Raphael Kandra
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 | Ronny Vlassaks, Thomas Prange |
Racquet used | Victor |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 13 (March 2019) |
Current ranking | 13 (March 2019) |
Title(s) | 13 |
Tour final(s) | 20 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/ | German Army |
Years of service | 2010–present |
Rank | Sergeant Major |
Unit | |
Last updated: March, 2018. |
Raphael Kandra (born October 29, 1990) is a Soldier and 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[]
External links[]
- Raphael Kandra – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2013)
- Raphael Kandra at PSA
- Raphael Kandra at Squash Info
Categories:
- German male squash players
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- European squash biography stubs
- German sportspeople stubs