Alison Waters

Alison Claire Waters (born 19 March 1984) is an English former professional squash player. She reached a career high ranking of 3 in the world during October 2010.

Biography As a junior player, Waters won her first major squash tournament – the British Under-12 title – at the age of nine-and-a-half. She retained the title the following year. She was a three-time runner-up at the British Open Under-14 Championships. She won her first professional title in 2005 at the Forbes Open, beating Carla Khan in the final.

Waters represented the 2006 England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she competed in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events Also in 2006, at the 2006 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Edmonton, Canada, she helped England win the gold medal. Four years later, she represented the 2010 England team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, where she competed in the women's singles and reached the semi final before withdrawing with an injury.

Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10. Waters also won the championship in 2008 beating Laura Lengthorn-Massaro and finished as the runner-up in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

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.

In 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2018, she won her fourth silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

Waters won 11 gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 2005 to 2018.

Major World Series final appearances Malaysian Open Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the finalRunner-up 2009 Nicol David 11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11-7