Shehana Vithana (born 31 March 1999) is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player .She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the
2018-19 PSA World Tour.
Biography
She was born and raised up in
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
, Sri Lanka, when she started playing the sport of squash at the age of 9. She studied at the
Holy Family Convent in
Bambalapitiya
Bambalapitiya is a southern coastal neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The area also known as Colombo 4, spans about along Galle Road. The western boundary of the suburb is the Indian Ocean and it is bordered to the east by Havelock Town, t ...
till Year 8 when she moved to
Sydney, Australia
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean ...
.
Career
Shehana emerged in youth level and became Australia's number one ranked squash player in the U19 category. She won U17 Girl's Squash Championships at the Australian Junior Squash Championships in 2015. She also took part in the
2017 Women's World Junior Squash Championships and World University Championships in 2018. She joined the
Professional Squash Association
The Professional Squash Association, or simply the PSA, is the governing body for the men's and women's professional Squash (sport), squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP and the ...
in 2017.
References
External links
Profile at PSA*
1999 births
Living people
Australian female squash players
Sportspeople from Colombo
Alumni of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia
Squash players from Sydney
Sportswomen from New South Wales
Naturalised citizens of Australia
Naturalised sports competitors
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