Carla Khan

Carla Khan, born on 18 August 1981, is a British-Pakistani former professional squash player who represented Pakistan on the international circuit. She belongs to the Khan squash dynasty as a granddaughter of Azam Khan and the daughter of Wasil Khan, and she began playing in England at the age of twelve, competing for England as a junior before she and her family chose to represent Pakistan in the early 2000s. She won five titles in her career: the El Salvador Open in 2002, the Ottawa Open in 2003, the Pakistan Open in 2005, the Iranian Open in 2007 and the Austrian Open in 2008. Her highest world ranking was 21st, reached in 2004 after a win over Nicol David at the Irish Open. After a collapse at the 2006 South Asian Games and a slide down the rankings she returned in 2007, later retired and attempted a comeback in 2009, then coached in the United States. She is remembered as the first woman of the Khan family to reach the world top twenty.