Fiona Geaves

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Fiona Geaves
Country England
Born6 December 1967 (1967-12-06) (age 54)
Gloucester, England
Highest ranking5 (September 2001)

Fiona Geaves (born 6 December 1967, in Gloucester, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England. She played on the professional tour from 1987 to 2006, winning six tour titles, reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in 2001, and remaining in the world's top-20 for an unbroken stretch of 19 years.

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Geaves won the British National Squash Championship title in 1995.

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Geaves won Bronze Medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles.

Now Fiona works at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New York. She is the head coach and has started a doubles career with fellow coach Meredith Quick.

World Team Championships

Finals: 3 (0 title, 3 runner-up)

OutcomeYearLocationOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2-1
Runner-up 2002 Women's World Team Squash Championships Odense, Denmark Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2-1
Runner-up 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2-0

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