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Women's squash is the participation of women in the sport of
squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
. The women's championship started in 1922 as an amateur event and it remained so until 1974. The greatest player in the history of this discipline is the
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Heather McKay Heather Pamela McKay (née Blundell) (born 31 July 1941) is a retired Australian squash player, who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game, and possibly also Australia's greatest-ever sportswoman. Sh ...
, who won the championship 16 consecutive times from 1962 to 1977.


References


Bibliography

*Janet Graydon, « Spatial ability in highly skilled women squash players », ''Perceptual and Motor Skills'', vol. 50, n°3, June 1980, pp. 968–970. *H. Haapasalo, P. Kannus, H. Sievänen, A. Heinonen, P. Oja and I. Vuori, « Long-term unilateral loading and bone mineral density and content in female squash players », ''Calcified Tissue International'', vol. 54, 1994, pp. 249–255. *M Hughes, J Wells and K Matthews, « Performance profiles at recreational, county and elite levels of women's squash », 2000. *Saija Kontulainen, Pekka Kannus, Heidi Haapasalo, Harri Sievänen, Matti Pasanen, Ari Heinonen, Pekka Oja and Ilkka Vuori, « Good Maintenance of Exercise-Induced Bone Gain with Decreased Training of Female Tennis and Squash Players: A Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Young and Old Starters and Controls », ''Journal of Bone and Mineral Research'', vol. 16, n°2, 2001. *J Wells, MD Hughes, M Hughes and I Franks, « Movement profiles of elite women squash players », 2001.


See also

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Official Women's Squash World Ranking The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in ...
* Women's squash in Australia
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