Annie Au Wing Chi MH (Chinese: 歐詠芝; Jyutping: au1 wing6 zi1; born February 9, 1989), known as Annie Au, is a former professional squash player who represented Hong Kong.
 Annie Au | |
| Country | China (Hong Kong) |
|---|---|
| Born | Au Wing Chi February 9, 1989 |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 2020 |
| Plays | Left Handed |
| Coached by | Abdul Faheem Khan |
| Racquet used | harrow |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (May, 2012) |
| Title(s) | 17 |
| Tour final(s) | 27 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on March, 2020. | |
Career
editAnnie is a left-hander from Asia who has made a great impression as a junior. Not only winning British Junior Open titles but reaching the final of the Asian Junior and being a member of the Hong Kong team which won the world juniors is also on her record. She is a tribute to the Hong Kong Squash development schemes. She started playing squash at school aged thirteen through the promotional scheme. She was coached by national coach Abdul Faheem Khan, a former professional squash player from Pakistan.[1]
Au reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in May 2012.[2][3]
In 2016, she was part of the Hong Kong team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships in France.[4] Two years later in 2018, she was again part of the Hong Kong team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[5] Au retired in 2020 to join the police force.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Annie Au profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ WISPA Player Profile
- ^ Player Profile at SquashInfo
- ^ "WSF Women's World Champs". Squash site. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "France & Hong Kong gatecrash World Team Semis in Dalian". World Squash. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Squash queen Annie Au joins the police as Hong Kong sport loses one of its few world-class stars". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
edit- Annie Au at WISPA (archived)
- Annie Au at WSA (archived)
- Annie Au at Squash Info
- Wing Chi Annie Au at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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