US Open Racquetball Championships

The United Health Care US Open Racquetball Championships is one of the major premier professional racquetball events. It is a Grand Slam event with men and women competing from the International Racquetball Tour and Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour, respectively. It also includes divisions for amateur players, and hundreds of people participate each year. There were 725 participants in 2016.^[1]

The 2016 UnitedHealthcare US Open was October 5-9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the eighth year since the event began in 1996 that it was in the Twin Cities. United Health Care is the title sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. The event is traditionally aired on television on a tape delay over the weekend of Thanksgiving on the Tennis Channel. The 2017 UnitedHealthcare US Open will be October 4-8 in Minneapolis.

The first 14 years the tournament was held in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosted by USA Racquetball the US Open was held in mid-November for the first 12 years, but in 2008 the event was moved up a month to October.

Doug Ganim, a multiple racquetball World Champion in doubles and former pro player on the International Racquetball Tour, is the US Open's Tournament Director.

Men's pro competition

Men's champions

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2016[2]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-2, 11-2, 11-6	Rocky Carson	Jose Rojas Daniel De La Rosa	Sebastian Franco Marco Rojas Alvaro Beltran Jake Bredenbeck
2015[3]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-5, 11-8, 11-3	Daniel De La Rosa	Alvaro Beltran Rocky Carson	Jansen Allen Jose Rojas Anthony Herrera Marco Rojas
2014[4]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-6, 11-1, 11-6	Alvaro Beltran	Alejandro Landa Rocky Carson	Tony Carson Daniel De La Rosa Chris Crowther Ben Croft
2013[5]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-9, 11-1, 11-6	Rocky Carson	Ben Croft Alvaro Beltran	Daniel De La Rosa Jose Rojas Chris Crowther Tony Carson
2012[6]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-8, 11-5, 11-5	Rocky Carson	Alvaro Beltran Chris Crowther	Tony Carson Alex Ackermann Daniel De La Rosa Shane Vanderson
2011	Kane Waselenchuk 7-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7	Rocky Carson	Jose Rojas Chris Crowther	Charlie Pratt Andy Hawthorne Ben Croft Shane Vanderson
2010	Kane Waselenchuk 10-12, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6	Alvaro Beltran	Jack Huczek Ben Croft	Andy Hawthorne Charlie Pratt Mitch Williams Jose Rojas
2009	Kane Waselenchuk 12-10, 11-1, 11-3	Jack Huczek	Jason Mannino Ben Croft	Jose Rojas Shane Vanderson Chris Crowther Rocky Carson
2008	Kane Waselenchuk 11-2, 11-2, 11-4	Rocky Carson	Jack Huczek Shane Vanderson	Alvaro Beltran Jason Thoerner Ben Croft Jason Mannino
2007[7]	Rocky Carson 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5	Jack Huczek	Jason Mannino Shane Vanderson	Andy Hawthorne Jason Thoerner Mitch Williams Alvaro Beltran
2006[8]	Jason Mannino 11-9, 11-8, 11-5	Rocky Carson	Jack Huczek Shane Vanderson	Cliff Swain Andy Hawthorne Mitch Williams Alvaro Beltran
2005[9]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-5, 12-10, 12-10	Cliff Swain	Rocky Carson Jack Huczek	Polo Gutierrez Alvaro Beltran Jason Mannino Shane Vanderson
2004[10]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-1, 11-3, 11-0	Cliff Swain	Rocky Carson Jack Huczek	Mike Guidry Jason Mannino Kyle Veenstra Derek Robinson
2003[11]	Kane Waselenchuk 11-8, 11-6, 11-6	Derek Robinson	Jack Huczek Shane Vanderson	Jason Mannino Chris Crowther Sudsy Monchik Mike Green
2002	Sudsy Monchik 12-10, 12-10, 11-7	Cliff Swain	Jack Huczek Kane Waselenchuk	Alvaro Beltran Rocky Carson John Ellis Jason Mannino
2001	Cliff Swain 11-5, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4	John Ellis	Mike Guidry Jason Mannino	Ruben Gonzalez Kane Waselenchuk Alvaro Beltran Rocky Carson
2000	Sudsy Monchik 11-8, 11-9, 9-11 11-3	Cliff Swain	Alvaro Beltran Mike Locker	Rocky Carson Derek Robinson Kane Waselenchuk John Ellis
1999	Jason Mannino 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8	Cliff Swain	John Ellis Sudsy Monchik	Dan Fowler Rocky Carson Adam Karp Ruben Gonzalez
1998	Sudsy Monchik 11-2, 11-8, 11-4	Cliff Swain	John Ellis Eric Muller	Mike Ray Mike Guidry Tim Doyle Derek Robinson
1997	Cliff Swain 11-6, 11-2, 11-3	Sudsy Monchik	Andy Roberts John Ellis	Jason Mannino Adam Karp Woody Clouse Eric Muller
1996	Sudsy Monchik 11-8, 11-9, 11-3	Andy Roberts	Cliff Swain Woody Clouse	Drew Kachtik Mike Ray Mike Guidry John Ellis

US Open Men's Finalists by wins and losses

Finalist	Wins	Losses
Kane Waselenchuk	12	0
Sudsy Monchik	4	1
Cliff Swain	2	6
Jason Mannino	2	0
Rocky Carson	1	6
Alvaro Beltran	0	2
Jack Huczek	0	2
Daniel De La Rosa	0	1
John Ellis	0	1
Andy Roberts	0	1
Derek Robinson	0	1

Men career records

This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.

Player	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Kane Waselenchuk					QF	QF	SF	W	W	W			W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Rocky Carson	32		16	QF	QF	QF	QF	16	SF	SF	F	W	F	QF	16	F	F	F	SF	SF	F
Jason Mannino	16	QF	16	W	32	SF	QF	QF	QF	QF	W	SF	QF	SF
Sudsy Monchik	W	F	W	SF	W		W	QF			16
Cliff Swain	SF	W	F	F	F	W	F	16	F	F	QF		32	32	32	64		16	16	64	32
Daniel De La Rosa													64	64	32	16	QF	QF	QF	F	SF
Alvaro Beltran					SF	QF	QF	16	16	QF	QF	QF	QF		F	16	SF	SF	F	SF	QF
Alejandro Landa									64	64	64	32	32	16	16	16	16	16	SF	32	16
Ben Croft							32	32	16	16	16	16	QF	SF	SF	QF	32	SF	QF	16
Chris Crowther						16	32	QF	32	64	16	16	16	QF	16	SF	SF	QF	QF	16
Jose Rojas													32	QF	QF	SF	16	QF	16	QF	SF
Jack Huczek				64	16	16	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF	F	SF	F	SF
John Ellis	QF	SF	SF	SF	QF	F	QF	16		32	32	16
Woody Clouse	SF	QF				16				16	16
Andy Roberts	F	SF	32	32
Eric Muller		QF	SF												64
Mike Locker	32	32	16		SF	16
Shane Vanderson	64			64		64	32	SF	32	QF	SF	SF	SF	QF		QF	QF
Mike Guidry	QF	16	QF	16	16	SF	16	16	QF	16
Derek Robinson	64	16	QF	16	QF	16	16	F	QF

Women's pro competition

Women's Champions

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2016[12]	Paola Longoria 11-3, 11-7, 11-3	Samantha Salas	Jessica Parrilla Frédérique Lambert	Susana Acosta Rhonda Rajsich Natalia Mendez Cristina Amaya
2015[13]	Paola Longoria 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9	Rhonda Rajsich	Veronica Sotomayor Maria Jose Vargas	Sofia Rascon Samantha Salas Frédérique Lambert Michelle Key
2014[14]	Paola Longoria 11-5, 11-3, 11-8	Maria Jose Vargas	Cristina Amaya Rhonda Rajsich	Diana Aguilar Sofia Rascon Frédérique Lambert Veronica Sotomayor
2013[15]	Paola Longoria 11-4, 11-1, 11-7	Rhonda Rajsich	Samantha Salas Susana Acosta	Veronica Sotomayor Adrienne Haynes Cristina Amaya Janel Tisinger
2012[16]	Paola Longoria 11-4, 11-7, 12-10	Rhonda Rajsich	Veronica Sotomayor Samantha Salas	Maria Paz Muñoz Susana Acosta Krystal Csuk Jackie Paraiso
2011	Paola Longoria 11-7, 11-5, 11-9	Rhonda Rajsich	Samantha Salas Kerri Wachtel	Krystal Csuk Jennifer Saunders Kristen Bellows Da'monique Davis
2010	Rhonda Rajsich 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5	Paola Longoria	Christie Huczek Samantha Salas	Jessica Parrilla Aimee Ruiz Cheryl Gudinas Kerri Wachtel
2009	Rhonda Rajsich 1-11, 11-8, 11-3, 2-11, 11-7	Paola Longoria	Cheryl Gudinas Kerri Wachtel	Angela Grisar Janel Tisinger Jackie Paraiso Kristen Bellows
2008[17]	Paola Longoria 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7	Cheryl Gudinas	Brenda Kyzer Kristen Bellows	Kerri Wachtel Adrienne Fisher Rhonda Rajsich Christie Van Hees
2007[18]	Rhonda Rajsich 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9	Cheryl Gudinas	Angela Grisar Christie Van Hees	Paola Longoria Kristen Walsh Kerri Wachtel Brenda Kyzer
2006[19][20]	Christie Van Hees 11-3, 11-2, 11-2	Cheryl Gudinas	Brenda Kyzer Kerri Wachtel	Rhonda Rajsich Elaine Albrecht Kristen Walsh Angela Grisar
2005[9][21][22]	Christie Van Hees 11-13, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4	Rhonda Rajsich	Kristen Walsh Laura Fenton	Diane Moore Tammy Brown Angela Grisar Brenda Kyzer
2004[10]	Cheryl Gudinas 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 12-14, 11-3	Rhonda Rajsich	Kristen Walsh Christie Van Hees	Angela Grisar Paola Longoria Kerri Wachtel Tammy Brown
2003[23]	Rhonda Rajsich 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7	Christie Van Hees	Kristen Walsh Cheryl Gudinas	Angela Grisar Tammy Brown Kerri Wachtel Lori-Jane Powell
2002	Cheryl Gudinas 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6	Jackie Paraiso	Kerri Wachtel Laura Fenton	Kim Russell Adrienne Fisher Kersten Hallander Rhonda Rajsich
2001	Kerri Wachtel 15-13, 12-15, 15-11, 15-10	Jackie Paraiso	Cheryl Gudinas Kerseten Hallander	Laura Fenton Claudia Garcia Lori-Jane Powell Kim Russell
2000	Christie Van Hees 21-7, 21-12, 22-24, 21-11	Rhonda Rajsich	Cheryl Gudinas Jackie Paraiso	Chris Evon Kersten Hallander Laura Fenton Kim Machiran
1999[24]	Jackie Paraiso 8-11, 13-11, 11-1, 5-11, 11-2	Christie Van Hees	Susana Acosta Cheryl Gudinas	Janet Myers Kersten Hallander Josée Grand'Maître Kim Machiran
1998[25]	Jackie Paraiso 11-6, 11-5, 11-5	Christie Van Hees	Robin Levine Caryn McKinney	Kersten Hallander Lydia Hammock Cheryl Gudinas Laura Fenton
1997	Michelle Gould 12-10, 11-5, 11-4	Jackie Paraiso	Marci Drexler Cheryl Gudinas	Randy Friedman Chris Evon Laura Fenton Caryn McKinney
1996[26]	Michelle Gould 11-5, 11-4, 11-3	Cheryl Gudinas	Jackie Paraiso Caryn McKinney	Lynne Coburn Dina Moreland Robin Levine Molly O'Brien

US Open Women's finalists by wins and losses

Finalist	Wins	Losses
Paola Longoria	7	2
Rhonda Rajsich	4	7
Christie Van Hees	3	3
Michelle Gould	2	0
Cheryl Gudinas Holmes	2	4
Jackie Paraiso	2	3
Kerri Wachtel	1	0
Maria Jose Vargas	0	1
Samantha Salas	0	1

Women career records

This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.

Player

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Paola Longoria

128

QF

32

16

QF

W

F

F

W

W

W

W

W

W

Rhonda Rajsich

F

16

QF

W

F

F

QF

W

QF

W

W

F

F

F

SF

F

QF

Christie Van Hees

F

F

W

F

SF

W

W

SF

QF

SF

Cheryl Gudinas

F

SF

QF

SF

SF

SF

W

SF

W

16

F

F

F

SF

QF

16

16

16

32

64

Kerri Wachtel

32

32

W

SF

QF

QF

16

SF

QF

QF

SF

QF

SF

32

Jackie Paraiso

SF

F

W

W

SF

F

F

QF

16

QF

16

Michelle Gould

W

W

Samantha Salas

128

32

16

16

16

16

32

SF

SF

SF

SF

QF

F

Maria Jose Vargas

32

16

F

SF

Susana Acosta

16

SF

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

QF

SF

16

16

QF

Frédérique Lambert

32

32

32

32

32

16

QF

QF

SF

Cristina Amaya

64

32

16

16

16

32

QF

SF

16

QF

Jessica Parrilla

32

128

QF

16

16

16

16

16

SF

Veronica Sotomayor

32

16

SF

QF

QF

SF

32

Laura Fenton

QF

QF

16

QF

QF

SF

16

16

SF

32

Brenda Kyzer

32

16

16

16

QF

SF

QF

SF

Angela Grisar

QF

QF

QF

QF

SF

16

QF

16

Kristen Walsh Bellows

16

16

16

SF

SF

SF

QF

QF

SF

QF

QF

32

Kersten Hallander

QF

QF

QF

SF

QF

16

16

Robin Levine

QF

SF

16

Caryn McKinney

SF

QF

SF

16

Marci Drexler

SF

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External links

• United Health Care US Open Racquetball Championship site
• IRT Historical Data Archive