Kasey Brown
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Kasey Brown is a professional squash
player who represented Australia
.
Brown was born in Taree, New South Wales
. She was the Australian junior champion in 2003 and 2004 and was then the senior champion in 2006 and in the same year, had also won the Australian Open title.
Currently a member of the Australian Institute of Sport squash program, Brown is coached by Byron Davis
and Michelle Martin
. She is currently based in Harrogate
, England
.
During 2006 she won five WISPA events in Australia as well as the Central Open in New Zealand
. And after final defeats in events in Canada
and Hong Kong
(Mayfair Lakeshore and Buler) in early 2007 she again won the Central event, beating top seed Shelley Kitchen
in the final. Brown reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 8 in September 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...
.
Brown was born in Taree, New South Wales
Taree, New South Wales
Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of around 20,000 people and is the centre of a significant agricultural district. It is 16 km from the sea coast,...
. She was the Australian junior champion in 2003 and 2004 and was then the senior champion in 2006 and in the same year, had also won the Australian Open title.
Currently a member of the Australian Institute of Sport squash program, Brown is coached by Byron Davis
Byron Davis
Byron Davis is a squash coach and former professional squash player from Australia.As a player, his most notable successes came in doubles play. He won the men's doubles title at the World Doubles Squash Championships in 2004 , and was a men's doubles silver medalist at the 1998 Commonwealth Games...
and Michelle Martin
Michelle Martin
Michelle Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. During her career, she won three World Open titles and six British Open titles...
. She is currently based in Harrogate
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, 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...
.
During 2006 she won five WISPA events in Australia as well as the Central Open in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. And after final defeats in events in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
(Mayfair Lakeshore and Buler) in early 2007 she again won the Central event, beating top seed Shelley Kitchen
Shelley Kitchen
Shelley Celia Kitchen MNZM is a female professional squash player from New Zealand.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysia in the third-place match to capture the women's singles Bronze Medal...
in the final. Brown reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 8 in September 2010.