Adrian Waller

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Adrian Waller
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Enfield, England
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Enfield, England
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Turned Pro2008
RetiredActive
Coached by Paul Carter
Racquet usedPrince
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 17 (November 2019)
Current rankingNo. 39 (May 2023)
Title(s)8
Tour final(s)14
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Marseille Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Washington D.C. Team
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 GlasgowMixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Doubles
Last updated: May 2023.

Adrian Waller (born 26 December 1989 in Enfield) is a professional squash player who represents England. [1] [2]

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Career

Waller won British Junior National titles at various age categories before joining the PSA Tour. [3] [4]

In 2017, he was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the World Team Championships in Marseille and repeated the success two years later at the 2019 Championships. [4] In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles with Daryl Selby. [5] During the 2019-20 season he won the Life Time Chicago Open. [4]

In November 2019, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 17. [3] In 2021, he finished runner up to Joel Makin at the British National Squash Championships. [6]

In 2022, he won two more Commonwealth Games silver medals, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [7] Also in 2022, he won his 10th tour title after winning the Jansher Khan Canberra Open. [3]

He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships. [3]

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References

  1. PSA Player Profile
  2. SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Adrian Waller profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Adrian Waller profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. "Commonwealth Games: Selby & Waller beat Willstrop & Declan". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "BRITISH NATIONALS FINALS". Squash Site. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. "Commonwealth Games: England's Waters & Waller into squash mixed doubles final". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2023.