Sarah Campion (

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Kippax, born 10 May 1983) is a British former professional

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player who represented England. She reached a career high ranking of 15 in the world during November 2011.

Biography

Based in Halifax, she became the first English woman in almost ten years to win three successive women's world tour titles when she clinched the Malco Open in Sweden in March 2009. She enjoyed a whirlwind second half to the year 2010 after she was selected for the

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. In the

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she reached the third round as the 10th seed. She also reached the quarter finals of the doubles. Soon after, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships. She reached her career-high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2011 and in 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Kippax won two gold medals for the

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at the

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in 2011 and 2012. Campion retired in 2014 and became the head coach at the Queens' Sport Club in Halifax.

Personal life

She married her coach David Campion at St Philip's Church in

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. They have two children.

References

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* * * English female squash players Living people 1983 births Sportspeople from Chester Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-squash-bio-stub