Country | England |
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Residence | Leeds, England |
Born | St. Helens, Merseyside, England | 16 June 1997
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Retired | Active |
Coached by | James Willstrop |
Racquet used | 305SQUASH ProCell XR120 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (January 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 24 (May 2023) |
Tour final(s) | 10 |
Last updated: May 2023. |
Patrick Rooney (born 16 June 1997 in St. Helens, Merseyside) is an English professional squash player. [1] [2] [3]
Rooney first joined the PSA Tour in 2014 and won his first title in 2016, when he won the Madeira International. [4] [5]
By 2017 he had reached the world's top 100 players and then won the Vitesse Stratford Classic, Madeira International (for a second time) and the Arnold Homes Tring Open. He would later reach the last 16 of both the Gillen Markets Canary Wharf Classic and the Allam British Open. [5]
In January 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 18. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships. [4]
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