Waters wins biggest title at Carol Weymuller Open!

"I'm off to Philadelphia on Thursday for the US Open, so hopefully I can take this forward for next week", said the new Carol Weymuller Open Champion Alison Waters.

It was appropriately at Heights Casino in New York that England’s Alison Waters (ri) recorded to claim her 10th, but biggest, Tour title, when she won the Carol Weymuller Open trophy.

The 30-year-old Londoner reached a career-high world No3 ranking in October 2010 – but just a year later saw her ranking plummet to 44 after taking time out to recover from an Achilles injury.

Waters was back in the world top five by the end of 2012 – since when she has won a fourth British National Championship title and, in August, secured a silver Commonwealth Games medal in the Mixed Doubles in Scotland.

After coming back from 1 game down, Waters raced the game and won the following three games to beat Omneya Abdel Kawy (le) from Egypt 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 12-10.

Comeback-Queen Waters was overjoyed with her victory: “I’m really, really delighted to have won! It’s been two years since I won a title and to win it here of all places is extra special!!

Final:
[3] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [5] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 12-10

Semi-finals:
[5] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [1] Laura Massaro (ENG) 11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
[3] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-3

Quarter-finals:
[1] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [Q] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4
[5] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [Q] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9
[3] Alison Waters (ENG) bt Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 14-12, 11-2, 11-4
[2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt Emma Beddoes (ENG) 13-15, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4

1st round:
[1] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8
[Q] Salma Hany Ibrahim (EGY) bt [6] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 12-10
[Q] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt [4] Madeline Perry (IRL) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
[5] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [Q] Samantha Cornett (CAN) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) bt [7] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9
[3] Alison Waters (ENG) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt [8] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
[2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt [Q] Samantha Teran (MEX) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4