Laura Jane Massaro MBE (née Lengthorn; born 2 November 1983) is an English retired professional squash player.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Massaro won a silver medal in the women's doubles (partnering Jenny Duncalf).
[12] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July, Massaro went unbeaten through the women's singles – including a semi-final against compatriot Alison Waters – before falling to David in the gold medal match.
She and Duncalf then joined forces in the doubles and won through to the final, where they lost to Indians Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa in straight games.
1 several months prior) in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open,[15] she became the third Englishwoman (and first since 2004) to ascend to the top of the world rankings.
[18] Massaro retired at the end of the 2018/19 season[19] and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to squash.
[20] Laura's sponsors included 305SQUASH for clothing, Head for rackets, Asics for shoes, Technifibre for strings, UK Fast, Proto-Col and CourtCare and Corkhills Volkswagen in Wigan.