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English squash player

Emma Beddoes

Country England
Born (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985 (age 39)Leamington Spa, England
Residence Nottingham, England
Turned pro 2003
Retired 2016
Plays Right Handed
Coached by Richard O'Connor
Racquet used Prince
Women's singles
Highest ranking No.11 (September, 2015)
Title(s) 7
Tour final(s) 12
Medal record Women's squash Representing England World Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2014 Niagara-on-the-Lake Team Commonwealth Games Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Updated on November, 2016.

Emma Beddoes (born 29 August 1985 in Leamington Spa) is an English former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. #11 in September 2015. [1][2]

Beddoes made her first Tour appearance in 2004 and went on to reach the world's top 50 in less than two years. She won her first Tour title at the 2007 Colombo Open where she defeated number one seed Tricia Chuah in straight games.[3]

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.[4] Also in 2014, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, competing in the women's doubles with Alison Waters they reached the semi-final stage before securing the medal by beating the Australian pair of Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown.[5]

She won her 10th Tour title at the Emerson RC Pro Series tournament in 2015, where she dropped just one game throughout the event.[6] She retired in April 2016 after earning 25 caps for England and ten tour title wins.[7][2]

  1. ^ "2015 PSA World Rankings". psaworldtour.com.
  2. ^ a b "Former World No.11 Emma Beddoes retires – PSA World Tour". Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Beddoes Beats Favourite Chuah For Colombo Title". Squashplayer.uk.
  4. ^ "England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Professional Squash Association Official Biography". Professional Squash Association.
  7. ^ "Former World No.11 Emma Beddoes Retires". Professional Squash Association. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.