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Olivia Weaver
American squash player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olivia Weaver (née Fiechter; born 15 September 1995) is an American professional squash player.[1][2] She reached a career high ranking of number 4 in the world during May 2024.[3]
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Weaver played at the junior level for Team USA as a teenager, representing them at the 2012, 2013, and 2014 junior world championships, with her highest finish being a place in the round of 16 in 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia.
From 2014 to 2018, Weaver played at Princeton University, occupying primarily the number 1 position throughout her career with the Tigers. She also played at the number one position for Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, graduating in 2014. She won the 2018 Rhode Island Open professional tournament,[4] beating Egyptian Menna Nasser in the final.[5]
In 2022, she was part of the United States team that reached the final of the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was the first time that the United States had reached the final.[6]
In May 2024, Weaver won her first ever individual world medal, a bronze in Cairo, after losing out 3-2 in a tightly contested battle against 7-time Egyptian world champion Nour El Sherbini at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship.[7] In December 2024, Weaver helped the United States win the silver medal at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[8]
In March 2025, Weaver won her 10th PSA title after securing victory in the Australian Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[9] In May 2025, Weaver reached the semi-final of the 2025 Women's World Squash Championship in Chicago, but was defeated in a five game match by Nour El Sherbini who went on to win a record equalling eighth world title.[10]
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Personal life
In October of 2023, Fiechter married her longtime boyfriend Bobby Weaver, who also attended Princeton University.
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