The North American Open is a men's international squash

Squash (sport)

Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

 tournament held annually in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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. The event was founded in 2004 and takes place at the Westwood Club. The tournament is one of nine events in the PSA World Series and has prize money of $115,000. The event is not to be confused with the United States Open

United States Open (squash)

The United States Open squash championships is an annual squash tournament sponsored by U.S. Squash. The championship was inaugurated in 1954 as an opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete against each other...

, a longer running tournament.

Past Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2011	Nick Matthew Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew is a professional squash player from England who won the British Open in 2006 and 2009 and is the reigning World Champion. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010...	Ramy Ashour Ramy Ashour Ramy Mohamed Ashour is a professional squash player from Egypt. He reached world No. 1 in January, 2010, after beating Nick Matthew in the final of the 2009 Saudi International Squash Tournament. At 22 he became the youngest player to achieve world No. 1 since the Khan era, having previously been...	11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6,
2010	Nick Matthew Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew is a professional squash player from England who won the British Open in 2006 and 2009 and is the reigning World Champion. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010...	Ramy Ashour Ramy Ashour Ramy Mohamed Ashour is a professional squash player from Egypt. He reached world No. 1 in January, 2010, after beating Nick Matthew in the final of the 2009 Saudi International Squash Tournament. At 22 he became the youngest player to achieve world No. 1 since the Khan era, having previously been...	11-9, 16-14, 5-4 retired
2009	Ramy Ashour Ramy Ashour Ramy Mohamed Ashour is a professional squash player from Egypt. He reached world No. 1 in January, 2010, after beating Nick Matthew in the final of the 2009 Saudi International Squash Tournament. At 22 he became the youngest player to achieve world No. 1 since the Khan era, having previously been...	Nick Matthew Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew is a professional squash player from England who won the British Open in 2006 and 2009 and is the reigning World Champion. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010...	11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8
2008	James Willstrop James Willstrop James Willstrop is a professional squash player from England.-Biography:Willstrop is recognised as a young squash talent with a big future ahead of him...	Gregory Gaultier Gregory Gaultier Grégory Gaultier is a professional squash player from France. He won the British Open in 2007, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2006 and 2007....	11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4
2007	Anthony Ricketts Anthony Ricketts Anthony Ricketts is a former professional squash player from Australia.Ricketts won the British Open in 2005, beating James Willstrop in the final 11-7, 11-9, 11-7...	Lee Beachill Lee Beachill Lee Beachill is a former World No. 1 squash player from England.Beachill reached the World No. 1 ranking in October 2004. He also finished runner-up at the World Open that year....	11-8, 11-7, 12-10
2006	John White John White (squash player) John White is a former World No. 1 squash player.White finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open in 2002. He won the PSA Masters title in 2003 . He also won the British National Championships in 2004...	Adrian Grant Adrian Grant Adrian Grant, is a professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in June 2009....	11-9, 11-6, 11-9
2005	Shahid Zaman Shahid Zaman Shahid Zaman is a Pakistani professional squash player.In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan circuit 2004 - Event I. In 2005, he won the Virginia Professional Squash championship 2005, then he went on to win the COAS international 2005 and the Pakistan circuit 2005 - Event II.-External...	Bradley Ball	11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9
2004	Rodney Durbach Rodney Durbach Rodney Durbach is a professional squash player from South Africa.Durbach won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, partnering Natalie Grainger. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in 2002.- External links :* * *...	Jan Koukal Jan Koukal (squash player) Jan Koukal, is a professional squash player who represented Czech Republic. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 39 in January 2005.- External links :...	15-8, 15-10, 15-11

External links

• North American Open - Official website
• Westwood Club