Shehana Vithana

Shehana Vithana (born 31 March 1999) is a Sri Lankan born Australian professional squash player who currently plays for Australia women's national squash team. She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 119 in October 2018 as a part of the 2018-19 PSA World Tour.

Biography

She was born and raised up in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She started playing the sport of squash at the age of nine in Colombo. She studied at the Holy Family Convent in Bambalapitiya up to Grade 8. At the age of 13, she along with her mother and younger sister migrated to Australia in 2013 while her father Arosha Vithana was serving in the Sri Lankan Air Force.

Career

Shehana emerged in youth level and became Australia's number one squash player in U19 category. She won U17 Girl's Squash Championships as a part of the Australian Junior Squash Championships in 2015. She also took part in the 2017 Women's World Junior Squash Championships. She joined the Professional Squash Association in 2017.