Rebecca Macree
Encyclopedia
Rebecca Macree is a former professional squash
player from England
. Macree was born deaf, but despite her disability was able to win 8 titles from 24 final appearances during a 17-year career on the WISPA
tour from 1993 to 2005. She represented England in the World Team Squash Championships
and European Team Championships. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 2003. Her achievements place her among the world's most successful hearing-impaired athletes.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2002/09/23/sosqua23.xml
Macree began playing squash at the age of 14. Despite her relatively late start in the sport, she took to the game immediately and quickly began winning junior tournaments. She turned professional in 1993.
Throughout her career, Macree was known for being a very combative and forthright player, prone to occasional fits of temper on the court. In 2002, she received a 42-day ban from the Women's International Squash Players Association following a heated exchange with a referee at the Singapore Open which ended with Macree calling the official a "Tosser".http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2002/09/23/sosqua23.xml
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 from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Macree was born deaf, but despite her disability was able to win 8 titles from 24 final appearances during a 17-year career on the WISPA
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
tour from 1993 to 2005. She represented England in the World Team Squash Championships
World Team Squash Championships
The World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-three singles...
and European Team Championships. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 2003. Her achievements place her among the world's most successful hearing-impaired athletes.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2002/09/23/sosqua23.xml
Macree began playing squash at the age of 14. Despite her relatively late start in the sport, she took to the game immediately and quickly began winning junior tournaments. She turned professional in 1993.
Throughout her career, Macree was known for being a very combative and forthright player, prone to occasional fits of temper on the court. In 2002, she received a 42-day ban from the Women's International Squash Players Association following a heated exchange with a referee at the Singapore Open which ended with Macree calling the official a "Tosser".http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2002/09/23/sosqua23.xml