Sarah Campion
.jpg) Campion in 2020 | |
| Country |  England |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1983 Chester, England |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | David Campion David Pearson |
| Racquet used | Dunlop |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (November 2011) |
| Title(s) | 9 |
| Tour final(s) | 15 |
Medal record | |
Sarah Campion (née Kippax, born 10 May 1983) is a British former professional squash player who represented England. She reached a career high ranking of 15 in the world during November 2011.[1]
Biography
[edit]Based in Halifax, she became the first English woman in almost ten years to win three successive women's world tour titles when she clinched the Malco Open in Sweden in March 2009.
She enjoyed a whirlwind second half to the year 2010 after she was selected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In the singles she reached the third round as the 10th seed. She also reached the quarter finals of the doubles.[2] Soon after, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3]
She reached her career-high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2011[4][5] and in 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[6]
Kippax won two gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 2011 and 2012.[7][8]
Campion retired in 2014 and became the head coach at the Queens' Sport Club in Halifax.[9]
Personal life
[edit]She married her coach David Campion at St Philip's Church in Kelsall, Cheshire. They have two children.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Sarah Kippax profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ WISPA player profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Fans enjoy evening of top quality squash at Queens". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links
[edit]
Sarah Kippax at the PSA World Tour (archived)
- Sarah Kippax at SquashInfo.com
- Sarah Kippax at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Sarah Campion at WISPA (archived)
- Sarah Campion at WSA (archived)
- Sarah Campion at Squash Info
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