Player Sarah Kippax Country ENG Ranking 21 Last Ranking 21 Highest Ranking 15 ( Nov 2011 ) DATE OF BIRTH 10th May 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH CHESTER, ENGLAND LIVES HALIFAX, ENGLAND COACH DAVID CAMPION/ DAVID PEARSON RACKET DUNLOP SHOES PRINCE HANDED RIGHT HANDED AGE BEGAN PLAYING 11 CLUB BASED AT QUEENS, HALIFAX TIMES PLAYED FOR COUNTRY JUNIOR: 2 SQUASH ACHIEVEMENTS 4 TIMES CHESHIRE COUNTY CHAMPION, 3RD IN EUROPEAN CHAMPS 2004 BEST RESULTS SO FAR FINALIST IN ICELAND OPEN 2007, FINALIST IN GOSHEN OPEN 2005, BRONZE MEDAL ISLAMIC GAMES 2005 AMBITIONS TO REPRESENT ENGLAND AT SENIOR LEVEL & TO BECOME THE BEST PLAYER I CAN POSSIBLY BE! HOBBIES ART, COACHING, CINEMA, EATING OUT, FASHION PHOTO ACTION OTHER Sarah has been another top thirty regular for the last couple of years. The 27 year old England International from Chester has been creeping gradually closer to the exclusive top twenty club for the last 12 months and finally made the breakthrough in this month’s rankings. She reached her 13th tour final back in February at the Dayton Open, losing out to Kasey Brown in the climax. Sarah came through two tough opponents in Annie Au and Low Wee Wern to qualify for the Malaysian Open main draw before again losing out to Kasey Brown. Her first big win came at the Cayman Islands Open with a mammoth 3-2 win over Samantha Teran, she went on to push Rachel Grinham in the quarter finals. Sarah had some mixed results throughout the rest of the year but her year was highlighted by a first appearance in the Commonweath Games. She lost to team mate Jenny Duncalf in the last 16 of the singles and also participated in the doubles and mixed doubles. Her 2011 season began in style with consecutive quarter final appearances at the Greenwich and Cleveland Opens. On both occasions she took out former number one Vanessa Atkinson in the first round. These two wins helped her reach a current career high of nineteen. 2010 tour win-loss record: 13-13 Career titles: 7