Simon Rösner

Simon Rösner (born 5 November 1987 in Würzburg) is a German former professional squash player. He broke into the Top 10 PSA World Rankings for the first time in November 2014, going on to become the highest-ranked male German player of all time.[1] Rosner subsequently reached a world ranking of No. 6 matching Germany's Sabine Schone's career-high world ranking of No. 6 in June 2015.[2] Rosner broke into the world Top 5 in June 2018 and Top 3 in December 2018 making him the highest-ever-ranked German player.

Simon Rösner
Rösner in 2016
Country Germany
ResidencePaderborn, Germany
Born (1987-11-05) 5 November 1987
Würzburg, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Turned Pro2003
Retired2020
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byRonny Vlassaks, Thomas Prange (Athletic-Coach)
Racquet usedOliver
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 7 (January 2020)
Title(s)9
Tour final(s)17
World OpenSF (2019)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018–19 Chicago Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019–20 Doha Singles
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Singles
Last updated: March 2018.

Career overview

In October 2012, Rosner won the Santiago Squash Open against Cameron Pilley in the final.

In 2013, in what was referred to as the battle of the giants, he beat Omar Mosaad in 5 games in the North American Open to reach the quarter-finals of a World Series tournament for the second time.[3][4] In the same year, he became a silver medalist at the World Games in Cali and won the Alwatan and Asnan International, a PSA International 50 tournament, in Kuwait defeating Borja Golán in the final in 3 games.

In 2017, he won a gold medal at The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland.

In January 2018, he became the first German player to win a PSA World Series tournament at the Tournament of Champions, played in Grand Central Station, New York, after he followed up a stunning semi-final upset of World No.1 Grégory Gaultier to take an 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5 victory over World No.7 Tarek Momen in 71 minutes.[5]

Rosner reached two consecutive finals and three consecutive semi-finals in the US-Open, Qatar Classics and Hong Kong Open, respectively making 2018 his best year on the World Tour. He was the world No. 5 between June 2018 and November 2018 and No. 3 in December 2018.[6][7]

On 21 December 2020, Rösner announced his retirement from the PSA World Tour. He was ranked No.1 in Germany and No.8 in the world.[8]

Titles and Finals

Major Finals (3)

Major tournaments include:

  • PSA World Championships
  • PSA World Tour Finals
  • Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)
Year/Season Tournament Opponent Result Score
2018 Tournament of Champions Tarek Momen Win (1) 11-8 11-9 6-11 11-5
2018 U.S. Open Mohamed El Shorbagy Loss (1) 11-8 8-11 11-6 8-11 4-11
2018 Qatar Classic Ali Farag Loss (2) 9-11 7-11 5-11

References
  1. At nine in the world, Simon Rosner is the highest-ranked male German player of all time
  2. "Squash Info | Sabine Schoene | Squash".
  3. "PSA World Tour Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. SquashInfo Player Profile
  5. "Simon Rösner and Nour el Sherbini win thrilling Tournament of Champions finals in New York". 26 January 2018.
  6. "PSA World Tour Rankings | Professional Squash Association". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. "Simon Rösner, Squash World's No. 5 player, is thrilled to be the first professional squash athlete to gain all the advantages of training daily with interactiveSQUASH at Paderborner Squash Club (Germany)". InteractiveSQUASH. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. "German No.1 Simon Rösner Announces Retirement - Professional Squash Association".


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