Lisa Opie

Lisa Opie
MBE
Country England
Born (1963-08-15) 15 August 1963 (age 61)
ResidenceEngland
Turned pro1984
Retired1995
PlaysRight Handed
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (March 1988)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Dublin Singles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Auckland Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Toronto Singles
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.

  1. ^ Batiste, Rob (2 February 2008). "Martine, Lisa just too close to be split". Guernsey Press and Star. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  2. ^ Elliott, Keith (14 October 1994). "Keith Elliott at Large: Regeneration now the name of the game on squash island". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  3. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 53893". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 1994. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Guernsey Sport Commission Website". Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2009.