Alana Miller

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Alana Miller
Alana Miller.jpg
Alana Miller during Pan American Championships 2005
Full nameAlana Martha Miller
Nickname(s)Layni
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Winnipeg, Manitoba
Born (1980-07-22) July 22, 1980 (age 43)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Turned Pro2001
RetiredRetired
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byTrevor Borland
Racquet used Dunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 30 (May, 2009)
Current rankingNo. 35 (August, 2010)
Title(s)1
Medal record
Women's Squash
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Last updated: December 23, 2009.

Alana Miller (born July 22, 1980) is a Canadian former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 30 in May 2009. [1] [2]

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Miller was the Canadian National Champion for 2003, 2007 and 2008.

Miller retired after representing Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, [3] where she lost in the Round of 16 to England's Laura Massaro. She retired as the 35th-ranked women's squash player and highest-ranked Canadian woman. [4]

Career statistics

Listed below

Professional tour titles (1)

All Results for Alana Miller in WISPA World's Tour tournament [5] [6]

Legend
WISPA Platinum Series (0)
WISPA Gold Series (0)
WISPA Silver Series (0)
WISPA Tour Series (1)
Titles by Major Tournaments
World Open (0)
British Open (0)
Hong Kong Open (0)
Qatar Classic (0)
No.DateTournamentOpponent in FinalScore in FinalMinutes Played
1.July 9, 2007Royal Glenora Club Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Runa Reta9–2, 9–5, 9–555 min [7]

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References

  1. WISPA player profile
  2. Alana Miller at Squash Info OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Daignault, Louis. "Top Canadian squash player Alana Miller to retire after Commonwealth Games". Sport Research Intelligence sportive. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. "Canadians eliminated in squash at Commonwealth Games". Sport Research Intelligence sportive. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  5. SquashInfo: Alana Miller
  6. Women's International Squash Players Association Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Edmonton title for Miller". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-09.