Patrick Rooney (squash player)
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| Born | 16 June 1997 St. Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | James Willstrop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | 305Squash ProCell XR120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 50 (December 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patrick Rooney (born 16 June 1997) is an English professional squash player.[1][2][3] He reached a career high ranking of 18 in the world during January 2023.[4]
Career
Rooney first joined the PSA Tour in 2014 and won his first title in 2016, when he won the Madeira International.[5][6]
By 2017 he had reached the world's top 100 players and then won the Vitesse Stratford Classic, Madeira International (for a second time) and the Arnold Homes Tring Open. He would later reach the last 16 of both the Gillen Markets Canary Wharf Classic and the Allam British Open.[6]
Rooney represented the England team in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and reached the last 16 of the singles and mixed doubles events.[7]
In 2022, he was a member of the England team that won the 2022 European Squash Team Championships.[8] In January 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 18 and was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships.[5]
In November 2023, Rooney won his 5th PSA title after securing victory in the Czech Open during the 2023–24 PSA World Tour[9] and one month later in December 2023, Rooney won a silver medal with England, at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand.[10] Rooney won a sixth PSA title during the 2025–26 PSA Squash Tour, winning the Madeira International in December 2025.[11]
In May 2026 he won a third European Team Championships in Amsterdam.[12][13][14]
References
- ↑ "PSA World Tour Rankings | Professional Squash Association".
- ↑ "Squash Info | Patrick Rooney | Squash".
- ↑ "Patrick Rooney - Professional Squash Association".
- ↑ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Patrick Rooney profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Patrick Rooney profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Squash - Mixed Doubles results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "England claim the Double in Eindhoven". Euro team Squash. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Rumbo a los Juegos Panamericanos: Jeremías Azaña". Squash Info. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Squash Team Championship: Egypt defeat England to retain men's title". BBC Sport. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "$15,000 Men's Madeira International Open 2025, Galo Active Health Club, Madeira, Portugal". Squash Info. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ "England retain both titles at European Team Championships". European Squash. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Euro Teams 2026 : It's another Double for England". The Squash Site. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Brilliant England defend their titles at European Team Championships". England Squash. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.