Sarah-Jane Perry (born 15 May 1990 in

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) is a professional

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player who represents England and Great Britain. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in July 2020.

Education

Perry was educated at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth, UK, and then graduated from

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, England with a BEng (Hons) degree in 2011.

Squash career

Perry had a successful junior career, culminating in winning the European Under 19 Individual Championships in Cologne and the British Under 19 Championships, both in 2009. She won two further British National Championships, at the Under 23 level in 2012 and 2013. Perry was part of the victorious England team at the 2013 European Squash Championships, her first selection at senior level. She represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Games in

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where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual winner

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. Perry broke into the top 20 just prior to her 23rd Birthday and reached her highest ranking of 14 after her first World Series quarter-final berth at the Malaysian Open in September 2013. However, she was forced to miss the remainder of tournaments in 2013 with a back injury. In 2014, she was part of the team that helped England reclaim the world team title by winning the gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Two years later in 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Perry made her Team England debut at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the women's singles, losing in the final to

Joelle King Joelle King (born 30 September 1988) is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014. Early life King was born and raised in Cambridge, New Zealand. She is the ...

. Also in 2018, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2020, Perry won her most prestigious title by winning the CIB Black Ball Squash Open. In 2021, she won her third women's singles title at the British National Squash Championships, having previously won in 2015 and 2020. In August 2022, Perry won two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in

. On 3 August 2022, Perry won bronze in the women's singles, beaten by England team-mate (and eventual gold medallist) Georgina Kennedy at the semi-final stage before recovering from 0-2 down to win 3-2 against New Zealand's

to take the third place medal. On 8 August 2022, Perry won silver in the women's doubles, playing with

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. The duo lost 11-8 11-8 to New Zealand's Joelle King and

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. In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Sarah-Jane 1990 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2013 World Games Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England