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Olivia Weaver

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Olivia Weaver
Olivia Weaver, Monte Carlo Squash Classic 2018
CountryUnited States
ResidencePennsylvania, United States
Born (1995-09-15) September 15, 1995 (age 28)
New York, United States
Height1,71 m
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Turned Pro2018
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byRodney Martin
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (March 13th 2023)
Current rankingNo. 10 (November 2023)
Title(s)5
Tour final(s)11
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Singles
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Last updated: May, 2024.

Olivia Weaver (née Fiechter; born 15 September 1995 in New York) is an American professional squash player.[1][2] As of March 13, 2023, she was ranked number 7 in the world.[3]

Career

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Weaver played at the junior level for Team USA as a teenager, representing them at the 2012, 2013, and 2014 junior world championships, with her highest finish being a place in the round of 16 in 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia.

From 2014 to 2018, Weaver played at Princeton University, occupying primarily the number 1 position throughout her career with the tigers.

She won the 2018 Rhode Island Open professional tournament,[4] beating Egyptian Menna Nasser in the final.[5]

In 2022, she was part of the United States team that reached the final of the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was the first time that the United States had reached the final.[6]

In 2024, Weaver won her first ever world medal, a bronze in Cairo, after losing out in a tightly contested battle 3-2 against 7-time Egyptian world champion Nour El Sherbini.

Personal life

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In October of 2023, Fiechter married her longtime boyfriend Bobby Weaver, who also attended Princeton University.

References

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  1. ^ "Olivia Weaver | Professional Squash Association".
  2. ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  3. ^ Olivia Weaver at Squash Info Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Squash Info - Women's Rhode Island Open 2018 - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island Open Squash 2018 Providence".
  6. ^ "Egypt defeat USA in thriller to retain WSF Women's World Team Championship". World Squash. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.