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SARAH FITZ-GERALD - BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Fitz-Gerald AM, crowned World Open Champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist in 2002, is a professional squash player from Melbourne, Australia.

A five times World Champion, 2001 and 2002 British Open Champion and winner of sixty-five (65) Women’s International Squash Player Association (WISPA) and World Tour titles, making her the most successful present day player and one of the four greatest women players ever with Heather McKay, Susan Devoy and Michelle Martin.

After holding the #1 ranking position unbroken for two (2) years. Sarah underwent knee surgery in December 1998 and May 1999, returning to competition in 2000.

In the October 2001 WISPA World Rankings Sarah reclaimed the No1 position
following a total of fifteen (15) WISPA World Tour title wins, which was followed
with the capture of her fourth World Open title in her home town Melbourne.

Sarah's career started by winning the World Junior Championship in 1987, before bursting onto the senior tour to win numerous major titles as well as five (5) World team championships titles. World Cup gold medals and 1998 Commonwealth Silver and Bronze medals.

Sarah has represented Australia from the age of fourteen (14), having worn the
'green and gold' on seventy-five (75) separate occasions.

Sarah Fitz-Gerald was the WISPA President from 1991-2002 and her principal
sponsors are e-Squash, Dunlop, Hi-Tec, e-Squash and squashdiscount.com