Sharon Wee
Full name | Sharon Wee Ee Lin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turned Pro | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Shaun Moxham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 18 (December 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 15 January 2018. |
Sharon Wee Ee Lin (born 5 October 1977 in Melaka) is a former professional squash player who represented Malaysia.
Career
During 2007 she reached the finals of four events and won her first WISPA title in November in the NSC Tour 10 No. 2 in Kuala Lumpur. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 18 in December 2006.[1][2]
In 2010, she was part of the team that won a third consecutive bronze medal for Malaysia at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3]
Personal life
Sharon is now doing her part to promote squash. She has set up an academy – Sharon Wee Squash Pro-in Kuala Lumpur to work closely with university students and young players.[4]
Sharon is currently a TV presenter and sports commentator on Astro Arena, the Malaysian sports channel.
Awards
- Melaka Sportswomen of The Year 1994, 1995 & 1999
- National Sports Awards Best Women's Team 1995, 2000 & 2008
References
- ^ WISPA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo: Sharon Wee
- ^ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Paul, Rajes (30 August 2015). "Sharon hopes to see junior-senior gap narrowed in squash". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Sharon Wee at WISPA (archived)
- Sharon Wee at Squash Info
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- EngvarB from September 2014
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Malaysian female squash players
- Peranakan people in Malaysia
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople from Malacca
- Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games medalists in squash
- Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Squash players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Squash players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in squash
- SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
- All stub articles
- Asian squash biography stubs
- Malaysian sportspeople stubs