Alison Waters

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Alison Waters

| image = Alison Waters.jpg

| caption = Alison Waters

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| country = England

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|3|19}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

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| turnedpro = 1999

| retired = 2021

| plays = Right Handed

| coach = Paul Carter

| racquet = Salming

| website = [http://www.alisonwaters.co.uk www.alisonwaters.co.uk]

| event = Women's singles

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| highest_ranking = No. 3

| date_of_highest_ranking = October, 2010

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| titles = 9

| finals = 19

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| updated = 9 August 2022

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Alison Waters (born 19 March 1984 in London) is an English former professional squash player.{{cite web|title=Bio at Squashplayer.co.uk|url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/features/alison_waters.htm|access-date=2 November 2010}}

Career

As a junior player, Waters won her first major squash tournament – the British Under-12 title – at the age of nine-and-a-half. She retained the title the following year. She was a three-time runner-up at the British Open Under-14 Championships. She won her first professional title in 2005 at the Forbes Open, beating Carla Khan in the final.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/alexandria/players.htm |title=Alexandria International Squash Open player profiles |website=Squash Site |access-date=19 December 2022}}

Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10. Waters also won the championship in 2008 beating Laura Lengthorn-Massaro and finished as the runner-up in 2005, 2007 and 2009.{{cite web |url=https://nationalsquashchamps.net/history |title=National Championships History |website=England Squash |access-date=19 December 2022}}

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/4471-womens-world-team-championship-2012 |title=Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France |website=Squash info |access-date=20 December 2022}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/6445-england-reclaim-womens-world-team-championship-title |title=England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title |website=Squash info |access-date=20 December 2022}}

In 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Egypt-beats-England-Winning-Women-s-World-Team-Squash-Championship |title=Egypt Beats England, Winning Women's World Team Squash Championship |website=Cairo Scene |access-date=20 December 2022}} In 2018, she won her fourth silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/squash/45542303 |title=Women's World Team Championship squash: Egypt beat England to retain title |website=BBC Sport |access-date=19 December 2022}}