Barbara Wall

Barbara Wall is an Australian former professional squash player, born on 25 May 1948, who reached a career-high world ranking of 4 in 1979 and was a world team silver medalist. She turned professional in 1973 as the first Australian woman to do so. In 1977, though unseeded, she reached the final of the British Open, losing to her compatriot Heather McKay, and in 1979 she won the British Open as the number 8 seed, beating Sue Cogswell of England in the final. She also won the Danish, Irish and Belgian Open Championships and the South African Champion of Champions. She was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 1979 and inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions in 1988.