Frédérique Lambert

Biography

Date of Birth

1992

Birthplace

Montréal, Québec

Residence

Montréal, Québec

Home Club

Nautilus Plus, Brossard

Coach

Michel Gagnon

Equipment

Pro-Kennex

Frédérique Lambert is a powerhouse in Canadian racquetball, representing her country at 22 international events since making her debut at the 2008 Pan American Championships. She has competed in four Pan American Games, highlighted by a bronze medal in the Women’s Team Event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Lambert has medaled at four different World Championships, collecting five medals in total. Her most recent came at the 2024 World Championships, where she won bronze in Women’s Doubles as part of a Team Canada campaign that finished third overall. In 2022, she added silver in Mixed Doubles and bronze in Women’s Doubles, with earlier bronzes in Women’s Doubles at the 2012 and 2010 World Championships. Lambert also added a major international medal in 2025, winning bronze in Mixed Doubles at the Chengdu World Games with partner Coby Iwaasa. At the Pan American Championships, Lambert has claimed seven medals, including three silvers and four bronzes. From 2007 to 2020, Lambert competed on the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT), consistently ranking among the top eight players in singles. For two seasons, she held the rank of second in the world. At the national level, Lambert has been a dominant force in open competition since 2007, amassing 26 medals at the National Championships. Her accolades include seven Women’s Open Singles titles and seven Women’s Open Doubles titles. Lambert’s success began early as a junior athlete. Across five Junior World Championships from 2003 to 2011, she won seven medals, including gold in singles in 2007 at just fourteen years old and again in 2011 during her final junior appearance at eighteen.

Q&A

Start in Racquetball:  My parents were racquetball players. They used to bring me to the gym with them every weekend, where I would hang out with other kids. The other kids there started playing racquetball and I had no choice but to join them! After a few practices, I started liking it!

Reason for playing:   I play to win! I hate to lose! I love the aggressiveness and the competitiveness of racquetball. 

Training habits:  I don’t really have training habits. I go to the gym at least 5 days a week, different days, different hours, just whenever I feel like it. My game style is very demanding on my body, so I play as much as my body can handle. Anywhere between 1 to 5 times a week depending on how intense my training is.

Best Racquetball moment or memory: My two titles at the Junior World Championships in 2007 in Bolivia and in 2010 in Santo Domingo.

Non Racquetball Talents:  Even though school is not my favorite place in the world, I could be considered as a nerd because of my grades :)! 

When you are not playing Racquetball you are probably: Watching TV shows. 

What is something that people might not know about you or find surprising? I speak 3 languages almost perfectly. 

What advice to you have for athletes who want to play at your level? Spend as much time as possible on the court. Respect all your opponents. 

Who has been important in your development as a racquetball athlete? Michel Gagnon, my coach since forever, taught me how to play and he seems to be the only person that knows how to deal with my temper! My dad, a very demanding man, has always been pushing me to improve and spent many hours on the court with me when I was younger. Also, Corey Osborne.  

Highlights

Bronze
Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Women's Team Event
Bronze
Chengdu 2025 World Games
Mixed Doubles
Bronze
2024 World Championships
Women's Doubles
Silver
2022 World Championships
Mixed Doubles
Bronze
2022 World Championships
Women's Doubles
Bronze
2012 World Championships
Women's Doubles
Bronze
2010 World Championships
Women's Doubles
Bronze
2025 Pan American Championships
Women's Team Competition
Silver
2016 Pan American Championships
Women's Singles
Bronze
2016 Pan American Championships
Women's Doubles
Bronze
2014 Pan American Championships
Women's Doubles
Silver
2012 Pan American Championships
Women's Singles
Silver
2010 Pan American Championships
Women's Doubles
Bronze
2009 Pan American Championships
Women's Singles
Bronze
2008 Pan American Championships
Women's Doubles
Silver
2026 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2026 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2025 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2025 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2024 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2024 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2023 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2023 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2022 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2022 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2021 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Bronze
2021 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2018 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2017 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2015 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Silver
2015 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Silver
2014 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Silver
2013 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Silver
2012 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Silver
2012 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Silver
2011 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Silver
2011 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Bronze
2010 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Gold
2010 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Silver
2009 National Championships
Women's Open Singles
Bronze
2007 National Championships
Women's Open Doubles
Gold
2011 Junior World Championships
18 & U Girl's Singles
Bronze
2011 Junior World Championships
18 & U Girl's Doubles
Silver
2010 Junior World Championships
18 & U Girl's Singles
Silver
2009 Junior World Championships
16 & U Girl's Singles
Gold
2007 Junior World Championships
14 & U Girl's Singles
Silver
2007 Junior World Championships
14 & U Girl's Doubles
Silver
2003 Junior World Championships
12 & U Girl's Singles