Zac Alexander
 Zac Alexander at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1989 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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| Last updated: July 2016. | |||||||||||||||
Zac Alexander (born 11 February 1989) is a professional squash player who represented Australia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 36 in September 2012[1][2] and has won a total of 26 PSA titles.[3]
Zac won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast teamed with David Palmer defeating Daryl Selby and Adrian Waller of England (11–9, 3-11, 11-6).[4][circular reference] In doubles 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.[5] This has been a very successful period for Zac who made the Australian doubles team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow but was forced to leave the games early.[6][7][8]
In the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Zac dominated squash tournaments for the 2016-2017 season in Australia:[9]
- Winner Tasmanian Open 2016 (defeated Ko Youngjo (KOR) 3-0: 11-8, 11-1, 11-4)[10]
- Winner NSW Squash Open 2016 (defeated Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9)[11]
- Winner North Coast Open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS)13-11 11-4 11-2)[12]
- Winner Q Squash Ltd Queensland open 2016 (defeated Joshua Larkin (AUS) 3-1: 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7)[13]
- Winner Mackay Open 2016 (defeated Manuel Wanner (SUI) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3)[14]
- Winner Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International 2016 (defeated Steven Finitis (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7)[15]
- Winner Pure Blonde Elanora Open 2017 (defeated Josh Larkin (AUS) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6)[16]
- Winner Australian Closed Championships 2017 (defeated Rhys Dowling (AUS) 11-7, 11-2, 11-1).[17]
References
- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ http://www.squash.org.au/w/blog/zac-alexanders-official-website-launch
- ^ David Palmer (squash player)
- ^ http://www.squash.org.au/w/blog/zac-alexanders-official-website-launch
- ^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/australian-squash-player-zac-alexander-leaves-glasgow-after-losing-verdict-20140724-zwl8e.html
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/sport/breaking-news/aussie-squash-player-zac-alexander-leaves-glasgow-on-eve-of-competition-after-appeal-win-by-fellow-player-matthew-karwalski/news-story/be8257a4ae55e1e76c042c7f180838fc
- ^ https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games-2018/bygones-are-squashed-before-games-return-20180404-p4z7rx.html
- ^ http://zacalexander.com.au/
- ^ https://www.psaworldchampionships.com/news/view/3881/alexander-and-tsz-wing-lift-tasmanian-open-titles
- ^ https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/3858/alexander-and-saxby-reign-in-nsw-open
- ^ https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/hot-form-continues-for-north-coast-open-winners/3085608/
- ^ https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/4265/alexander-and-landers-murphy-capture-queensland-open-titles
- ^ http://www.squash.org.au/w/blog/seventh-heaven-zac-alexander-does-it-again-in-mackay
- ^ https://www.psaworldchampionships.com/tournaments/view/6599?tab=mens_results
- ^ https://psaworldtour.com/tournaments/view/6976?tab=mens_results
- ^ https://squashmedia.com.au/products/121/11ASPM17-04.pdf
External links
- Zac Alexander – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-08-15)
- Zac Alexander at PSA (archived)
- Zac Alexander at Squash Info
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