Samantha Cornett

Samantha Cornett
Samantha Cornett, Lima 2019 Pan Am Games
Personal information
Born (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991
Deep River, Ontario, Canada
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
HandednessRight Handed
Turned pro
2007
Coached byHeather Wallace & Jessica Di Mauro
Retired2020
Racquet usedHarrow
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 23 (February, 2018)
Title13
Tour final21
Medal record
Women's Squash
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoDoubles
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaSingles
Updated on April, 2020

Samantha Jean Lardner Cornett (born February 4, 1991) is a Canadian retired professional squash player. She is from Deep River, Ontario. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in February 2018.[1][2] She has won 4 Canadian National Championships, in 2013,[3] 2014, 2015,[4] and 2019.[5] She won two medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold in the team event alongside Miranda Ranieri, & Stephanie Edmison, and a silver in the singles event. Cornett later won three medals at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, and three medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima.

In January 2018, Cornett was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[6] In April 2020, she retired from professional squash.[7]

References

  1. ↑ WISPA player profile
  2. ↑ Samantha Cornett at Squash Info
  3. ↑ "Samantha Cornett - Professional Squash Association".
  4. ↑ "Samantha Cornett".
  5. ↑ "Samantha Cornett".
  6. ↑ "Squash Athletes Nominated to 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.newswire.ca. CNW Group Ltd. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Samantha Cornett has announced her retirement from professional squash". blog.controlthet.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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