Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 1 (March 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 3 March 2010. |
Lisa Jane Opie MBE (born on 15 August 1963) is a retired British squash player, who was one of the game's leading woman players in the 1980s and early 1990s. Her biggest successes were winning the British Open in 1991 and four consecutive World Team Championships from 1985 to 1990. Until the rise of Cassie Campion, Lisa was England's number 1 player.
Born and raised in Guernsey, she was coached in her early years in the game by Reg Harbour.[1][2] In international competition, she represented England. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to squash in the 1995 New Year Honours.[3][4] In later years she was coached by Gavin Dupre from Jersey. They began working together in Guernsey and Lisa later spent time training with him in Germany where he was based as a professional coach.