Cassie Jackman

Cassie Jackman
Country  England
Residence Norwich, England
Born (1972-12-22) 22 December 1972
North Walsham, England
Turned Pro 1990
Retired 2004
Plays Right Handed
Racquet used Prince
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 1 (January, 2000)
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.

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.

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.

World Open

Finals: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1994 Women's World Open Squash ChampionshipGuernseyAustralia Michelle Martin9–1, 9–0, 9–6
Runner-up1996 Women's World Open Squash ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAustralia Sarah Fitz-Gerald9–0, 9–3, 9–4
Winner1999 Women's World Open Squash ChampionshipSeattle, United StatesAustralia Michelle Martin9–6, 9–7, 9–7
Runner-up2003 Women's World Open Squash ChampionshipHong KongNew Zealand Carol Owens3–9, 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-up1994 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsSaint Peter Port, GuernseyAustralia Australia3-0
Runner-up1996 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsPetaling Jaya, MalaysiaAustralia Australia2-1
Runner-up2004 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsAmsterdam, NetherlandsAustralia Australia2-0

See also

References

  1. "Biography". Player Profile: Cassie Jackman. WISPA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2013.


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