WORLD SQUASH LIBRARY

In 1993 WSF produced a list of squash courts worldwide, based upon figures supplied by nations. A snapshot of the situation that can be set against changes now, over thirty years later.

In 1936 former British Open champion Donald Butcher (pic) pondered in a magazine article whether doubles would take hold as a popular branch of squash - and felt that it would.

In 2003 WISPA (the then separate women’s tour) introduced Pegged Ranking, a means of players who had suffered a long-term injury or other medical condition, including pregnancy, keeping most of their final ranking points before the 6 – 18 months they were sidelined.