Joelle King

Joelle King
Country  New Zealand
Residence Cambridge, New Zealand
Born (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988
Cambridge, New Zealand
Turned Pro 2004
Retired Active
Plays Right Handed
Coached by Glen Wilson
Racquet used Head
Website www.joelleking.com
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 4 (April, 2014)
Current ranking No. 12 (January, 2016)
Title(s) 6
Tour final(s) 14
Last updated on: January, 2016.

Joelle King, (born 30 September 1988) is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014.[1][2]

King was born in Cambridge, and is of Ngāti Porou descent.[3]

In July 2009, King won the Australian Women's Open by beating Annie Au in the final played at Clare, South Australia.[4]

Joelle King won one gold and one silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[5]

References

  1. WISPA player profile
  2. SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. Tipene-Leach, Oriini (31 July 2014). "Day 7: Update on our Māori athletes in Glasgow". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. "Squash: King's inner mongrel". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  5. Alderson, Andrew (17 August 2010). "Squash: King's queen of doubles". The New Zealand Herald.

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