Donna Lobban
Australian squash player (born 1986)
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Donna Lobban, also known as Donna Belle Urquhart, (born 19 December 1986) is an Australian retired professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of 13 in May 2011.
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| Full name | Donna Lobban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Byron Davis Rodney Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 13 (May 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Lobban was born Donna Belle Urquhart.[citation needed]
Career
Donna started playing squash from the age of 6. As a junior, she won five Australian Junior titles and was the runner-up at the Scottish and British Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003.[citation needed] She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event.[citation needed]
In 2010, she was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[1] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in May 2011.[2][3]
She was the champion of the Monte-Carlo Squash Classic in 2017, defeating Zeina Mickawy in the final. In January 2023, she announced her retirement from professional squash.[4]
Personal life
In April 2018, she married Scottish professional squash player Greg Lobban and has been known professionally as Donna Lobban.[5]
