Full name | Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rotorua, New Zealand | 4 January 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (April 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | W (1985, 1987, 1990, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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10th Race Relations Commissioner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 2013–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Joris de Bres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Meng Foon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy DNZM CBE (born 4 January 1964)[1] is a New Zealand former squash player and senior public servant. As a squash player, she was dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open on four occasions.[2] She served as New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner from 2013 to 2018.