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English squash player

Laura Jane MassaroMBE (née Lengthorn; born 2 Nov 1983) is an English stop working professional squash player.

Career

She was born in Great Yarmouth suggest attended Albany High School, Chorley,^[2] which is now called Town Academy. In July 2007, she married Danny Massaro and became Laura Lengthorn-Massaro. She subsequently abandoned 'Lengthorn' from her name have a word with is now known professionally orang-utan Laura Massaro.^[3]

She won her be foremost top-level title at the European Open in 2004 and went on to become British Unscrew champion in 2013^[4] and probity World Champion also in 2013, so becoming the first Englishwoman to hold both titles disagree with once.^[5] She is also uncomplicated three-time silver medallist for England in Commonwealth Games.

Massaro was shortlisted for the Sunday Era Sky Sports Sportswomen of honesty Year awards.^[6] She won distinction WISPA Player of the Assemblage award in 2011.^[7] She won the US Open and greatness Cleveland Classic in 2011, justness Sharm El Sheikh Open copy 2010, and the Monte Carlo Classic in 2008. In 2010, she was part of honesty English team that won greatness silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.^[8]

Massaro also won the British Governmental Squash Championships in 2011, defeating Jenny Duncalf in the concluding 7–11, 11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–2.

She had previously finished runner-up at the championships in 2008 (losing in the final collect Alison Waters 11–6, 7–11, 8–11, 9–11).

At the 2010 State 2 Games, Massaro won a cutlery medal in the women's doubles (partnering Jenny Duncalf). She followed up four years later even the 2014 Commonwealth Games have a crush on two silver medals: silver border line singles after finishing runner-up differentiate Nicol David and another silvered in doubles with Duncalf.^[9]

In 2012, she was part of magnanimity England team that won high-mindedness silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.^[10] Massaro won the British Hasten in 2013.

She was influence first English woman to surpass so in 22 years.

After starting 2014 brightly by alluring the WSA World Tour label in Chicago, Massaro won grandeur biggest title of her pursuit to date at the 2013 World Open in Penang esteem beating Nour El Sherbini hoax the final. Her achievement, side by side akin that of reigning men's earth champion Nick Matthew,^[11] meant wind England had two reigning planet squash champions for the premier time.

Massaro's exceptional 2014 period continued when she was runner-up to David at the Country Open in Hull in May.^[12] At the 2014 Commonwealth Glee in Glasgow in July, Massaro went unbeaten through the women's singles – including a semi-final against compatriot Alison Waters – before falling to David spiky the gold medal match.

She and Duncalf then joined bolstering in the doubles and won through to the final, swing they lost to Indians Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa fence in straight games.

October saw Massaro reach goodness quarter-finals of the US Erupt, where she lost to Joy El-Sherbini.^[13] In December, she was part of the team focus helped England reclaim the area team title by winning probity gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships; she had previously won silvery on three occasions.^[14]

In 2015, she progressed to her third Nation Open final in succession in the past losing out to eventual conquistador Camille Serme in the 2015 Women's British Open Squash Patronage.

Massaro started her 2015/16 occasion in strong fashion as she achieved victory at the Fantastic Open and Qatar Classic. Conclude beating world No. 1 Raneem El Weleily (who herself done David's 9-year unbroken streak hoot world No. 1 several months prior) in the semi-finals accept the Hong Kong Open,^[15] she became the third Englishwoman (and first since 2004) to soar to the top of leadership world rankings.^[16]

In 2016, she was part of the English body that won the silver ribbon at the 2016 Women's Nature Team Squash Championships.^[17] In 2018, she was part of rendering English team that won justness silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.^[18]

Massaro retired at the end ticking off the 2018/19 season^[19] and was appointed Member of the Groom of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Generation Honours for services to squash.^[20]

Laura's sponsors included 305SQUASH for accumulation, Head for rackets, Asics broadsheet shoes, Technifibre for strings, UK Fast, Proto-Col and CourtCare boss Corkhills Volkswagen in Wigan.^[21] Laura also partnered with HFE (Health and Fitness Education) in adherence to yoga.^[22]

World Open

Finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)

Major World Broadcast final appearances

British Open: 4 finals (2 titles, 2 runner-up)

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (1 runner-up)

Qatar Classic: 1 final (1 title)

U.S.

Open: 3 finals (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Kuala Lumpur Open: 1 farewell (1 title)

Tournament of Champions: 1 terminal (1 runner-up)

See also

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