Leilani Rorani

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Leilani Rorani

Country

New Zealand

Residence

Hamilton

Born

April 15, 1974
Hamilton

Retired

September 2002

Plays

Right-Handed

Coached by

Rob Wyatt

Racquet used

Unsquashable

Women's Singles

Highest ranking

1 (November 2000)

Title(s)

Tour final(s)

World Open

RU (2000, 2001)

Medal record

Competitor for New Zealand
Squash
World Games
Bronze	1997 Lahti	Individual
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	Women's Doubles
Gold	2002 Manchester	Mixed Doubles

Last updated on: 20 December 2011.

Leilani Joyce (born 15 April 1974, Hamilton, New Zealand) is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from New Zealand. During her career, she won the British Open in 1999 and 2000, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2000 and 2001.

During a 12-year career on the international tour, Joyce won 16 WISPA titles. She also won four New Zealand national titles. She was named "Māori Sports Person of the Year" twice, and "New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year" once.

As a junior player, Joyce won the New Zealand under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-19 championships, the Australian under-17 and under-19 championship, and the Oceania under-19 championship.

Joyce retired from the professional tour in 2002, after winning gold medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Family

In 2002 she married Blair Rorani in the New Zealand Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They have four children.^[2]

Now known as Leilani Rorani, the Rorani family lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

References

↑ "Leilani Retires". Retrieved 2011-12-20.
↑ "Bernice Mene and Leilani Rorani: breastfeeding champions". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-23.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Cassie Jackman	World No. 1 November 2000 - September 2001	Succeeded by Sarah Fitz-Gerald

v t e World No. 1s in Women's squash

Vicki Cardwell Susan Devoy Lisa Opie Michelle Martin Sarah Fitz-Gerald Cassie Jackman Leilani Rorani Carol Owens Natalie Grainger Rachael Grinham Vanessa Atkinson Nicol David

List of British Open Women's Singles champions

(1922) Joyce Cave
(1923) Silvia Huntsman
(1924) Nancy Cave
(1925) Joyce Cave
(1926–1927) Cecily Fenwick
(1928) Joyce Cave
(1929–1930) Nancy Cave
(1931) Cecily Fenwick
(1932–1934) Susan Noel
(1935–1939) Margot Lumb
(1947–1949) Joan Curry
(1950–1959) Janet Morgan
(1960) Sheila Macintosh
(1961) Fran Marshall
(1962–1977) Heather McKay
(1978) Sue Newman
(1979) Barbara Wall
(1980–1983) Vicki Cardwell
(1984–1990) Susan Devoy
(1991) Lisa Opie
(1992) Susan Devoy
(1993–1998) Michelle Martin
(1999–2000) Leilani Joyce
(2001–2002) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(2003–2004) Rachael Grinham
(2005–2006) Nicol David
(2007) Rachael Grinham
(2008) Nicol David
(2009) Rachael Grinham
(2012) Nicol David
(2013) Laura Massaro

Persondata
Name	Joyce, Leilani
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand squash player
Date of birth	15 April 1974
Place of birth	Hamilton
Date of death
Place of death

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Leilani Rorani

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