Lisa Aitken
Lisa Aitken ![]() |
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Nationality: |
![]() 2007–2013, 2017– England 2013–2014 ![]() |
Birthday: | February 16, 1990 |
Size: | 165 cm |
Weight: | 59 kg |
1st professional season: | 2007 |
Playing hand: | Left |
Trainer: | Paul Bell |
successes | |
Career title: | 6th |
Career finals: | 10 |
Best placement: | 35 (October 2019) |
Current placement: | 40 |
Last update of the infobox: March 1st, 2020 | |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Lisa Aitken (born February 16, 1990 in Dundee ) is a Scottish squash player who played for England in 2013 and 2014 .
Career
Lisa Aitken started her career in 2007 and has won six titles on the PSA World Tour so far . Their highest placing in the world rankings, it reached Rank 35 in October 2019. With the Scottish national team took in 2012 at the World Cup as well as several European Championships in part. She was also part of the Scottish squad at the Commonwealth Games 2010 and 2018 , the World Championships in Doubles and Mixed 2017 and the World Games 2017 . In 2010 and from 2018 to 2020 she was Scottish national champion.
From September 2013, Aitken played under the English flag on the World Tour, as they hoped they would get better support from the English association. In August 2014, it contracted at a tournament in Malaysia on dengue fever . It was canceled for a total of two and a half years, also due to secondary illnesses. Aitken, who played under the Scottish flag again, made her comeback in Edinburgh in January 2017.
successes
- Won PSA -Titel: 6
- Scottish Champion: 4 titles (2010, 2018-2020)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lisa Aitken talks squash, goals, illness, motivation and coffee (of course!). In: getinthemoodstore.com. August 5, 2016, accessed on August 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Eric Nicolson: Montrose squash player Lisa Aitken puts career break to good use. In: thecourier.co.uk. The Courier , April 5, 2018, accessed August 21, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Aitken, Lisa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee , Scotland |