Abbie Palmer

New Zealand professional squash player

Abbie Palmer
Women's singles
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 26) Whangārei, New Zealand
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Turned Pro	2013
Retired	Active
Coached by	Paul Hornsby^[1]
Racquet used	Head
Highest ranking	No. 83 (June 2018)
Current ranking	No. 333 (November 2023)
Last updated: November 2023.

Abbie Palmer (born 30 October 1997) is a New Zealand professional squash player.^[2] Her highest ranking was number 83 in the world in June 2018.

Life and career

Palmer was born in Whangārei, and attended Bream Bay College. She began playing squash at age 4 and was coached by Shelley Kitchen until 2011. At age 13 she was the youngest ever competitor selected for the New Zealand under-19 girls team to compete at the 2011 World Junior Squash Championships.^[3]

In 2015 she won the under-19s title at the New Zealand North Island Junior Age Group Champs, prior to competing at the World Junior Squash Championship in the Netherlands.^[4]^[5] At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in that year she won a silver medal in the women's doubles and a bronze medal in mixed doubles.^[6]

In 2018 she was named in New Zealand's team for the World Squash Championships after placing third in New Zealand's national championships and being part of the winning teams for New Zealand women's doubles and mixed doubles.^[6] In 2022 she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games,^[7] forming a doubles team with Kaitlyn Watts.^[8] They were knocked out in the round of 16 and did not make the quarter-finals.^[9] As of 2023^[update] she was ranked 178 in the world.^[10]

References

^ "Abbie Palmer - Professional Squash Association".
^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ "Rising star bound for Boston". Northern Advocate. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Squash: Teen pair win titles at national tournament". Northern Advocate. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Squash: Palmer gets NZ nod for two events". Northern Advocate. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Palmer makes NZ senior side for world champs". Northern Advocate. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Strong squash team named for Commonwealth Games". Radio New Zealand. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Anderson, Merryn (10 July 2022). "Kiwi wāhine already smash Comm Games record". Newsroom. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Squash - Women's Doubles results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "New Zealand squash players ready for Auckland Open". NZ Sports Wire. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.