John Rooney (squash player)

John Rooney
Country	Ireland
Residence	Chicago, IL
Born	October 20, 1979; Galway, Ireland
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Turned Pro	1998
Retired	Active
Plays	Right Handed
Racquet used	Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 52 (Oct, 2004)
Current ranking	No. 74 (June, 2010)

John Rooney (born October 20, 1979) is an Irish professional squash player, and a former Irish number 1. He is currently unranked by the World Squash Federation[1] but his highest world ranking was 52. He occasionally takes part in showcase matches and squash schools. Rooney lost in the finals of the 2008 Irish National Squash Championships to Liam Kenny.[2]

Rooney won the Irish National Championship in back to back years and was named as an assistant squash coach at Yale University in August 2011.[3] After leaving Yale, he coached at the Tennis and Squash Club in Buffalo, NY and is now the Head Squash Professional at the University Club of Chicago in Chicago, IL. He is now coaching top ranked juniors at the University Club of Chicago, such as Zaid Khan, Gaurav Shekhawat, and Peter Grissom who are climbing up the junior rankings.

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2015-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Kenny fights back to retain Irish title". Irish Independent. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
http://www.yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2011_08_10_rooney_squash.

External links

John Rooney at Squash Info

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2015-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Kenny fights back to retain Irish title". Irish Independent. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

[3] ttp://www.yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2011_08_10_rooney_squash.