Sarah Campion

Sarah Campion
(née Kippax)
Campion in 2020
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1983-05-10) 10 May 1983 (age 43)
Chester, England
Sport
HandednessRight Handed
Turned pro
2001
Coached byDavid Campion
David Pearson
Retired2014
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 15 (November 2011)
Title9
Tour final15
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  England
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Palmerston NorthTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 NîmesTeam
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Aix-en-ProvenceTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 EspooTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 NurembergTeam

Sarah Campion (née Kippax, born 10 May 1983) is a British former professional squash player who represented England. She reached a career high ranking of 15 in the world during November 2011.

Biography

Based in Halifax, she became the first English woman in almost ten years to win three successive women's world tour titles when she clinched the Malco Open in Sweden in March 2009.

She enjoyed a whirlwind second half to the year 2010 after she was selected for the 2010 England team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. In the singles she reached the third round as the 10th seed. She also reached the quarter finals of the doubles. Soon after, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

She reached her career-high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2011 and in 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

Kippax won two gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 2011 and 2012.

She attended another Commonwealth Games, representing the 2014 England team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where she competed in the squash events.

Campion retired in 2014 and became the head coach at the Queens' Sport Club in Halifax.

Personal life

She married her coach David Campion at St Philip's Church in Kelsall, Cheshire. They have two children.[citation needed]

References

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  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Squash results". BBC Sport. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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  8. ↑ SquashInfo Player Profile
  9. ↑ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "England Glasgow 2014". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games". Team England. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Fans enjoy evening of top quality squash at Queens". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 20 December 2022.