Suzanne Horner (née Burgess, born 23 February 1963 in

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player.

Squash career

Horner was runner-up at the

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in 1990 and 1993. In 1994, she captured the US Open title and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2. She won the

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in 1994 and 1996. She was a silver commonwealth medallist in

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in 1998, when she competed with

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in the doubles competition. She won the World Over-35 Championship in 1999. Her greatest successes were being part of the successful England team that won the

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and the

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World Team Championships

Finals: 5 (2 title, 3 runner-up)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Suzanne 1963 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Wakefield Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Squash career

World Team Championships

Finals: 5 (2 title, 3 runner-up)

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