Tom Richards (squash player)

Tom Richards

Tom(left) & David Palmer in action.
Country	England
Born	(1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 38) Guildford, England
Residence	Walton-on-Thames, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Turned pro	2005 [1]
Retired	2022
Plays	Right handed
Coached by	Robbie Temple, Stephen Meads
Racquet used	Karakal
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 12 (September 2012)
Title(s)	6
Tour final(s)	15
Medal record Men's squash Representing   England European Team Championships 2012 Nuremberg Team 2016 Warsaw Team 2017 Helsinki Team 2018 Wrocław Team 2019 Birmingham Team

Tom Richards (born 10 July 1986) is a retired Professional Squash player on the PSA World Tour who represented England. He reached a career-high World ranking of No. 12, winning a total of 6 PSA Titles.

Biography

Richards was part of the England Squash set-up since the age of 9, having started playing at the age of 3. He was the Under 12 and Under 13 British National Champion and an Under 15, 17 and 19 European Champion with the England Team. He decided to turn professional at the age of 18 in November 2004 and in 2005 he won his first PSA title becoming the Kenya Open Champion. ^[2]

At the age of 25, Richards was a member of the England Elite squad and a full England International ^{[3] [4] [5] [2]} and won three gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships at the 2012 European Squash Team Championships, 2016 European Squash Team Championships and 2019 European Squash Team Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

Richards suffered a series of serious injuries throughout his career, including an ACL tear within the early years of his Professional career and a major Hamstring Tear in the 2012/13 season. After ACL reconstruction surgery Richards climbed to his highest ranking of 12 in the World in the 2012/13 season before suffering a 100% hamstring tear at the Grasshopper Cup in Zurich, slipping on sweat. Choosing rehabilitation instead of surgery, the following 18 months were a gruelling mixture of injury, rehabilitation and set back. After 17 years of competing globally Richards retired, aged 35. ^[2]

References

1. "Squash Info | Tom Richards | Squash".
2. stevecubbins (8 June 2022). "Tom Richards retires". SquashSite - all about Squash. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
3. "Tom Richards - Professional Squash Association". 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
4. "Squash Info | Tom Richards | Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
5. SBM Sports Player Profile Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
6. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
7. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

External links

Media related to Tom Richards at Wikimedia Commons

• Tom Richards at the Professional Squash Association ( archive ) ( archive 2 )
• Tom Richards at Squash Info