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Born | 6 December 1967 56) Gloucester, England | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (September 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fiona Geaves (born 6 December 1967, in Gloucester, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England. She played on the professional tour from 1987 to 2006, winning six tour titles, reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in 2001, and remaining in the world's top-20 for an unbroken stretch of 19 years.
Geaves won the British National Squash Championship title in 1995.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Geaves won Bronze Medals in both the women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Now Fiona works at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New York. She is the head coach and has started a doubles career with fellow coach Meredith Quick.
Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Australia | 2-1 |
Runner-up | 2002 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Odense, Denmark | Australia | 2-1 |
Runner-up | 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Australia | 2-0 |
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