Lucy Soutter
| Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 March 1967 (age 58) Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (May 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucy Soutter (born 17 March 1967) is a former professional squash player from England. She was part of the successful England team that won the 1987 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Auckland, New Zealand and the 1990 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Perth, Australia.
Biography
Soutter was runner-up at the British Open in 1987, where she lost in the final to Susan Devoy of New Zealand 2–9, 4–9, 9–4, 9–2, 9–1.[1] She won the British National Squash Championship title in 1983, 1985 and 1989.[2] In 1984, a then 17-year-old and British Junior champion, Soutter won the ICI Perspex World Masters title, beating the World no. 1, Susan Devoy, 9-0, 2-9, 9-2, 6-9, 9-5.[3]
Soutter won four gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1985,[4] 1986, 1989 and 1991.[5][6]
References
- ^ "British Open Squash Women's Finals 1947-2008". British Squash Open Championships. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "National Championships Hall of Fame". National Squash Championships. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Lucy (17) shocks World No. 1". Evening Times. 31 October 1984. p. 41. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "All-conquerin girls". Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
- Lucy Soutter at Squash Info