Christie Van Hees

Christie Van Hees is a Canadian retired racquetball player, born on July 5, 1977, in Kelowna, British Columbia. She won two International Racquetball Federation World Championships in women's singles, in 1998 by beating Kersten Hallander of the United States and in 2006 by beating Angela Grisar of Chile, and was the number one women's professional player at the end of the 2004-05 season. Her three US Open Racquetball Championships, in 2000, 2005 and 2006, are the third most by a woman behind Paola Longoria and Rhonda Rajsich. She has also won six Canadian Championships, in 1997, 1998, 2000 and three straight from 2006 to 2008, and she won the girls 18 and under division at the 1995 world junior championships. She retired in 2001 and returned in the fall of 2003.