Sarah-Jane Perry
{{Short description|English squash player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox squash player
| name = Sarah-Jane Perry
| image = Sarah-Jane Perry.jpg
| caption = Perry at Cleveland Classic 2020, Cleveland, Ohio USA
| country = England
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|05|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6 ft 0 in (1.83m)
| weight =
| turnedpro = 2011
| retired = 2025
| plays = Right Handed
| coach = Rob Owen
| racquet = Dunlop
| event = Women's singles
| highest_ranking = No. 5
| date_of_highest_ranking = July 2020
| current_ranking = No. 19
| date_of_current_ranking = December 2024
| titles = 11
| finals = 15
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's squash}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalComp|World Team Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Niagara-on-the-Lake|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Issy-les-Moulineaux|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Dalian|Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Cairo | Team}}
{{MedalComp|World Doubles Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Glasgow|Doubles}}
{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Amsterdam | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Riccione | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2015 Herning | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Warsaw | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2017 Helsinki | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2018 Wrocław | Team}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Birmingham | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Eindhoven | Team}}
{{MedalSilver | 2024 Uster | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2025 Wrocław | Team}}
}}
Sarah-Jane Catherine Perry (born 15 May 1990) is a professional squash player who represents England and Great Britain. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in July 2020.[http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00835 WISPA player profile][https://www.squashinfo.com/player/1041 SquashInfo Player Profile]{{cite web |url=https://www.englandsquash.com/get-involved/play/ways-to-play/squash-girls-can/get-inspired/sarah-jane-perrys-story |title=Sarah-Jane Perry's story |website=England Squash |access-date=18 December 2022}}
Biography
Perry was educated at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth, and then graduated from Warwick University, England with a BEng (Hons) degree in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/services/sport/news/?newsItem=8a17841a5f2ace02015f49f2072b307e |title=INTERVIEW WITH WORLD NO. 7 SQUASH PLAYER SARAH-JANE PERRY |website=University of Warwick |access-date=18 December 2022}}
Perry had a successful junior career, culminating in winning the European Under 19 Individual Championships in Cologne and the British Under 19 Championships, both in 2009. She won two further British National Championships, at the Under 23 level in 2012 and 2013. Perry was part of the victorious England team at the 2013 European Squash Championships, her first selection at senior level. She represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual winner Nicol David.
Perry broke into the top 20 just prior to her 23rd Birthday and reached her highest ranking of 14 after her first World Series quarter-final berth at the Malaysian Open in September 2013. However, she was forced to miss the remainder of tournaments in 2013 with a back injury.
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}} Two years later 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}}
Perry made her Team England debut at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the women's singles, losing in the final to Joelle King.{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/squash/athlete-profile-n6035067-sarah-jane-perry.htm |title=Athlete profile |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=18 December 2022}} Also in 2018, she was part of the English team that won the 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}}
In 2020, Perry won her most prestigious title by winning the CIB Black Ball Squash Open.{{cite web |url=http://blackballsquashopen.com/history |title=CIB Black Ball Squash Open ROLL OF HONOUR |website=Black Ball Squash Open |access-date=18 December 2022}} In 2021, she won her third women's singles title at the British National Squash Championships, having previously won in 2015 and 2020.{{cite web |url=https://nationalsquashchamps.net/history |title=National Championships History |website=England Squash |access-date=19 December 2022}}
In August 2022, Perry won two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. On 3 August 2022, Perry won bronze in the women's singles, beaten by England team-mate (and eventual gold medallist) Georgina Kennedy at the semi-final stage before recovering from 0-2 down to win 3-2 against New Zealand's Joelle King to take the third place medal.{{cite news |last1=Falkingham |first1=Katie |title=Commonwealth Games: England's Gina Kennedy wins squash gold |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62414508 |access-date=3 August 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2022}} On 8 August 2022, Perry won silver in the women's doubles, playing with Alison Waters. The duo lost 11-8 11-8 to New Zealand's Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy.{{cite news |title=Commonwealth Games: England's James Willstrop and Declan James win men's doubles squash gold |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62463016 |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 August 2022}}
In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.wsfwomensteams.com/egypt-beat-usa-to-defend-title/ |title=Egypt beat USA to retain title |website=World Squash |access-date=18 December 2022}} In 2024, Perry was part of the England squad that reached the quarter-final of the 2024 World Team Championships before being eliminated by Malaysia.{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2024/12/1147325/sangari-aira-shine-malaysia-stun-england-world-team-squash |title=Sangari, Aira shine as Malaysia stun England in World Team Squash |website=New Straits Times |access-date=26 December 2024 }}
In May 2025, Perry was part of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2025 European Squash Team Championships in Wrocław, Poland.{{cite web|url=https://thesquashsite.com/euro-teams-2025 |title=Euro Teams 2025 : Back to the Double for England |website=The Squash Site |date=2 May 2025 |access-date=23 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.englandsquash.com/news/england-march-into-2025-european-team-championships-finals |title=England march into 2025 European Team Championships finals |website=England Squash |date=3 May 2025 |access-date=23 May 2025}} It was her eighth European team gold.{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=6 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}
References
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- {{WISPA|id=T00835}}
- {{WSA|id=sarah-jane-perry}}
- {{SquashInfo|id=1041}}
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Category:English female squash players
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in squash
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash
Category:Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Competitors at the 2013 World Games
Category:Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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