Lucy Soutter

{{Short description|English squash player (born 1967)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|17 March 1967}}

| birth_place = Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

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| highest_ranking = 3

| date_of_highest_ranking = May 1986

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{{MedalSport | Women's squash }}

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{{MedalBronze | 1985 Dublin | Singles }}

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Lucy Soutter (born 17 March 1967 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England. She was part of the successful England team that won the 1987 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Auckland, New Zealand and the 1990 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Perth, Australia.

Soutter was runner-up at the British Open in 1987, where she lost in the final to Susan Devoy of New Zealand 2–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 9–1.{{cite web |title=British Open Squash Women's Finals 1947-2008 |url=http://britishopen.isportgroup.com/Draws-%281%29.aspx |publisher=British Squash Open Championships |accessdate=2010-10-30}} She won the British National Squash Championship title in 1983, 1985 and 1989.{{cite web|title=National Championships Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsquashchamps.co.uk/2005/history.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061420/http://www.nationalsquashchamps.co.uk/2005/history.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-28 |publisher=National Squash Championships |accessdate=2010-10-30 }} In 1984, a then 17-year-old and British Junior champion, Soutter won the ICI Perspex World Masters title, beating the World no. 1, Susan Devoy, 9-0, 2-9, 9-2, 6-9, 9-5.{{cite news |title=Lucy (17) shocks World No. 1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3Rc-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MkoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2060,6659568&dq=lucy-soutter+squash&hl=en |newspaper=Evening Times |page=41 |date=1984-10-31 |accessdate=2010-10-31}}

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