Shehana Vithana

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Shehana Vithana
Residence Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 24)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Turned Pro2017
Racquet usedGrays
Highest ranking119 (October 2018)
Current ranking168 (November 2019)
Last updated: November 2019.

Shehana Vithana (born 31 March 1999) is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player .She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the 2018-19 PSA World Tour. [1]

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Biography

She was born and raised up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when she started playing the sport of squash at the age of 9. [2] She studied at the Holy Family Convent in Bambalapitiya till Year 8 when she moved to Sydney, Australia.

Career

Shehana emerged in youth level and became Australia's number one ranked squash player in the U19 category. [3] She won U17 Girl's Squash Championships at the Australian Junior Squash Championships in 2015. [4] She also took part in the 2017 Women's World Junior Squash Championships [5] and World University Championships in 2018. She joined the Professional Squash Association in 2017.

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References

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