Cassie Jackman
Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Norwich, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | North Walsham, England |
December 22, 1972 |||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Prince | |||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (January, 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: March 3, 2010. |
Cassie Jackman (born 22 December 1972 and competing in some years as Cassie Campion) is a former English squash player who won the World Open in 1999. She has been England's leading player throughout much of the 1990s and early 21st century. She retired due to a recurring back injury in December 2004.
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Career
Born in North Walsham, Norfolk, she won five British under-23 titles, and five senior British national titles.[1]
She represented England at four World Team Championships in 1992 in Vancouver, 1994 in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, 1996 in Malaysia and 2004 in Amsterdam.[citation needed]
She lost the 1996 World Open final to Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–4, 9–2, 4–9, 9–6 who would go on to win another four World Opens. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the doubles with Sue Wright, and a bronze in the singles.
In 1999 she won the World Open title, beating Michelle Martin 9–6, 9–7, 9–7 in Seattle. However, she lost in the British Open final to Leilani Joyce in Aberdeen.[citation needed]
World Open
Finals: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1994 Women's World Open Squash Championship | Guernsey | Michelle Martin | 9–1, 9–0, 9–6 |
Runner-up | 1996 Women's World Open Squash Championship | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | 9–0, 9–3, 9–4 |
Winner | 1999 Women's World Open Squash Championship | Seattle, United States | Michelle Martin | 9–6, 9–7, 9–7 |
Runner-up | 2003 Women's World Open Squash Championship | Hong Kong | Carol Owens | 3–9, 9–2, 9–7, 9–3 |
World Team Championships
Finals: 3 (0 title, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | Australia | 3-0 |
Runner-up | 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Australia | 2-1 |
Runner-up | 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Australia | 2-0 |
See also
References
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Preceded by | World No. 1 January - October 2000 February 2004 - July 2004 |
Succeeded by Carol Owens Rachael Grinham |
- Articles with unsourced statements from March 2016
- English squash players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- People from North Walsham
- 1972 births
- Living people