Fiona Geaves

Fiona Geaves
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born6 December 1967 (1967-12-06) (age 58)
Gloucester, England
Sport
Highest rankingNo. 5 (September 2001)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Saint Peter PortSingles
Bronze medal – third place1995 Hong KongSingles
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place1996 Petaling JayaTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 OdenseTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AmsterdamTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterMixed doubles
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Aix-en-ProvenceTeam
Gold medal – first place1994 ZoetermeerTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 AmsterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 AmsterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 OdenseTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 EindhovenTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 BöblingenTeam

Fiona Geaves (born 6 December 1967) is a former professional squash player from England. She played on the professional tour from 1987 to 2006, winning six tour titles, reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in 2001, and remaining in the world's top-20 for an unbroken stretch of 19 years.[1]

Biography

Geaves won the British National Squash Championship title in 1995 but her best achievements were finishing third and winning the bronze medal at the World Championships in both 1994[2] and 1995.[3]

Geaves won seven gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1992 to 2002.[4][5]

Geaves represented the 2002 England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.[6] She competed in the women's doubles and mixed doubles and won two bronze medals, partnering Linda Charman and Chris Walker respectively.[7]

Now Fiona works at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New York. She is the head coach and has started a doubles career with fellow coach Meredith Quick.

World Team Championships

Finals: 3 (0 title, 3 runner-up)

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1996 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsPetaling Jaya, MalaysiaAustralia Australia2-1
Runner-up2002 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsOdense, DenmarkAustralia Australia2-1
Runner-up2004 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsAmsterdam, NetherlandsAustralia Australia2-0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Squash". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 10 October 1994. p. 35. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Fiona's title chance is blown away". Gloucester Citizen. 1 July 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Statistics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Court and Table Sports". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2026.