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Louise Crome

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Louise Crome
Country New Zealand
Born (1978-04-06) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
Turned pro2006
Racquet usedPrince O3 Speedport Black
Women's singles
Highest ranking22 (August 2008)
Title(s)Finland Open, Vietnam Open, Welsh Open
Tour final(s)Los Angeles Open, New Zealand Championships, Toronto Open
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  New Zealand
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Team
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Chennai Doubles
Updated on 12 April 2022.

Louise Crome (born 6 April 1978, in Waihi, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional squash player. She toured for 3 years reaching a world ranking of 22.[citation needed] She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Team between 2004 - 2008 and won titles in Finland, Vietnam and Welsh Opens, and second place in Mexico, Los Angeles, Toronto Opens and New Zealand Championships.[citation needed]

In 2004, Crome won silver in the women's doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Lara Petera. In 2006, Petera and Crome won bronze at the World Doubles Championships and later that year she represented New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.[citation needed]

Crome graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration with distinction from Victoria University of Wellington.[1]

She is married to the former politician and former ACT New Zealand party leader Rodney Hide.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Crome Shines With O3 Speedport". SquashWeb. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ NZPA (17 November 2012). "Rodney Hide's fiancee pregnant". Stuff. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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