Women's Windy City Open squash prize money
The Women's Windy City Open has paid £1,207,353 across 9 tournaments from 2014 to 2026. In 2026 Nour El Sherbini took £27,375.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nour El Sherbini | £27,375£27k | £156,432£156k |
| 2024 | Nour El Sherbini | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2022 | Nouran Gohar | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2020 | Nour El Sherbini | £30,075£30k | £187,970£188k |
| 2018 | Nour El Tayeb | £28,536£29k | £158,793£159k |
| 2017 | Raneem El Weleily | £17,763£18k | £101,541£102k |
| 2016 | Raneem El Weleily | £17,256£17k | £97,432£97k |
| 2015 | Raneem El Weleily | £17,256£17k | £97,432£97k |
| 2014 | Laura Massaro | £6,429£6k | £31,812£32k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Women's Windy City Open 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £27,375£27k | £27,375£27k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £17,989£18k | £17,989£18k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £10,950£11k | £21,901£22k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £6,648£7k | £26,592£27k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £3,911£4k | £31,284£31k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £1,956£2k | £31,290£31k |
Every cheque by name is on the Women's Windy City Open 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Women's Windy City Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nour El Sherbini | Egypt | 3 | £132,589£133k |
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily | Egypt | 3 | £86,213£86k |
| 3 | Nouran Gohar | Egypt | 1 | £76,359£76k |
| 4 | Hania El Hammamy | Egypt | 0 | £51,287£51k |
| 5 | Nour El Tayeb | Egypt | 1 | £43,427£43k |
| 6 | Joelle King | New Zealand | 0 | £37,423£37k |
| 7 | Camille Serme | France | 0 | £36,646£37k |
| 8 | Amanda Sobhy | United States | 0 | £34,561£35k |
| 9 | Sarah-Jane Perry | England | 0 | £31,386£31k |
| 10 | Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed | Egypt | 0 | £24,413£24k |
| 11 | Laura Massaro | England | 1 | £23,660£24k |
| 12 | Nicol David | Malaysia | 0 | £22,273£22k |
| 13 | Amina Orfi | Egypt | 0 | £21,937£22k |
| 14 | Tinne Gilis | Belgium | 0 | £21,654£22k |
| 15 | Olivia Weaver | United States | 0 | £21,195£21k |
| 16 | Nele Coll | Belgium | 0 | £18,967£19k |
| 17 | Georgina Kennedy | England | 0 | £17,857£18k |
| 18 | Olivia Clyne | United States | 0 | £17,683£18k |
| 19 | Rowan Reda Araby | Egypt | 0 | £17,105£17k |
| 20 | Tesni Murphy | Wales | 0 | £17,007£17k |
| 21 | Annie Au | Hong Kong | 0 | £16,611£17k |
| 22 | Alison Waters | England | 0 | £16,533£17k |
| 23 | Emily Whitlock | Wales | 0 | £15,536£16k |
| 24 | Sabrina Sobhy | United States | 0 | £15,270£15k |
| 25 | Mariam Ibrahim Metwally | Egypt | 0 | £14,473£14k |
The top 12 here
Other squash tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Women's Windy City Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Women's World Championship | 16 | £4,103,552£4.1m |
| 3 | Men's British Open | 14 | £1,900,408£1.9m |
| 4 | Men's Qatar Classic | 14 | £1,761,926£1.8m |
| 5 | Women's British Open | 14 | £1,732,086£1.7m |
| 6 | Men's Tournament of Champions | 16 | £1,705,583£1.7m |
| 7 | Men's El Gouna Open | 14 | £1,645,693£1.6m |
| 8 | Men's US Open | 15 | £1,620,357£1.6m |
| 9 | Women's US Open | 15 | £1,515,759£1.5m |
| 10 | Men's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,508,065£1.5m |
| 11 | Women's Tournament of Champions | 14 | £1,376,760£1.4m |
| 12 | Men's Egyptian Open | 6 | £1,260,579£1.3m |
| 13 | Men's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,258,947£1.3m |
| 14 | Women's Windy City Open | 9 | £1,207,353£1.2m |
| 15 | Women's Egyptian Open | 5 | £1,128,437£1.1m |
| 16 | Women's Hong Kong Open | 13 | £1,123,052£1.1m |
| 17 | Women's El Gouna Open | 8 | £1,083,551£1.1m |
| 18 | Women's Qatar Classic | 7 | £789,188£789k |
| 19 | Women's Black Ball Open | 8 | £772,301£772k |
| 20 | Men's Black Ball Open | 6 | £569,956£570k |
| 21 | Women's China Open | 8 | £488,919£489k |
| 22 | Men's Grasshopper Cup | 5 | £429,479£429k |
| 23 | Men's Australian Open | 5 | £427,102£427k |
| 24 | Men's Optasia Championships | 5 | £423,042£423k |
| 25 | Canary Wharf Classic | 5 | £404,893£405k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Women's Windy City Open 2026?
Nour El Sherbini took £27,375. The whole tournament paid £156,432 across 32 players.
How much prize money has the Women's Windy City Open paid?
£1,207,353 across 9 editions from 2014 to 2026. The richest was the Women's Windy City Open 2024, at £187,970.
Who has won the most money at the Women's Windy City Open?
Nour El Sherbini, with £132,589 and 3 wins. Raneem El Weleily is next on £86,213.
Who has won the Women's Windy City Open the most times?
Nour El Sherbini, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Women's Windy City Open rank for prize money?
14th of the 97 squash tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every squash tournament and player is ranked on squash prize money. The latest edition is the Women's Windy City Open 2026, and the one before it the Women's Windy City Open 2024. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's squash prize money. How much of the pot a squash winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.