Michelle Martin
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1967 Sydney, Australia |
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| Retired | 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 1 (March 1993) | |||||||||||||||
| World Open | W (1993, 1994, 1995) | |||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 6 March 2010. | ||||||||||||||||
Michelle Martin (born 29 April 1967) is a former professional squash player from Australia who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. During her career, she won three World Open titles and six British Open titles. Martin spent 44 months as the best women's squash player in the world from March 1993 to October 1996 before Cassie Jackman of England broke her dominance.[1][2]
Martin comes from one of squash's most successful families. Her older brothers Brett Martin and Rodney Martin were also top professional players.
In 2001, she was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' [3] .
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[edit] World Open
[edit] Finals: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1992 | Vancouver, Canada |  Susan Devoy |
9–4, 9–6, 9–4 |
| Winner | 1993 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Liz Irving |
9–2, 9–2, 9–1 |
| Winner | 1994 | Guernsey |  Cassie Jackman |
9–1, 9–0, 9–6 |
| Winner | 1995 | Hong Kong | Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3 |
| Runner-up | 1997 | Sydney, Australia | Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3 |
| Runner-up | 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9 |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Seattle, United States | Cassie Campion |
9–6, 9–7, 9–7 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Berry, Eliot (9 December 1996). "Aussie Rules: For three years Sydney's Michelle Martin has been the queen of the court". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1009180/index.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod (2 July 2009). "Malaysia's Nicol David unmatched as world's best squash player for third year". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/5721099/Malaysias-Nicol-David-unmatched-as-worlds-best-squash-player-for-third-year.html. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' </
[edit] External links
- WISPA profile
- Page at Squashpics.com
- Michelle Martin profile on SquashInfo
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| Preceded by — Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
World No. 1 May 1993 - October 1996 November 1998 - December 1999 |
Succeeded by Sarah Fitz-Gerald Cassie Jackman |
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