Michelle Martin

For the journalist and radio host, see Michel Martin.

Michelle Martin
Country	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) (age 44) Sydney, Australia
Retired	1999
Plays	Right Handed
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (March 1993)
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Squash Commonwealth Games Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's Singles Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Last updated on: 6 March 2010.

Michelle Martin (born 29 April 1967) is a former professional squash player from Australia who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. During her career, she won three World Open titles and six British Open titles. Martin spent 44 months as the best women's squash player in the world from March 1993 to October 1996 before Cassie Jackman of England broke her dominance.^[1][2]

Martin comes from one of squash's most successful families. Her older brothers Brett Martin and Rodney Martin were also top professional players.

World Open

Finals: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1992	Vancouver, Canada	Susan Devoy	9–4, 9–6, 9–4
Winner	1993	Johannesburg, South Africa	Liz Irving	9–2, 9–2, 9–1
Winner	1994	Guernsey	Cassie Jackman	9–1, 9–0, 9–6
Winner	1995	Hong Kong	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3
Runner-up	1997	Sydney, Australia	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3
Runner-up	1998	Stuttgart, Germany	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9
Runner-up	1999	Seattle, United States	Cassie Campion	9–6, 9–7, 9–7

See also

• List of WISPA number 1 ranked players
• Official Women's Squash World Ranking

References

1. ^ Berry, Eliot (9 December 1996). "Aussie Rules: For three years Sydney's Michelle Martin has been the queen of the court". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1009180/index.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
2. ^ Gilmour, Rod (2 July 2009). "Malaysia's Nicol David unmatched as world's best squash player for third year". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/5721099/Malaysias-Nicol-David-unmatched-as-worlds-best-squash-player-for-third-year.html. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 

External links

• WISPA profile
• Page at Squashpics.com
• Michelle Martin profile on SquashInfo

Sporting positions
Preceded by — Sarah Fitz-Gerald	World No. 1 May 1993 - October 1996 November 1998 - December 1999	Succeeded by Sarah Fitz-Gerald Cassie Jackman

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Name	Martin, Michelle
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Date of birth	29 April 1967
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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