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Born | Enfield, England | 26 December 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Enfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Paul Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 17 (November 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 51 (December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on May 2023. |
Adrian Waller (born 26 December 1989) is a professional squash player who represents England. [1] [2]
Waller won British Junior National titles at various age categories before joining the PSA Tour. [3] [4]
In 2017, he was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the World Team Championships in Marseille and repeated the success two years later at the 2019 Championships. [4] In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles with Daryl Selby. [5] During the 2019-20 season he won the Life Time Chicago Open. [4]
In November 2019, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 17. [3] In 2021, he finished runner up to Joel Makin at the British National Squash Championships. [6]
In 2022, he won two more Commonwealth Games silver medals, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [7] Also in 2022, he won his 10th tour title after winning the Jansher Khan Canberra Open. [3]
He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships. [3] In December 2023, Waller won a silver medal with England, at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand. [8]
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