Amanda Landers-Murphy
| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1991 Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Danny McQueen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Harrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (February 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 39 (January 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 13 April 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amanda Landers-Murphy (born 7 June 1991 in Rotorua) is a New Zealand professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of world No. 35 in February 2013.[1][2] Of Māori descent, Landers-Murphy affiliates to Te Āti Awa.[3] The two-time world doubles champion and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist made the decision to retire from professional squash in 2018 but her doubles partner, Joelle King, persuaded her to come out of retirement.[1] She won the 2021 Liquorland Howick PSA Open and the 2017 North Shore Open.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b WISPA player profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ Mane, Aroha (7 February 2018). "Māori athletes to attend Commonwealth Games named". Māori Television News. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Squash Info | Women's North Shore Open 2017".
External links
[edit]- Amanda Landers-Murphy at WISPA (archived)
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at WSA (archived)
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at Squash Info
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Amanda Landers-Murphy at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
  | This biographical article relating to a New Zealand squash figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rotorua
- New Zealand female squash players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in squash
- Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Te Āti Awa people
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- 21st-century New Zealand people
- Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Oceanian squash biography stubs
- New Zealand sportspeople stubs