Karen Anderson (born 22 January 1971, in Kingston) is a professional female

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player who represented

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during her career. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 94 in December 2005 after having joined the

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in the same year.

Career, rankings, championships and trophies

*1981: National and Caribbean Junior Representative *1986: National U17 Junior Champion *1987: National Ladies Champion and National U19 Girls Champion :*National Senior Team Representative at Caribbean Championships *1988: Runner-up National Ladies Champion :*National U19 Girls Champion *1989: National Ladies Champion :*National U19 Girls Champion :*Caribbean U19 Girls Champion *1990-1995: National Senior Team Representative at Caribbean Championships *1999: PanAm Games Winnipeg Team Member *2000-2001: Milex Liguanea Open Champion *2000-2003: National Ladies Champion *2001: Ranked #3 in Caribbean *2002: Commonwealth Games Manchester, England Team Member :*Plate Competition Runner-up *2002: CAC Games El Salvador - Silver Medalist Team Competition :*CAC Games El Salvador - Bronze Medalist Mixed Doubles *2002: Started coaching part-time *2003: PanAm Games Dominican Republic team member *2003: Coaching full-time *2004: Coaching Certification Technical Component *2004: 3rd Place Trident Barbados Open *2004: Coached Jamaica's Junior Elite Squad *2005: Caribbee/Playfair Barbados Open Champion *2005: Attained B2 Referee Certification (Squash Canada) *2005: St. Lucia Open Runner-Up *2005-2009: National Ladies Champion *2005: Ranked #3 in Caribbean *2005: Ranked #95 in the World *2006: Silver Medallist Ladies Doubles CAC Games :*Bronze Medallist Ladies Singles CAC Games *2006: Named National Junior Coach for Junior Caribbean Squash Championships *2006: Refereed at the Women's World Team Championships *2007: Caribbean Ladies Champion *2007: Retired from competitive play after the Caribbean Championships **2007–present: National Junior Coach *2010: Selected as referee for the Commonwealth Games 2010

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* 1971 births Living people Jamaican female squash players Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica {{Jamaica-squash-bio-stub