Carol Owens

Carol Owens is a former New Zealand-based squash player, born on 4 June 1971 in Melbourne, Australia, who won the World Open in 2000 and 2003. She made her competitive debut in 1990 at the Swiss Open and was part of the Australian team that won the Women's World Team Squash Championships in 1994, 1996 and 1998. Her first World Open title came in 2000 when she recovered from two games down to beat Leilani Joyce. In 2001 she changed her nationality to New Zealander, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won gold in the doubles and silver in the singles, making her the first female player to win medals for two countries at the Commonwealth Games. She became World No. 1 for the first time in 2003 and retired from the professional game at the beginning of 2004.