Major Championship Winners
In the beginning, the overall tour winner was determined by the main tour "National" tournament (so, in the late 70s the NRC "National" Championship. Post 1982 a conventional points-based tour was used, but there's always been a series of "Grand Slams" in racquetball.
US Open: Racquetball's premier event owned by USA Racquetball and hosted by Doug Ganim in Memphis, TN.
4/2010 update: Tournament moving to Minneapolis for 2010. Press release
here. 2022 update: Ganim retires after
25 years of running the event and passes the responsibilty for running the event. USAR National Event coordinator Connor Shane is the Tournament Director.
Minneapolis 2022: Conrrado Moscoso d Rodrigo Montoya 8,4
Minneapolis 2021: Daniel De La Rosa d Carlos Keller 13,(11),3
Minneapolis 2020: cancelled due to Covid-19
Minneapolis 2019: Kane Waselenchuk d Conrrado Moscoso 12,5
Minneapolis 2018: Kane Waselenchuk d Daniel De La Rosa 11,6
Minneapolis 2017: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 6,4,(8),4
Minneapolis 2016: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 2,2,6
Minneapolis 2015: Kane Waselenchuk d Daniel De La Rosa 5,8,3
Minneapolis 2014: Kane Waselenchuk d Alvaro Beltran 6,1,6
Minneapolis 2013: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 9,1,6
Minneapolis 2012: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 8,5,5
Minneapolis 2011: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson (7),2,4,7
Minneapolis 2010: Kane Waselenchuk d Alvaro Beltran (10),2,2,6
Memphis 2009: Kane Waselenchuk d Jack Huczek 10,1,3
Memphis 2008: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 2,4,4
Memphis 2007: Rocky Carson d Jack Huczek 3,(7),8,6
Memphis 2006: Jason Mannino d Rocky Carson
Memphis 2005: Kane Waselenchuk d Cliff Swain
Memphis 2004: Kane Waselenchuk d Cliff Swain
Memphis 2003: Kane Waselenchuk d Derek Robinson
Memphis 2002: Sudsy Monchik d Cliff Swain
Memphis 2001: Cliff Swain d John Ellis
Memphis 2000: Sudsy Monchik d Cliff Swain
Memphis 1999: Jason Mannino d Cliff Swain
Memphis 1998: Sudsy Monchik d Cliff Swain
Memphis 1997: Cliff Swain d Sudsy Monchik
Memphis 1996: Sudsy Monchik d Andy Roberts
Total US Open Titles: (26 US Open tourneys since 1996, updated to 2022 season)
Kane Waselenchuk: 15
Sudsy Monchik: 4
Jason Mannino: 2
Cliff Swain: 2
Rocky Carson: 1
Daniel De La Rosa: 1
Conrrado Moscoso: 1
Williams Accounting & Consulting Grand Slam, Atlanta GA; new grand slam hosted by major Racquetball sponsor Donald Williams in Lilburn, GA.
Initially called Suivant Consulting, renamed after Williams' businesses in 2023.
Lilburn 2023: Daniel De La Rosa d Jake Bredenbeck 10,12
Lilburn 2022: Andree Parrilla d Kane Waselenchuk (14),2,10
Lilburn 2021: Samuel Murray d Conrrado Moscoso 7,(8),9
American Isis Bolivian Open; inaugural Grand Slam event in 2019
Bolivia 2019: Conrrado Moscoso d Rocky Carson (6),14,2
Ektelon Nationals (in LA or Anaheim). Note; cannot find any record of Ektelon Nat'l tourney in magazines, old results for 80, 81, but the tourney is supposed to have occurred. In 2011, the Ektelon Nationals is the new year end pro event that is played along side the USAR National Singles event.
2013: Kane Waselenchuk
2012: Kane Waselenchuk
2011: Kane Waselenchuk
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1986: Marty Hogan
1985: Cliff Swain
1984: Bret Harnett
1983: Mike Yellen
1982: Dave Peck
1981: Marty Hogan?
1980: Dave Peck?
Cali Grand Slam: A new grand slam is featured on the 2010-11 schedule, as the IRT travels to South America for the first time visiting Cali Columbia.
Cali 2010: Kane Waselenchuk
Pro Nationals/Grand Nationals : Site has varied over the years, seems to have stabilized in Chicago until Motorola withdrew, now unsure of future of the event.
Chicago 2010: cancelled when sponsorship withdrew
Chicago 2009: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 8,1,6
Chicago 2008: Jack Huczek d Rocky Carson (8),5,(5),2,6
Chicago 2007: Jack Huczek d Jason Mannino
Chicago 2006: Kane Waselenchuk d Jack Huczek
Chicago 2005: Kane Waselenchuk d Jack Huczek (confirmed via archive.org 20050503 backup)
Las Vegas 2004: Kane Waselenchuk d Alvaro Beltran
Tempe 2003: Jack Huczek d Alvaro Beltran
Fountain Valley 2002: John Ellis
Las Vegas 2001: Jason Mannino
Las Vegas 2000: John Ellis
Las Vegas 1999: Sudsy Monchik
Las Vegas 1998: Cliff Swain
Las Vegas 1997: Andy Roberts
Las Vegas 1996: Cliff Swain
Las Vegas 1995: Sudsy Monchik
Portland 1994: Sudsy Monchik
Seattle 1993: Andy Roberts
Seattle 1992: Mike Ray
Seattle 1991: Andy Roberts
Seattle 1990: ? (probably Cliff Swain)
Seattle 1989: Mike Ray
Seattle 1988: Ruben Gonzalez
Motorola World Racquetball Championships: Starting in 2007, Motorola is sponsoring the tour's
third "Grand Slam" event, which is also serving as the tour kickoff event. In the end of the 2009 season,
Motorola withdrew its support and the event is no longer on the schedule.
Denver 2009: Kane Waselenchuk d Jack Huczek 3,(5),7,9
Denver 2008: Kane Waselenchuk d Rocky Carson 6,6,(8),(8),1
Colorado Springs 2007: Rocky Carson d Alvaro Beltran (8),7,7,11
Chicago Open, Chicago, IL: In 2004, this tournament, which has existed in some form or another for years (formerly the Halloween Classic) exceeds even the US Open in total Prize money. The tournament's status as a "major" only lasted one year though, as the Las Vegas club that typically hosted the Pro Nationals closed, and Chicago became the ongoing host of Pro Nationals...
2004: Kane Waselenchuk d Jack Huczek
Tournament of Champions, Portland: An invite-only tournament, only the top-8 qualify (similar to the Masters series of Men's Tennis).
2001: Cliff Swain
2000: Cliff Swain
1999: Sudsy Monchik
1998: Cliff Swain
1997: Andy Roberts
1996: Cliff Swain
1995: Cliff Swain
1994: (no event: Portland hosted Grand Nationals)
1993: Ruben Gonzalez
1992: Dan Obremski
1991: Dan Obremski
1990: ? (not sure event existed yet)
Catalina Nationals Site varied locations.
Chicago 1983: Mike Yellen
Ft. Worth 1982: Dave Peck
NRC Nationals/DP/Leach Nationals: (site varied)
Arlington, TX 1986: Bret Harnett
Boston 1985: Gregg Peck
Atlanta 1984: Mike Yellen
Atlanta 1983: Mike Yellen
Chicago 1982: Marty Hogan
Tempe 1981: Marty Hogan
Las Vegas 1980: Marty Hogan
Tempe 1979: Marty Hogan
Bellville, IL 1978: Marty Hogan
San Diego 1977: Davey Bledsoe
San Diego 1976: Charlie Brumfield
Las Vegas 1975: Charlie Brumfield
IRA (Pro event) Nationals:
? Location 1978: (did this event occur?)
? Location 1977: (did this event occur?)
? Location 1976: Jerry Hilecher d Steve Strandemo
St Louis 1975: Charlie Brumfield d Steve Serot