Del Harris (squash player)
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Del Harris is a former professional squash
player from England
.
Harris won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1988, and went on to become one of the leading players in the men's professional game in the 1990s.
In 1995, Harris reached the final of the World Open, where he lost to the legendary Pakistan
i player Jansher Khan
15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8. That year Harris also won the Super Series
Finals event, beating Brett Martin
of Australia
in the final 10–8, 7–9, 9–4, 6–9, 9–2.
Harris won the British National Squash Championships
twice, in 1987 and 1989.
Harris reached his career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in March 1996.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Harris won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1988, and went on to become one of the leading players in the men's professional game in the 1990s.
In 1995, Harris reached the final of the World Open, where he lost to the legendary Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i player Jansher Khan
Jansher Khan
Jansher Khan is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players of all time. During his career he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open six times.Jansher is of Peshwari ethnicity. He came from...
15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8. That year Harris also won the Super Series
PSA Super Series
The PSA World Series is a series of men's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association World Tour. The PSA World Series touranaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour...
Finals event, beating Brett Martin
Brett Martin
Brett Martin is a former professional squash player who was among the game's leading players in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in 1994....
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the final 10–8, 7–9, 9–4, 6–9, 9–2.
Harris won the British National Squash Championships
British National Squash Championships
The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held annually in early February and have been held at the National Squash Centre at Sportscity in Manchester since 2003....
twice, in 1987 and 1989.
Harris reached his career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in March 1996.