Alana Miller captured a remarkable three (3) Canadian Women’s Open titles (2003, 2007 and 2008). She also holds a Canadian Junior badminton title plus five impressive Manitoba Open tennis singles titles. At age 21, Alana committed to squash, turned pro and reached a career-high of World No. 30 in May 2009.
Alana’s rise to squash stardom started as youngster by capturing seven (7) Canadian junior titles. Her coach of 8 years, Trev Borland, the head squash pro at the Winnipeg Winter Club, considers Alana one of Canada’s top four or five squash players of all time.
In a career full of highlights, the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil in 2007 sticks out as her most memorable. Playing #2 for Canada she upset USA’s Latasha Khan (ranked in the top 20 in the world) in the final deciding match to win the Women’s Team event for Canada and teammates, Runa Reta and Carolyn Russell. The gold 2007 Pan Am Games medal compliments her 2007 silver in the individuals and her 2000 Team Gold in the Pan Am Champions.
In 2010 Alana gave up her athletic endeavors to pursue a career in medicine; now Dr. Alana Miller specializes in geriatric medicine at Toronto’s UHN hospitals and at Mt. Sinai Hospital.