Elaine Hinnegan (1954- ) Elaine was born in Chatham
attended CCI where she was an all-round athlete starring
in basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis and track and
field. While in grade 13 she was the female winner of the
prestigious "Hinnegan Trophy". At Lakehead
University she was a starting guard on the basketball team
for 3 years and played field hockey for 4 years. She was
chosen as Female Freshman Athlete of the Year. In her last
year at Lakehead she dropped basketball to concentrate on
her studies but took up squash at which she has excelled
for over 30 years. As she moved around the world with her
husband and his job, Elaine played squash competitively
and as a teaching pro, taught others to play. She competed
for national teams representing 5 different countries and
became the #1 player on most of those teams. She presently
lives in Chatham, New Jersey where she continues to
compete at a high level.
- 1978-1983
- Canada - every year was a member of the Canadian
National Women's Team - was runner up in National
championship 3 times ('82, '83, & '84) -
competed in 3 World Championships (1979, 1981,
& 1983)
- 1979
- Was Women's' Champion in Edinburgh Open in
Scotland - in 1983 in Perth, Australia, was
Captain and #1 ranked Canadian Player - was Head
Pro at 4 different squash clubs in the greater
Toronto area and became qualified as a National
Level 1 Coaching Course Instructor and a
Provincial Professional/Clinician
- 1983
-1984
- United States - teaching pro in Los Angeles,
California area 1984-1986 - Manila, Philippines -
was National Coach for Junior, Senior - Men's and
Women's Teams. Twice ('84 & '85) won
Philippine Championship and was #1 Player for
National Women's Team at East Asian Championships
- in '84 was runner up for individual title and in
'85 was Women's Champion
- 1987-1993
- Taiwan - was teaching pro at Taipei American
Club - '92 was Women's Runner Up at the Japan
Open
- 1993-1997
- Singapore - was teaching pro at Singapore
American Club - was member of Singapore Cricket
Club's Traveling Squash Team - 1993 - was Women's
Champion at Brendaburg Open in Australia -
competed in the 1995 World Masters Tournament in
Melbourne, Australia 1997 to present - United
States - resides in Chatham, New Jersey
- 1997-1999 and 2002
- Teaching pro giving private lessons and clinics
1998 - competed in US National Women's 40+
Tournament in Los Angeles 2002 - played in Howe
Cup in Philadelphia 2003 - competed in US National
Women's 45+ Tournament in Hartford 2004 - played
in second Howe Cup in Boston 2006 - was Age Group
Champion at US National Women's 50+ Tournament at
Yale University.
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