Sarah-Jane Perry

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Sarah-Jane Perry
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Perry at Cleveland Classic 2020, Cleveland, Ohio USA
Full nameSarah-Jane Catherine Perry
Nickname(s)SJ
CountryEngland
Residence Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 33)
Birmingham, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83m)
Turned Pro2011
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byRob Owen
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (July 2020)
Current rankingNo. 8 (December 2022)
Title(s)11
Tour final(s)15
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Niagara-on-the-Lake Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Issy-les-Moulineaux Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Dalian Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cairo Team
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 GlasgowDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Last updated: 9 August 2022.

Sarah-Jane Perry (born 15 May 1990 in Birmingham) is a professional squash player who represents England and Great Britain. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in July 2020. [1] [2] [3]

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Education

Perry was educated at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth, UK, and then graduated from Warwick University, England with a BEng (Hons) degree in 2011. [4]

Squash career

Perry had a successful junior career, culminating in winning the European Under 19 Individual Championships in Cologne and the British Under 19 Championships, both in 2009. She won two further British National Championships, at the Under 23 level in 2012 and 2013. Perry was part of the victorious England team at the 2013 European Squash Championships, her first selection at senior level. She represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual winner Nicol David.

Perry broke into the top 20 just prior to her 23rd Birthday and reached her highest ranking of 14 after her first World Series quarter-final berth at the Malaysian Open in September 2013. However, she was forced to miss the remainder of tournaments in 2013 with a back injury.

In 2014, she was part of the team that helped England reclaim the world team title by winning the gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [5] Two years later in 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [6]

Perry made her Team England debut at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the women's singles, losing in the final to Joelle King. [7] Also in 2018, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [8]

In 2020, Perry won her most prestigious title by winning the CIB Black Ball Squash Open. [9] In 2021, she won her third women's singles title at the British National Squash Championships, having previously won in 2015 and 2020. [10]

In August 2022, Perry won two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. On 3 August 2022, Perry won bronze in the women's singles, beaten by England team-mate (and eventual gold medallist) Georgina Kennedy at the semi-final stage before recovering from 0-2 down to win 3-2 against New Zealand's Joelle King to take the third place medal. [11] On 8 August 2022, Perry won silver in the women's doubles, playing with Alison Waters. The duo lost 11-8 11-8 to New Zealand's Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy. [12]

In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ WISPA player profile
  2. ↑ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ↑ "Sarah-Jane Perry's story". England Squash. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH WORLD NO. 7 SQUASH PLAYER SARAH-JANE PERRY". University of Warwick. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Egypt Beats England, Winning Women's World Team Squash Championship". Cairo Scene. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Women's World Team Championship squash: Egypt beat England to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "CIB Black Ball Squash Open ROLL OF HONOUR". Black Ball Squash Open. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "National Championships History". England Squash. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (3 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: England's Gina Kennedy wins squash gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's James Willstrop and Declan James win men's doubles squash gold". BBC Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Egypt beat USA to retain title". World Squash. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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