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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (age 37) Cambridge, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Glen Wilson,Hadrian Stiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.joelleking.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 4 (November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 36 (14 July 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joelle KingMNZM (born 30 September 1988) is a New Zealand professionalsquash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014.[1][2]
King was born and raised inCambridge, New Zealand. She is the youngest child in her family, having two older brothers. OfMāori descent, she affiliates toNgāti Porou.[3]
In July 2009, King won the Australian Women's Open by beatingAnnie Au in the final played atClare, South Australia.[4]
King won gold in women's doubles and silver medal in mixed doubles at the2010 Commonwealth Games.[5] She also won a bronze medal at the2014 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
During the2018 Commonwealth Games, King won the gold medal in thewomen's singles event for New Zealand.[7] On the other side, fellow New Zealand squash player,Paul Coll clinched a silver medal in themen's singles event.[8] This was also the first instance where a male and a female squash player from New Zealand had managed to qualify in the final of the respective events at a Commonwealth Games event.[9]She won her first platinum event on the WSA tour at the 2018Hong Kong Squash Open beatingRaneem El Weleily 3–0 in the final.[10]
King was the flagbearer forNew Zealand at theBirminghamCommonwealth Games 2022 alongsideTom Walsh.[11]
In May 2023, she reached the semi final of the2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, before losing to the number 2 seedNour El Sherbini.[12]
On 28 December 2012, King married cricketerRyan Shutte in Cambridge.[13] He put his cricket career on hold to become her manager.[14]
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