Samantha Cornett

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Samantha Cornett
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Samantha Cornett, Lima 2019 Pan Am Games
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991 (age 30)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Turned Pro2007
Retired2020
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byHeather Wallace & Jessica Di Mauro
Racquet usedHarrow
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 23 (February, 2018)
Title(s)13
Tour final(s)21
Last updated: April, 2020.

Samantha Jean Lardner Cornett, (born February 4, 1991) is a retired professional squash player who represents Canada. She is from Deep River, Ontario. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in February 2018. [1] [2] [3] She has won 4 Canadian National Championships, in 2013, [4] 2014, 2015, [5] and 2019. [6] She won two medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold in the team event alongside Miranda Ranieri, & Stephanie Edmison, and a silver in the singles event. Cornett later won three medals at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, and three medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima.

In January 2018, Cornett was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. [7]

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  2. SquashInfo Player Profile
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  4. "Samantha Cornett - Professional Squash Association".
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  7. "Squash Athletes Nominated to 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.newswire.ca/. CNW Group Ltd. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.