David Palmer (squash player)

David Palmer
Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.
Full name David Troy Palmer
Nickname(s) The Marine
Country  Australia
Residence Ithaca, New York, United States
Born (1976-06-28) 28 June 1976
Lithgow, New South Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Turned Pro 1994
Retired 2011
Plays Right handed
Coached by Shaun Moxham
Racquet used Black Knight Ion X-Force Yellow
Website www.davidpalmer.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 1 (September 2001, February 2006)
Title(s) 20
Tour final(s) 40
World Open W (2002, 2006)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Australia
World Team Championships
2001 Melbourne Team
2003 Vienna Team
2007 Chennai Team
2009 Odense Team
2011 Paderborn Team
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Men's doubles
2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
2006 Melbourne Men's singles
Last updated on: November 2011.

David Troy Palmer OAM (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is a professional squash player from Australia. 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.

Career overview

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a men's singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to england's Peter Nicol. He also won Bronze Medals in the men's doubles and mixed doubles. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles.

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.

2 titles & 1 runner-up

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2002Antwerp, BelgiumScotland John White13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
Runner-up2005Hong KongEgypt Amr Shabana11–6, 11–7, 11–8
Winner2006Doha, QatarFrance Grégory Gaultier9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16-14, 11–2

Major World Series final appearances

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2001England Chris Walker12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
Winner2003England Peter Nicol15–13, 15–13, 15–8
Winner2004Egypt Amr Shabana14–16, 11–7, 13–11, 11–7
Winner2008England James Willstrop11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 13–11

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2001France Thierry Lincou15-13, 15-6, 15-9

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2001England Peter Nicol15-12, 15-5, 10-15, 12-15, 15-10
Runner-up2002England Peter Nicol15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-7
Runner-up2005England James Willstrop11-1, 11-7, 11-7
Runner-up2007Egypt Ramy Ashour8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2002Australia Stewart Boswell15-13, 15-10, 15-11
Runner-up2003England Peter Nicol15-10, 14-15, 15-14, 17-15
Runner-up2005England Lee Beachill11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8

Commonwealth Games final appearances

Runners-up (1)
Year Opponent in final Score in final
2006Peter Nicol9–5, 10–8, 4–9, 9–2

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline (since 1999)

Terms
W-L Win-loss NWS Not a World Series event
NG50 Not an International event NH Not held
A Absent LQ/#Q Lost in qualifying draw and round number
RR Lost at round robin stage #R Lost in the early rounds
QF Quarterfinalist SF Semifinalist
SF-B Semifinalist, won bronze medal F Runner-Up
F Runner-up, won silver medal W Winner

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 3R Not Held W 3R SF F W SF SF 2R 3R QF 2 / 11 35–9
British Open 2R SF W 2R W W A SF SF W QF Not Held 4 / 10 31–6
Hong Kong Open 1R 2R W SF NH SF NH SF SF QF 2R 2R A 1 / 10 21–9
Qatar Classic Not Held F F QF NH F F SF QF QF 2R 2R 0 / 10 27–10
PSA Masters NH 1R F SF A F 2R QF Not Held QF Absent 0 / 7 16–7
Tournament of Champions NA 2R 1R 2R SF 2R SF 2R QF SF QF QF QF 0 / 12 21-12
North American Open Not Held Not World Series Absent 2R QF 2R QF 0 / 4 6–4
Kuwait PSA Cup Not Held 1R A NH SF 2R NH Absent 0 / 3 4–3
US Open Absent NH W F SF F SF A NH SF A 2R 1 / 7 18–6
Saudi International Not Held 2R SF SF SF SF Not Held 0 / 5 13–5
Pakistan International A Not Held SF NH QF F A NH NWS Not Held 0 / 3 9–3
Win Ratio 0 / 3 0 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 8 1 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 5 8 / 82
(9,8 %)		 NA
Win–Loss 3 / 3 5 / 5 18 / 3 25 / 6 14 / 5 19 / 7 20 / 7 23 / 7 20 / 6 21 / 6 17 / 9 7 / 5 9 / 5 NA 201 / 74
(73,1 %)

[6] Note: NA = Not Available

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dent A It's Palmer—finally 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 2009-12-24.
  4. ↑ Beck R. WSF Spanks Palmer
  5. ↑ Gilmour, Rod (29 April 2009). "David Palmer can squash All Blacks by helping Wallabies". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  6. ↑ http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~156,00.html
  • Official website
  • David Palmer profile from PSA (archived)
  • David Palmer profile from SquashInfo
  • "David Palmer, The Marine". Squashsite. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  • "David Palmer: 20 Questions". Squashsite. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Nicol
Jonathon Power		 World No. 1
September 2001 - December 2001
February 2006		 Succeeded by
Peter Nicol
Jonathon Power
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