Sabine Schöne
German squash player (born 1974)
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Sabine Schöne (born 27 January 1974 in Munich) is a former professional squash player who represented Germany. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 6 in November 1997.[1][2]
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| Born | 27 January 1974 Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kevin Karam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Slazenger | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 6 (November 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
As a junior, Schöne won ten national junior titles in various age groups. In 1988, at the age of only 14, she won her first national championship title in the women's division - a title she held for 17 years until she retired in 2004. In 1991, she lost the final of the World Junior Championships against England's Cassie Campion. For eight years she was ranked in the Top Ten with five tournament wins and a silver medal at the World Games in Lahti in 1997. In 2010 and 2012, she became World Champion in the O35 category.
