Sue Wright

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Sue Wright married name Rose (born 28 June 1970) is a former professional squash player from England. She reached a career high ranking of 3 in the world during January 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/6011-colette-sultana |title=Profile and world ranking |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}

Biography

She was runner-up at the British Open in 1991 and 2000, and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in 1998. She won the British National Championship title four times, in 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2001. As a junior player, Wright captained the England team which won the world junior team title in 1987. During the last few years of her career, Wright suffered from viral pneumonia, which left her with ear problems that prevented her from flying and competing outside the United Kingdom.

She represented England at the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (winning bronze), the 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey (winning silver), and the 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, (winning silver).

Wright won six gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1990 to 1998.{{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}}

Wright retired from professional squash in 2001.{{cite web |date=May 5, 2001 |title=Sue Wright, victim of chronic fatigue syndrome, retires from WISPA tour at 30 |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/wsfpr365.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629143115/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/wsfpr365.htm |archive-date=2011-06-29 |accessdate=6 March 2010 |publisher=Squashtalk.com}}

World Team Championships

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1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships

Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia

3-0

bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships

Stuttgart, Germany

{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia

3-0

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070303024515/http://www.squashpics.com/topwomen/sue_wright.htm Page at Squashpics.com]
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[http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/wsfpr365.htm Squashtalk.com article on Wright's retirement in 2001]

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:English female squash players

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash

Category:Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Category:Competitors at the 1997 World Games

Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Category:20th-century English sportswomen