Donna Urquhart
Encyclopedia
Donna Belle Urquhart is a professional squash
player who represented Australia
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Urquhart was born in Yamba, New South Wales
. As a junior she won 5 Australian Junior titles and was the Runner-up at the Scottish
and British
Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003. She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt
where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event.
She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 16 in June 2010.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Urquhart was born in Yamba, New South Wales
Yamba, New South Wales
Yamba is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia at the mouth of the Clarence River. The first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799....
. As a junior she won 5 Australian Junior titles and was the Runner-up at the Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
and British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003. She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event.
She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 16 in June 2010.