Laura Massaro
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| Full name | Laura Jane Lengthorn |
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| Country |
 England
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| Residence | Preston, England |
| Born |
2 November 1983 Great Yarmouth, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Turned Pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | David Pearson, Daniel Massaro |
| Racquet used | Head |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (January, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 5 (March, 2017) |
| Title(s) | 21 |
| Tour final(s) | 41 |
| World Open | W (2013) |
| Last updated on: March 2017. | |
Laura Massaro is a professional squash player from England.
She was born Laura Lengthorn on 2 November 1983 in Great Yarmouth. She attended Albany High School, Chorley, which is now called Albany Science College. In July 2007, she married Danny Massaro and became Laura Lengthorn-Massaro. She subsequently dropped 'Lengthorn' from her name and is now known professionally as Laura Massaro.
She won her first top-level title at the German Open in 2004 and went on to become British Open champion in 2013 and World Champion in 2014, so become the first Englishwoman to hold both titles at once. She is also a three-time silver medallist for England in Commonwealth Games.
Massaro has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year awards. She won the WISPA Player of the Year award in 2011. She won the US Open and the Cleveland Classic in 2011, the Sharm El Sheikh Open in 2010, and the Monte Carlo Classic in 2008.
Massaro also won the British National Squash Championships in 2011, defeating Jenny Duncalf in the final 7–11, 11–9, 7–11, 11–7, 11–2. She had previously finished runner-up at the championships in 2008 (losing in the final to Alison Waters 11–6, 7–11, 8–11, 9–11).
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Massaro won a silver medal in the women's doubles (partnering Jenny Duncalf). She followed up four years later at the 2014 Commonwealth Games with two silver medals: silver in singles after finishing runner-up to Nicol David and another silver in doubles with Duncalf.
Massaro won the British Open in 2013. She was the first English woman to do so in 22 years.
Laura's sponsors include 305SQUASH for clothing, Head for rackets, Asics for shoes and Technifibre for strings. She is also sponsored by UK Fast, Proto-Col and CourtCare and is provided with a sponsored car by Corkhills Volkswagen in Wigan. Laura has also recently partnered with HFE (Health and Fitness Education) in order to expand on her existing knowledge and enjoyment of yoga.
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