Louise Crome

{{Short description|New Zealand squash player (born 1978)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Louise Crome

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|4|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Waihi, New Zealand

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| event = Women's singles

| country = {{NZL}}

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| turnedpro = 2006

| racquet = Prince O3 Speedport Black

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| highest_ranking = 22

| date_of_highest_ranking = August 2008

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| titles = Finland Open, Vietnam Open, Welsh Open

| finals = Los Angeles Open, New Zealand Championships, Toronto Open

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{{MedalSport|Women's squash}}

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{{MedalComp|World Team Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Amsterdam|Team}}

{{MedalComp|World Doubles Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2004 Chennai|Doubles}}

| updated = 12 April 2022

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Louise Crome (born 6 April 1978, in Waihi, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional squash player. She toured for 3 years reaching a world ranking of 22.{{Cn|date=July 2023}} She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Team between 2004 - 2008 and won titles in Finland, Vietnam and Welsh Opens, and second place in Mexico, Los Angeles, Toronto Opens and New Zealand Championships.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

In 2004, Crome won silver in the women's doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Lara Petera. In 2006, Petera and Crome won bronze at the World Doubles Championships and later that year she represented New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

Crome graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration with distinction from Victoria University of Wellington.{{cite web

| title = Crome Shines With O3 Speedport

| publisher = SquashWeb

| date = 4 July 2008

| url = http://www.squashweb.nl/cms/nieuws/world_squash_news/crome_shines_with_o3_speedport.html

| access-date = 18 January 2009

}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010}}

She is married to the former politician and former ACT New Zealand party leader Rodney Hide.{{cite web

| title = Rodney Hide's fiancee pregnant

| url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4353632/Rodney-Hides-fiancee-pregnant

| work = Stuff

| author = NZPA

| date = 17 November 2012

| access-date = 17 November 2010

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