David Palmer (squash player)

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David Palmer
David Palmer Squash Player Cropped.jpg
Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.
Full nameDavid Troy Palmer
Nickname(s)The Marine
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Ithaca, New York, United States
Born (1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 48)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Turned Pro1994
Retired2011
PlaysRight handed
Coached byShaun Moxham
Racquet usedBlack Knight Ion X-Force Yellow
Website www.davidpalmer.com
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (September 2001, February 2006)
Title(s)27
Tour final(s)53
World Open W (2002, 2006)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Antwerp Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Doha Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Hong Kong Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Doha Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Bermuda Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Manchester Singles
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Melbourne Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Vienna Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Chennai Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Odense Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Paderborn Team
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 ChennaiMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 DarwinDoubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 DarwinMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 ManchesterMixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 ManchesterDoubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 MelbourneDoubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 MelbourneMixed doubles
Last updated: 12 April 2022.

David Troy Palmer OAM (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is an Australian retired professional squash player. He won the Super Series finals in 2002, the World Open in 2002 and 2006; the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008; and the Australian Open in 2008. [1] He attained World No. 1 ranking in September 2001 and again (for one month) in February 2006.

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Career overview

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a Gold Medal with partner Zac Alexander in the men's doubles. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a men's singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to England's Peter Nicol. At the same 2006 Commonwealth Games he also won Bronze Medals in the men's doubles (partner Dan Jensen) and the mixed doubles (partner Rachael Grinham). In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles (partner Paul Price).

In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic all-court attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent's loose shots. He is known for the power of his striking, and the strength of his physical play, [2] contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness. His training regime involves completing the multi-stage fitness test five times with a three-minute break between tests. [3]

Palmer has served as president of the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Following the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai, India, he was banned from playing in events run by the World Squash Federation (WSF) for 13 months after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of verbally abusing the referee. [4]

In 2009, Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness. [5]

Following his retirement as a professional squash player in 2011, Palmer maintained his status as a successful, high-level coach at his David Palmer Squash Academy in Orlando, Florida. In November 2016, Palmer made his college squash coaching debut as he was named The James Broadhead '57 Head Coach of Squash at Cornell University. Palmer now leads both the men's and women's squash team at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

World Open final appearances

David Palmer & Tom Richards in action. Palmer & Richards.jpg
David Palmer & Tom Richards in action.

2 titles & 1 runner-up

OutcomeYearLocationOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner 2002 Antwerp, Belgium Flag of Scotland.svg John White 13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
Runner-up 2005 Hong Kong Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 11–6, 11–7, 11–8
Winner 2006 Doha, Qatar Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16–14, 11–2

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 4 finals (4 titles, 0 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner2001 Flag of England.svg Chris Walker 12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
Winner2003 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 15–13, 15–13, 15–8
Winner2004 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 14–16, 11–7, 13–11, 11–7
Winner2008 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 13–11

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner2001 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 15–13, 15–6, 15-9

Qatar Classic: 4 finals (0 title, 4 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up2001 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 15–12, 15–5, 10–15, 12–15, 15-10
Runner-up2002 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 15–9, 13–15, 15–6, 13–15, 15-7
Runner-up2005 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 11–1, 11–7, 11-7
Runner-up2007 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 8-11, 11–9, 11–9, 11-6

US Open: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 15–13, 15–10, 15-11
Runner-up2003 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 15–10, 14–15, 15–14, 17-15
Runner-up2005 Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill 11–7, 9-11, 8-11, 11–1, 11-8

Commonwealth Games final appearances

2006 Melbourne Games, Men's Singles Runners-up (1)
YearOpponent in finalScore in final
2006 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 9–5, 10–8, 4–9, 9–2


2018 Gold Coast Games, Winner (1) Men's Doubles with Zac Alexander
YearOpponent in finalScore in final
2018 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby and Adrian Waller 11–9, 3-11, 11-6

Total medals won, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline (since 1999)

Terms
W–LWin–lossNWSNot a World Series event
NG50Not an international eventNHNot held
AAbsentLQ/#QLost in qualifying draw and round number
RRLost at round robin stage#RLost in the early rounds
QFQuarterfinalistSFSemifinalist
SF-BSemifinalist, won bronze medalFRunner-up
FRunner-up, won silver medalWWinner

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Career SRCareer W-L
PSA World Tour Tournaments
World Open 3RNot Held W 3R SF F W SF SF 2R 3R QF 2 / 1135–9
British Open 2RSFW2RWWASFSFWQFNot Held4 / 1031–6
Hong Kong Open 1R2RWSFNHSFNHSFSFQF2R2RA1 / 1021–9
Qatar Classic Not HeldFFQFNHFFSFQFQF2R 2R 0 / 1027–10
PSA Masters NH1RFSFAF2RQFNot HeldQFAbsent0 / 716–7
Tournament of Champions NA2R1R2RSF2RSF2RQFSFQFQF QF 0 / 1221-12
North American Open Not HeldNot World SeriesAbsent2RQF2R QF 0 / 46–4
Kuwait PSA Cup Not Held1RANHSF2RNHAbsent0 / 34–3
US Open AbsentNHWFSFFSFANHSFA 2R 1 / 718–6
Saudi International Not Held2RSFSFSFSFNot Held0 / 513–5
Pakistan International ANot HeldSFNHQFFANHNWSNot Held0 / 39–3
Win Ratio0 / 30 / 52 / 52 / 81 / 61 / 80 / 71 / 80 / 61 / 70 / 90 / 50 / 58 / 82
(9,8%)
NA
Win–loss3 / 35 / 518 / 325 / 614 / 519 / 720 / 723 / 720 / 621 / 617 / 97 / 59 / 5NA201 / 74
(73,1%)

[6] Note: NA = Not Available

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References

  1. Dent A It's Palmer—finally Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine at squashsite.co.uk
  2. Commentary by Malcolm Willstrop from Canary Wharf Classic 2009 Final, Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  3. "Deans' secret weapon to squash All Blacks". TVNZ. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  4. Beck R. WSF Spanks Palmer
  5. Gilmour, Rod (29 April 2009). "David Palmer can squash All Blacks by helping Wallabies". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  6. "PSA World Tour | Rankings | Player Profile | David Palmer". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by World No. 1
September 2001 - December 2001
February 2006
Succeeded by