Tania Bailey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 2 October 1979 |
| Sport | |
| Handedness | Right |
Turned pro | 1998 |
| Coached by | Paul Carter & David Pearson |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Racquet used | Dunlop Hot Melt Custom Pro |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (March 2003) |
Medal record | |
Tania Ann Bailey (born 2 October 1979) is a retired professional squash player from England. She reached a career high ranking of 4 in the world during March 2003.[1]
Biography
[edit]As a junior player, Bailey won the World Junior Championship in 1997 and captained the England team to World and European junior team titles. A car accident led to a career-threatening knee injury at the age of 21, but she successfully recovered after surgery and resumed her playing career.[citation needed]
Her greatest achievement was being part of the England team that won the 2000 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Sheffield[2] and later the 2006 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Edmonton, Canada.[3]
Bailey represented the 2002 England team[4] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.[5] She competed in the singles and doubles and won a silver medal in the doubles partnering Cassie Jackman.[6]
In 2003, Bailey finished runner-up to Sarah Fitz-Gerald at the British Open. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 that year.[7] In February 2006, Bailey clinched her first British National Championships in Manchester, defeating the No.1 seed and previous champion Linda Elriani 3–1 in a hotly contested 76-minute final.[8]
Bailey won a bronze medal in the women's doubles event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia,[9] partnering Vicky Botwright.[10]
In 2010, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[11]
Bailey won seven gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1999 to 2010.[12][13]
Major world series final appearances
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2002 |  Sarah Fitz-Gerald | 9–3, 9–0, 9–0 |
| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2006 |  Nicol David | 9–1, 10–8, 9-5 |
| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2006 | Nicol David | 9–4, 9–6, 2-9 5–9, 9-3 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Nicol David | 9–4, 9–3, 9-2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "England end their long wait for title". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 27 November 2000. p. 42. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Squash". Belfast Telegraph. 2 October 2006. p. 21. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Lee's triumph over adversity". Yorkshire Evening Post. 5 August 2002. p. 40. Retrieved 15 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Statistics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Court and Table Sports". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sharon moves up three rungs in world rankings". Malaysia Star. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
KL Open champion Carol Owens of New Zealand took over the world number one spot vacated by Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald, who announced her retirement from the Wispa Tour last month. The top 10 rankings: 1. Carol Owens (Nzl), 2. Natalie Pohrer (Usa), 3. Linda Charman (Eng), 4. Tania Bailey (Eng), ....
- ↑ "Matthew & Bailey take GB titles". BBC Sport. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Tania Bailey selected for Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Results". BBC Sport. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "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
[edit]- Tania Bailey Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 February 2006)
- Tania Bailey at Squash Info
- Profile at Squashinfo.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 December 2006)
- Article at Squashtalk.com
- Tania's local club - Stamford Squash Club
- 1979 births
- Living people
- English female squash players
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in squash
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash
- Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen