Laura Massaro

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Laura Massaro
Full name Laura Jane Lengthorn
Country  England
Residence Preston, England
Born (1983-11-02) 2 November 1983
Great Yarmouth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 66 kilograms (146 lb)
Turned Pro 2000
Plays Right Handed
Coached by Nick Taylor
Racquet used Head
Website www.lauralengthorn.com
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 2 (October, 2012)
Current ranking No. 2 (January, 2014)
Title(s) 14
Tour final(s) 28
Medal record
Competitor for  England
Squash
World Team Championships
Silver 2008 Cairo Team
Silver 2010 Palmerston North Team
Silver 2012 Nîmes Team
Last updated on: January, 2014.

Laura Massaro is a professional squash player from England.

She was born Laura Lengthorn on 2 November 1983 in Great Yarmouth. She attended Albany High School, Chorley,[1] which is now called Albany Science College. In July 2007, she married Danny Massaro and became Laura Lengthorn-Massaro. She subsequently dropped 'Lengthorn' from her name.[2]

She won her first top-level title at the German Open in 2004.

Massaro won the WISPA Player of the Year award in 2011.[3] She won the US Open and the Cleveland Classic in 2011, the Sharm El Sheikh Open in 2010, and the Monte Carlo Classic in 2008.

Massaro also won the British National Squash Championships in 2011, defeating Jenny Duncalf in the final 7–11, 11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–2. She had previously finished runner-up at the championships in 2008 (losing in the final to Alison Waters 11–6, 7–11, 8–11, 9–11).

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Massaro won a Silver Medal in the women's doubles (partnering Jenny Duncalf).

Massaro won the British Open in 2013, the first English woman to do so in 22 years at the time!

Laura's sponsors include 305SQUASH for clothing, Head for rackets, Asics for shoes. She is also sponsored by Proto-Col and CourtCare.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Final victory for Laura". Leyland Guardian. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
  2. ↑ "Elevated Wolverhampton Open Attracts High Class Entries". Wolverhampton Open. Squash Player. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
  3. ↑ http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1749&z=25

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Shelley Kitchen		 WISPA Most Improved Player of the Year
2008 		Succeeded by
Camille Serme
Preceded by
Nicol David		 WISPA Player of the Year
2011 		Succeeded by
Nicol David
Women's Squash Association: European Union Top ten European female squash players as of February 2014
Women's Squash Association: England Top ten English female squash players as of February 2014
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