Raphael Kandra
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Nickname(s) | The Giant Killer, The Goalkeeper |
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Country | Germany |
Residence | Paderborn, Germany |
Born | Fürth, Germany | October 29, 1990
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2009 |
Retired | Active |
Plays | Left Handed |
Coached by | Oliver Pettke |
Racquet used | Victor |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 13 (March 2019) |
Current ranking | 33 (January 2024) |
Title(s) | 15 |
Tour final(s) | 24 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 2010–present |
Rank | Hauptfeldwebel |
Unit | Panzerbrigade 21 |
Last updated: January, 2024. |
Raphael Kandra (born October 29, 1990) is a professional Squash player from Germany.
Career
Raphael Kandra reached a career-high world ranking of 13 in March 2019, after reaching the semi-final of the 2018 British Open - the first German to achieve this - and the quarter-final of the China Squash Open.[1][2] He won his first German National Championships title in 2018 against Valentin Rapp; he reached the final for the first time in 2013. He has represented the German national team on numerous European Squash Team Championships and World Team Championships. He won a bronze medal at the European Individual Championships in 2017.
References
- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ Raphael Kandra at Squash Info
External links
- Raphael Kandra at PSA (archive) (archive 2)
- Raphael Kandra at Squash Info
- Raphael Kandra at the World Games
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