Tania Bailey

Tania Ann Bailey (born 2 October 1979) is a retired professional squash player from England. She reached a career high ranking of 4 in the world during March 2003.

Biography As a junior player, Bailey won the World Junior Championship in 1997 and captained the England team to World and European junior team titles. A car accident led to a career-threatening knee injury at the age of 21, but she successfully recovered after surgery and resumed her playing career.

Her greatest achievement was being part of the England team that won the 2000 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Sheffield and later the 2006 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

Bailey represented the 2002 England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. She competed in the singles and doubles and won a silver medal in the doubles partnering Cassie Jackman.

In 2003, Bailey finished runner-up to Sarah Fitz-Gerald at the British Open. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 that year. In February 2006, Bailey clinched her first British National Championships in Manchester, defeating the No.1 seed and previous champion Linda Elriani 3–1 in a hotly contested 76-minute final.

Bailey won a bronze medal in the women's doubles event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, partnering Vicky Botwright.

In 2010, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

Bailey won seven gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1999 to 2010.

Major world series final appearances British Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2002 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–3, 9–0, 9–0

Hong Kong Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2006 Nicol David 9–1, 10–8, 9-5

Malaysian Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2006 Nicol David 9–4, 9–6, 2-9 5–9, 9-3Runner-up 2007 Nicol David 9–4, 9–3, 9-2