Donna Lobban, also known as Donna Belle Urquhart, (born 19 December 1986) is an Australian retired professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of 13 in May 2011.

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Donna Lobban
Donna Lobban, Monte-Carlo Squash Classic 2016
Full nameDonna Lobban
Country Australia
Born (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 37)
ResidenceEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Turned pro2005
Retired2023
PlaysLeft Handed
Coached byByron Davis
Rodney Martin
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 13 (May 2011)
Title(s)12
Tour final(s)20
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  Australia
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Palmerston NorthTeam
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 CarraraDoubles
Gold medal – first place2019 CarraraMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2016 DarwinDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2016 DarwinMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 ManchesterDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2010 DelhiDoubles
Updated on 11 January 2023.
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Early life

Lobban was born Donna Belle Urquhart.[citation needed]

Career

Donna started playing squash from the age of 6. As a junior, she won five Australian Junior titles and was the runner-up at the Scottish and British Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003.[citation needed] She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event.[citation needed]

In 2010, she was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[1] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in May 2011.[2][3]

She was the champion of the Monte-Carlo Squash Classic in 2017, defeating Zeina Mickawy in the final. In January 2023, she announced retirement from professional squash.[4]

Personal life

In April 2018, she married Scottish professional squash player Greg Lobban and has been known professionally as Donna Lobban.[5]

References

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