Martine Le Moignan

Martine Le Moignan
MBE

Personal information
Born	(1962-10-28) 28 October 1962 Guernsey, Channel Islands
Sport
Country	England Guernsey
Handedness	Left Handed
Turned pro	1984
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 3 (November, 1987)
World Open	W (1989)
Medal record Women's squash Representing England World Championships 1989 Warmond Singles 1990 Sydney Singles 1985 Dublin Singles 1992 Vancouver Singles 1993 Johannesburg Singles European Team Championships 1981 Amsterdam Team 1982 Cardiff Team 1983 Munich Team 1986 Aix-en-Provence Team 1987 Vienna Team 1988 Warmond Team 1989 Helsinki Team 1991 Gelsenkirchen Team 1992 Aix-en-Provence Team

Martine Le Moignan MBE (born 28 October 1962, in Guernsey, Channel Islands) is an English former professional squash player, who was one of the game's leading players in the 1980s and early-1990s. In international competition, she represented England.

Biography

Le Moignan was coached by Reg Harbour at the beginning of her career.

Le Moignan won the World Open in 1989, defeating Susan Devoy of New Zealand in the final 4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8. She was also runner-up at the World Open in 1990, and runner-up at the British Open in 1985, 1989 and 1992. Le Moignan won four consecutive World Team Championships from 1985 to 1990.

Le Moignan won nine gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1981 to 1992.

She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1990 New Year Honours for services to squash.

Major results

World Open

Finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1989 Women's World Open Squash Championship	Warmond, Netherlands	Susan Devoy	4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8
Runner-up	1990 Women's World Open Squash Championship	Sydney, Australia	Susan Devoy	9–4, 9–4, 9–4

World Team Championships

Finals: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1985 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Dublin, Ireland	New Zealand	2-1
Winner	1987 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	Australia	2-1
Winner	1989 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Warmond, Netherlands	Australia	3-0
Winner	1990 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Sydney, Australia	Australia	2-1
Runner-up	1983 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Perth, Australia	Australia	2-1
Runner-up	1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships	Saint Peter Port, Guernsey	Australia	3-0

British Open

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

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1985 Women's British Open Squash Championship	East Grinstead, England	Susan Devoy	9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5
Runner-up	1989 Women's British Open Squash Championship	Wembley, England	Susan Devoy	9–6, 5–9, 9–6, 9–5
Runner-up	1992 Women's British Open Squash Championship	Wembley, England	Susan Devoy	9–3, 9–5, 9–3

External links

• Martine Le Moignan at Squash Info