Frania Gillen-Buchert

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Frania Gillen-Buchert
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Edinburgh, Scotland
Born (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 42)
Racquet usedPrince 03 Black
Highest ranking53 (July 2003)

Frania Gillen-Buchert (born 13 November 1981) is a Scottish female former squash player. [1] [2] She made her international debut in 2000 and achieved her career best ranking of 53 in 2003. [3] Buchert graduated at the University of Stirling. [4]

Buchert competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, 2010 and 2014 representing Scotland. [5] After the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she decided to retire from international squash competitions which also ended her 17 year career. [6] [7]

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