Stuart Davenport (born 21 September 1962 in Auckland, New Zealand)[3] is a New Zealand former professional squash player. He reached his career's highest ranking of World No. 3 in February 1986.[1]
| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 September 1962 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-Handed | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dardir El Bakary | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop | ||||||||||||||
| Men's Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3[1] (February 1986[1]) | ||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 1983 NZ Open, 1986 US Open[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Davenport learned to play squash in Christchurch, and was an outstanding junior (particularly after a growth spurt aided the physical side of his game after the age of 15). Coached by the legendary Dardir El Bakary, Davenport developed an excellent attacking game with the full array of volleys and attacking strokeplay.
In 1980 he led the New Zealand Junior team to third place at the World Junior Championship in Sweden (after finishing third himself in the individual event). That same year he won the British under-19 title, and in 1982 took out the British under-23 championships.
A distinguished senior professional career followed, highlights of which included finishing third in the World Individual Championships held in New Zealand in 1983, and several outstanding efforts for New Zealand in World Teams Championships events.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Stuart Davenport". psa-squash.com. Professional Squash Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Stuart Davenport". nzsquash.co.nz. Squash New Zealand. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Stuart Davenport". squashinfo.com. Squash Info. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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