478

2000–2002

Rank 2000 2001 2002
1 Leilani Rorani 2326.625 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 2611.667 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 2078.750
2 Carol Owens 1681.000 Leilani Rorani 1537.750 Carol Owens 1745.278
3 Linda Elriani 988.111 Carol Owens 1291.563 Natalie Grainger 1389.050
4 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 912.500 Cassie Jackman 913.688 Linda Elriani 972.688
5 Tania Bailey 812.938 Fiona Geaves 853.500 Tania Bailey 908.139
6 Natalie Grainger 804.111 Linda Elriani 843.375 Rachael Grinham 879.667
7 Suzanne Horner 742.500 Stephanie Brind 802.875 Vanessa Atkinson 876.750
8 Cassie Jackman 741.250 Rachael Grinham 693.222 Cassie Jackman 848.750
9 Fiona Geaves 602.438 Suzanne Horner 676.944 Rebecca Macree 592.300
10 Stephanie Brind 566.833 Rebecca Macree 564.861 Fiona Geaves 572.278

1997–1999

Rank 1997 1998 1999
1 Sarah Fitz-Gerald Michelle Martin 1973.000 Leilani Rorani 2326.625
2 Michelle Martin Sarah Fitz-Gerald 1531.818 Carol Owens 1681.000
3 Cassie Jackman Cassie Jackman 1128.750 Linda Elriani 988.111
4 Sue Wright Sue Wright 945.000 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 912.500
5 Carol Owens Suzanne Horner 696.111 Tania Bailey 812.938
6 Sabine Schoene Linda Elriani 565.833 Natalie Grainger 804.111
7 Suzanne Horner Leilani Rorani 560.227 Suzanne Horner 742.500
8 Liz Irving Carol Owens 544.722 Cassie Jackman 741.250
9 Linda Elriani Sabine Schoene 539.167 Fiona Geaves 602.438
10 Fiona Geaves Liz Irving 508.889 Stephanie Brind 566.833

1994–1996

Rank 1994 1995 1996
1 Michelle Martin Michelle Martin Sarah Fitz-Gerald
2 Suzanne Horner Sarah Fitz-Gerald Michelle Martin
3 Cassie Jackman Liz Irving Cassie Jackman
4 Liz Irving Suzanne Horner Suzanne Horner
5 Sarah Fitz-Gerald Carol Owens Sue Wright
6 Carol Owens Cassie Jackman Liz Irving
7 Fiona Geaves Sabine Schoene Carol Owens
8 Sue Wright Fiona Geaves Sabine Schoene
9 Claire Nitch Jane Martin Claire Nitch
10 Jane Martin Claire Nitch Fiona Geaves

Year-end number 1

Years ended No. 1
Player Count
Nicol David 9
Susan Devoy 9
Michelle Martin 5
Sarah Fitz-Gerald 4
Nour El Sherbini 4
Raneem El Weleily 3
Vanessa Atkinson 1
Vicki Cardwell 1
Nohar Gohar 1
Rachael Grinham 1
Carol Owens 1
Leilani Rorani 1
  • 1983: Vicki Cardwell
  • 1984: Susan Devoy
  • 1985: Susan Devoy (2)
  • 1986: Susan Devoy (3)
  • 1987: Susan Devoy (4)
  • 1988: Susan Devoy (5)
  • 1989: Susan Devoy (6)
  • 1990: Susan Devoy (7)
  • 1991: Susan Devoy (8)
  • 1992: Susan Devoy (9)
  • 1993: Michelle Martin
  • 1994: Michelle Martin (2)
  • 1995: Michelle Martin (3)
  • 1996: Sarah Fitz-Gerald
  • 1997: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (2)
  • 1998: Michelle Martin (4)
  • 1999: Leilani Rorani
  • 2000: Leilani Rorani (2)
  • 2001: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (3)
  • 2002: Sarah Fitz-Gerald (4)
  • 2003: Carol Owens
  • 2004: Rachael Grinham
  • 2005: Vanessa Atkinson
  • 2006: Nicol David
  • 2007: Nicol David (2)
  • 2008: Nicol David (3)
  • 2009: Nicol David (4)
  • 2010: Nicol David (5)
  • 2011: Nicol David (6)
  • 2012: Nicol David (7)
  • 2013: Nicol David (8)
  • 2014: Nicol David (9)
  • 2015: Raneem El Weleily
  • 2016: Nour El Sherbini
  • 2017: Nour El Sherbini (2)
  • 2018: Raneem El Weleily (2)
  • 2019: Raneem El Weleily (3)
  • 2020: Nour El Sherbini (3)
  • 2021: Nour El Sherbini (4)
  • 2022: Nouran Gohar

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "PSA World Rankings To Be Published Weekly As Of August 29". August 23, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "How The New PSA World Tour Rankings System Works". September 7, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Current PSA World Rankings". PSA World Tour, Inc.
  4. ^ "PSA WORLD RANKINGS". PSA.
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