title: 2017 Women's World Squash Championship
text: # 2017 Women's World Squash Championship
  
  The 2017 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the 2017 women's edition of the World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.
  
  The event was held alongside the Men's World Squash Championship between 9 and 17 December 2017 inclusive. Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian and the defending champion Nour El Sherbini in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nour El Sherbini
  * Raneem El Weleily
  * Camille Serme
  * Laura Massaro
  * Nouran Gohar
  * Nicol David
  * Sarah-Jane Perry
  * Nour El Tayeb
  * Joelle King
  * Alison Waters
  * Annie Au
  * Emily Whitlock
  * Olivia Blatchford
  * Joshna Chinappa
  * Victoria Lust
  * Tesni Evans
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
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  | 1 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Donna Urquhart | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | 1 | El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Satomi Watanabe | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | Watanabe | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Emily Whitlock | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1 | El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gohar | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yathreb Adel | 3 | 4 | 9 | | | 10 | Waters | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mariam Metwally | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | 5 | Gohar | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | El Sherbini | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
  | 8 | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | El Tayeb | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
  | | Joey Chan | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | 8 | El Tayeb | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Salma Hany | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Hany | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Joshna Chinappa | 9 | 13 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 8 | El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Tesni Evans | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 16 | Evans | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nadine Shahin | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | 16 | Evans | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | 4 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 4 | Massaro | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nele Gilis | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | El Sherbini | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | |
  | 3 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | El Weleily | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
  | | Zeina Mickawy | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | 3 | Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Olivia Blatchford | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Blatchford | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dipika Pallikal Karthik | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Joelle King | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | King | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hollie Naughton | 8 | 2 | 1 | | | 9 | King | 11 | 6 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 7 | Perry | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Millie Tomlinson | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Serme | 7 | 9 | 7 | | |
  | 6 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | |
  | | Jenny Duncalf | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | 6 | David | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | Au | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rachael Grinham | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | David | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Victoria Lust | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | 2 | El Weleily | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ' | | | | | | | |
  | | Fiona Moverley | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | Lust | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 2 | El Weleily | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rowan Reda Araby | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  