Dewald van Niekerk

Dewald van Niekerk

Personal information
Born	(1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 28) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sport
Country	South African
Turned pro	2020
Retired	Active
Racquet used	Salming
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 68 (July 2025)
Current ranking	No. 69 (December 2025)
Title	9

Dewald van Niekerk (born 3 June 1997) is a South African professional squash player. ^[1] He reached a career high ranking of 68 in the world during July 2025. ^[2]

Career

In August 2024 and as the number 1 seed, van Niekerk won the South African national title. ^[3]

In September 2024, van Niekerk won his 6th PSA title after securing victory in the Aramis Club Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour ^[4] and soon followed this up with a 7th and 8th by winning the Mossel Bay Diaz Open and World Championship Qualifiers respectively. ^[5] He won a 9th PSA title winning the Namibian Open during the 2025–26 PSA Squash Tour. ^[6]

Family

His sister Lizelle Muller is also a professional squash player. ^[7]

References

1. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
2. "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. "Men's Growthpoint South African Nationals 2024, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. "$3,000 Men's PSA Aramis Club Open 2024, Aramis Club, Nimy, Belgium". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
5. "$3,000 Men's Mossel Bay Diaz Open 2025, Mossel Bay Squash Club, Mossel Bay, South Africa". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
6. "$15,000 Men's PSA BDO Namibian Open 2025, Wanderers Squash Club, Windhoek, Namibia". Squash Info. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
7. "Dream win for top seed Lizelle Muller, the new national women's squash champion". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 26 October 2021.