Shehana Vithana Explained

Shehana Vithana
Birth Date:1999 3, df=y
Turnedpro:2017
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Residence:Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Highest Ranking:119
Date Of Highest Ranking:October 2018
Racquet:Grays
Current Ranking:168
Date Of Current Ranking:November 2019
Updated:November 2019

Shehana Vithana (born 31 March 1999) is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player .She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the 2018-19 PSA World Tour.[1]

Biography

She was born and raised up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, when she started playing the sport of squash at the age of 9.[2] She studied at the Holy Family Convent in Bambalapitiya till Year 8 when she moved to Sydney, Australia.

Career

Shehana emerged in youth level and became Australia's number one ranked squash player in the U19 category.[3] She won U17 Girl's Squash Championships at the Australian Junior Squash Championships in 2015.[4] She also took part in the 2017 Women's World Junior Squash Championships[5] and World University Championships in 2018. She joined the Professional Squash Association in 2017.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shehana Vithana's ranking. www.squashinfo.com. 19 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Squash is physically challenging, fast and sweaty, but it's also a lot of fun - ABC Life. Kesteven. Sophie. 2019-11-22. www.abc.net.au. en-AU. 2019-11-27.
  3. Web site: Shehana Vithana to represent Australia at Trans-Tasman Challenge 2017. Squash Australia. 2019-11-27.
  4. Web site: Sri Lankan girl beats Tasmania in Squash. Hiru News. en. 2019-11-27.
  5. Web site: Olympics dreaming: Teen squash player sets sights on 2024. SBS News. en. 2019-11-27.