Tania Bailey (born 2 October 1979, in Stamford,) is a professional

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player from England.

Career

As a junior player, Bailey won the World Junior Championship in 1997 and captained the England team to World and European junior team titles. A car accident led to career-threatening knee surgery at the age of 21, but she successfully recovered and resumed her playing career. Her greatest achievement was being part of the England team that won the 2000 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in

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. In 2003, Bailey finished runner-up to

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at the

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. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 that year. In February 2006, Bailey clinched her first British National Championships in

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, defeating the No.1 seed and previous champion

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3–1 in a hotly contested 76 minute final. She won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the women's doubles event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2010, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the

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final appearances

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: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Malaysian Open: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)

References

External links

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Article at Squashtalk.com

Tania's local club - Stamford Squash Club
1979 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games People from Stamford, Lincolnshire Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{UK-squash-bio-stub