Alison Waters
Alison Waters
CountryEngland
Born (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984
London, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned Pro1999
Retired2021
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byPaul Carter
Racquet usedSalming
Websitewww.alisonwaters.co.uk
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (October, 2010)
Title(s)9
Tour final(s)19
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmsterdamSingles
Bronze medal – third place2010 Sharm El SheikhSingles
Bronze medal – third place2014 CairoSingles
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 EdmontonTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 Niagara-on-the-LakeTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 CairoTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 NîmesTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Issy-les-MoulineauxTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 DalianTeam
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 ManchesterDoubles
Silver medal – second place2017 ManchesterMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2022 GlasgowDoubles
Silver medal – second place2022 GlasgowMixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowDoubles
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamWomen's doubles
Last updated: 9 August 2022.

Alison Waters (born 19 March 1984 in London) is an English former professional squash player.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[4]

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.[5]

In 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[6] In 2018, she won her fourth silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[7]

Major World Series final appearances

Malaysian Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2009Malaysia Nicol David11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11-7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bio at Squashplayer.co.uk". Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Alexandria International Squash Open player profiles". Squash Site. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "National Championships History". England Squash. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Egypt Beats England, Winning Women's World Team Squash Championship". Cairo Scene. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women's World Team Championship squash: Egypt beat England to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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