Joelle King
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 King in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 September 1988 Cambridge, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.joelleking.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Glen Wilson, Hadrian Stiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 4 (November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 65 (19 January 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 April 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joelle King MNZM (born 30 September 1988) is a New Zealand professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014.[1][2]
King was born and raised in Cambridge, New Zealand. She is the youngest child in her family, having two older brothers. Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Ngāti Porou.[3]
Career
In July 2009, King won the Australian Women's Open by beating Annie Au in the final played at Clare, South Australia.[4]
King won gold in women's doubles and silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[5] She also won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, King won the gold medal in the women's singles event for New Zealand.[7] On the other side, fellow New Zealand squash player, Paul Coll clinched a silver medal in the men's singles event.[8] This was also the first instance where a male and a female squash player from New Zealand had managed to qualify in the final of the respective events at a Commonwealth Games event.[9] She won her first platinum event on the WSA tour at the 2018 Hong Kong Squash Open beating Raneem El Weleily 3–0 in the final.[10]
King was the flagbearer for New Zealand at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 alongside Tom Walsh.[11]
In May 2023, she reached the semi final of the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, before losing to the number 2 seed Nour El Sherbini.[12]
