Sue Wright

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NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 55)
Retired2001
HighestrankingNo. 3 (January, 1998)
Sue Wright
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 55)
Sport
Retired2001
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (January, 1998)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1996 Petaling JayaSingles
Bronze medal – third place1997 SydneySingles
Bronze medal – third place1998 StuttgartSingles
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Saint Peter PortTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 StuttgartTeam
Bronze medal – third place1992 VancouverTeam
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Hong KongDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurSingles
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 ZurichTeam
Gold medal – first place1992 Aix-en-ProvenceTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 Aix-en-ProvenceTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 AmsterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 OdenseTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 HelsinkiTeam

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[1] and won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Wright 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.

She represented England at the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (winning bronze), the 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey (winning silver), and the 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, (winning silver).

Wright represented the 1998 England team[2] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She competed in the singles and doubles, winning bronze in the singles and gold in the doubles with Cassie Jackman.[3]

Wright won six gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1990 to 1998.[4][5]

Wright retired from professional squash in 2001.[6]

During the last few years of her career, Wright suffered from viral pneumonia, which left her with ear problems that prevented her from flying and competing outside the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

World Team Championships

References

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