{{Short description|South African squash player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use South African English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox squash player | name = Cheyna Wood | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | country = {{RSA}} | University = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|2}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/14519/cheyna-wood?tab=info|title=Cheyna Wood - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com}}</ref> | birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = 168cm | weight = 62kg | turnedpro = 2009 | retired = Active | plays = Right handed<ref name="si" /> | coach = Michael Wood | racquet = Prince | website = | event = Women's singles | years_active = | highest_ranking = No. 60 | date_of_highest_ranking = December 2014 | current_ranking = No. 449 | date_of_current_ranking = June 2022 | WorldOpenresult = | titles = 1 | finals = 1 | medaltemplates = | updated = June 2022 }} '''Cheyna Wood''', previously known as '''Cheyna Tucker''' (born 2 October 1990 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional squash player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour?g=women|title=PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331190639/https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour%3Fg%3Dwomen|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of June 2022, she was ranked number 449 in the world.<ref name="si">{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/2681-cheyna-wood|title=Squash Info - Cheyna Wood|website=www.squashinfo.com}}</ref> She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 60 in December 2014.<ref name="si" /> In June 2022, some 13 years after turning pro, she won her first professional tournament, the Johannesburg Open,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/2022_tournaments/Johannesburg%20Open%202022.htm|title=Johannesburg Open 2022}}</ref> for which she had been a wildcard entry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/9430-womens-johannesburg-open-2022|title=Squash Info | Women's Johannesburg Open 2022 | Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com}}</ref>
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