{{Short description|English squash player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash player | name = Emma Beddoes | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|8|29}} | birth_place = Leamington Spa, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | turnedpro = 2003 | retired = 2016 | plays = Right Handed | coach = Richard O'Connor | racquet = Prince | event = Women's singles | highest_ranking = No.11 | date_of_highest_ranking = September 2015 | titles = 7 | finals = 12 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's squash}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2014 Niagara-on-the-Lake | Team}} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalBronze | 2014 Glasgow | {{nowrap|Women's doubles}}}} {{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2011 Espoo | Team}} {{MedalGold | 2014 Riccione | Team}} {{MedalGold | 2015 Herning | Team}} }} '''Emma Beddoes''' (born 29 August 1985) is an English former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 PSA World Rankings | url=https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour?g=women&year=2015&month=9 | website=psaworldtour.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Former World No.11 Emma Beddoes retires – PSA World Tour |url=https://www.psaworldtour.com/news/former-world-no-11-emma-beddoes-retires/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
== Biography == Beddoes made her first Tour appearance in 2004 and went on to reach the world's top 50 in less than two years. She won her first Tour title at the 2007 Colombo Open where she defeated number one seed Tricia Chuah in straight games.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beddoes Beats Favourite Chuah For Colombo Title | url=https://www.squashplayer.co.uk/resultspage.asp?Key=1255 | website= Squashplayer.uk}}</ref>
In 2014, she was part of the team that helped England reclaim the world team title by winning the gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/6445-england-reclaim-womens-world-team-championship-title |title=England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title |website=Squash info |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220110802/http://www.squashinfo.com/news/6445-england-reclaim-womens-world-team-championship-title |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in 2014, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/glasgow-2014 |title=Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games |website=Team England |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> competing for the 2014 England team<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018040324/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3052/19/all |title=England Glasgow 2014 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> in the women's doubles with Alison Waters after they reached the semi-final stage before securing the medal by beating the Australian pair of Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/commonwealth-games/28616524#! |title=Glasgow 2014 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref>
She won her 10th Tour title at the Emerson RC Pro Series tournament in 2015, where she dropped just one game throughout the event.<ref>{{cite web | title=Professional Squash Association Official Biography | url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7891 | website=Professional Squash Association}}</ref> She retired in April 2016 after earning 25 caps for England and ten tour title wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/3514/former-world-no-11-emma-beddoes-retires|title=Former World No.11 Emma Beddoes Retires|website=Professional Squash Association|date=April 22, 2016|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Beddoes won three gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 2011, 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{WISPA|id=T00583}} *{{WSA|id=emma-beddoes}} *{{SquashInfo|id=403}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beddoes, Emma}} Category:English female squash players Category:Living people Category:1985 births Category:Sportspeople from Leamington Spa Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Category:Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash Category:Competitors at the 2013 World Games Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century English sportswomen