Zac Alexander
 Zac Alexander at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 February 1989 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Byron Davis, Rodney Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Black Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (September 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 94 (July 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 April 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zac Alexander (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian professional squash player. He reached a career-high PSA ranking of World No. 36 in September 2012[1][2] and has won a total of 26 PSA titles.[3]
Zac won a men's doubles squash gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, teamed up with David Palmer defeating Daryl Selby and Adrian Waller of England (11–9, 3-11, 11-6).[4][circular reference] Zac also won a silver medal at the World Doubles in Darwin in 2016 and a gold medal at the Malaysian Open Doubles Championships later the same year.[3] This has been a very successful period for Zac who made the Australian doubles team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. However, he was forced to leave the games early when the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled the higher-ranked singles player (Matthew Karwalski) should take his spot.[5][6][7]
In the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Zac dominated squash tournaments for the 2016-2017 season in Australia:[8]
- Winner Tasmanian Open 2016 (defeated Ko Youngjo (KOR) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-4)[9]
- Winner NSW Squash Open 2016 (defeated Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9)[10]
- Winner North Coast Open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS)13-11 11-4 11-2)[11]
- Winner Q Squash Ltd Queensland open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS) 3-1: 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7)[12]
- Winner Mackay Open 2016 (defeated Manuel Wanner (SUI) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3)[13]
- Winner Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International 2016 (defeated Steven Finitis (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7)[14]
- Winner Pure Blonde Elanora Open 2017 (defeated Josh Larkin (AUS) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6)[15]
- Winner Australian Closed Championships 2017 (defeated Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-7, 11-2, 11-1).[16]
References
[edit]- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ "SquashInfo Player Profile". Squashinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Zac Alexander's Official Website Launch - Squash Australia". Squash.org.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ David Palmer (squash player)
- ^ "Australian squash player Zac Alexander leaves Glasgow after losing verdict". Smh.com.au. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Jon Ralph2 min read (24 July 2014). "Aussie squash player Zac Alexander leaves Glasgow on eve of competition after appeal win by fellow player Matthew Karwalski". News.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bygones are squashed before Games return". Brisbanetimes.com.au. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Zac Alexander - Professional Squash Player". Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Alexander and Saxby Reign in NSW Open - Professional Squash Association". Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "hot-form-continues-for-north-coast-open-winners". www.tweeddailynews.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Alexander and Landers-Murphy Capture Queensland Open Titles - Professional Squash Association". Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Seventh Heaven! Zac Alexander does it again in Mackay - Squash Australia". Squash.org.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ "11ASPM17-04.cdr" (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
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Media related to Zac Alexander at Wikimedia Commons
- Zac Alexander at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
- Zac Alexander at Squash Info
- Zac Alexander at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Zac Alexander at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Zac Alexander at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian male squash players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in squash
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Brisbane
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen