Olivia Weaver
 Olivia Weaver, Monte Carlo Squash Classic 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 15, 1995 New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1,71 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rodney Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 4 (May 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 4 (December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olivia Weaver (née Fiechter; born 15 September 1995) is an American professional squash player.[1][2] She reached a career high ranking of number 4 in the world during May 2024.[3]
Career
[edit]Weaver played at the junior level for Team USA as a teenager, representing them at the 2012, 2013, and 2014 junior world championships, with her highest finish being a place in the round of 16 in 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia.
From 2014 to 2018, Weaver played at Princeton University, occupying primarily the number 1 position throughout her career with the tigers. She won the 2018 Rhode Island Open professional tournament,[4] beating Egyptian Menna Nasser in the final.[5]
In 2022, she was part of the United States team that reached the final of the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was the first time that the United States had reached the final.[6]
In May 2024, Weaver won her first ever individual world medal, a bronze in Cairo, after losing out 3-2 in a tightly contested battle against 7-time Egyptian world champion Nour El Sherbini at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship.[7] In December 2024, Weaver helped the United States win the silver medal at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In October of 2023, Fiechter married her longtime boyfriend Bobby Weaver, who also attended Princeton University.
References
[edit]- ^ "Olivia Weaver | Professional Squash Association".
- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ Olivia Weaver at Squash Info
- ^ "Squash Info - Women's Rhode Island Open 2018 - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island Open Squash 2018 Providence".
- ^ "Egypt defeat USA in thriller to retain WSF Women's World Team Championship". World Squash. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "$565,000 Women's 2023-2024 CIB PSA World Championship 2024, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt". Squash Info. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Egypt complete historic clean sweep of WSF World Squash Team Championship titles". World Squash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
