Sue Wright married name Rose (born 28 June 1970) is a former professional squash player from England. She reached a career high ranking of 3 in the world during January 1998.

Biography

She was runner-up at the British Open in 1991 and 2000, and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in 1998. She won the British National Championship title four times, in 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2001. As a junior player, Wright captained the England team which won the world junior team title in 1987. During the last few years of her career, Wright suffered from

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, which left her with ear problems that prevented her from flying and competing outside the

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. She represented England at the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships in

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, Canada, (winning bronze), the 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships in

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(winning silver), and the 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships in

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, Germany, (winning silver). Wright won six gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1990 to 1998. Wright retired from professional squash in 2001.

World Team Championships

Finals: 2 (0 title, 2 runner-up)

References

External links

Page at Squashpics.com
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1970 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1997 World Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-squash-bio-stub