Tegwen Malik

Tegwen Malik (born 21 January 1975, in London) is a professional squash player who represented Wales. At 17, she was the youngest ever winner of the Welsh Senior Closed. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 16 in January 2000.[1][2] She often competed in the top men's leagues in Wales and as the number one player in the Professional Bundelsleague in Germany. She was a well-respected player on the professional tour and was often admired for her athletic abilities on the court.

Tegwen Malik

Country	Wales
Residence	Swansea, Wales
Born	(1975-01-21) 21 January 1975 London, England
Turned Pro	1994
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Chris Robertson
Racquet used	Grays
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 16 (January 2000)
Last updated: 21 December 2011.

During her career as an Elite Cymru Athlete she suffered a serious illness that many thought would end her professional career as an athlete. However, after nearly three years off the professional squash circuit she made an amazing recovery and clawed her world ranking back from last in the women’s world squash rankings to world number 16. One of the first tournaments she played was the Monte Carlo Classic, beating several top ranked players.

Tegwen has won several professional tournaments such as the Savcour Finnish Open, the Washington Open, Toulouse Open, Welsh Open and Iceland Open. During her glittering squash career she also represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (singles and doubles), at world and European Team championships, home internationals and during different test series such as Wales verses South Africa.