Jonathon Power

Jonathon Power
Full name	Jonathon Tyler Power
Nickname(s)	The Magician
Country	Canada
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Born	August 9, 1974; Comox, British Columbia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Turned Pro	1991
Retired	2006
Plays	Right handed
Coached by	Mike Way
Racquet used	Harrow, Dunlop
Website	www.jonathonpower.com/jpsquash/
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (May, 1999)
Title(s)	36
Tour final(s)	58
World Open	W (1998)
Men's squash
Representing Canada
World Championships
World Team Championships
Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games
	Last updated on: September 19, 2010.

Jonathon Tyler Power (born August 9, 1974) is a retired professional squash player from Canada. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, including the World Open in 1998, and the British Open in 1999.

Career overview

Power began playing squash at the age of seven and turned professional at age 16. After joining the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in May 1991, he went on to win 36 PSA tournaments, and appeared in 58 finals. Career highlights included winning the World Open (1998), the British Open (1999), the Super Series Finals (2003 & 2005), the PSA Masters (2001, 2002 & 2005), the Tournament of Champions (1996, 1999, 2000 & 2002), and the men's singles Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Power is considered to be one of the greatest shotmakers in the history of the game, having perfected a wide range of drop shots and deception shots. He was often a crowd favourite, partly because of his emotional outbursts and verbal exchanges with referees, which sometimes led to him being compared with John McEnroe. Power's rivalry with Scotland's Peter Nicol was one of the most famous and extended in the history of the game.

In January 2006, Power returned to the World No. 1 ranking, four-and-a-half years after the previous time he was ranked in the top spot (marking the longest gap between periods of holding the World No. 1 ranking of any player in history). He lost the No. 1 ranking in February 2006 to David Palmer, but regained it again on 1 March 2006. One day later, on 2 March, Power announced his retirement from professional squash. His wife, Sita, gave birth to their daughter named Parker on January 23, 2007.

Power played for Canada at the 2007 and 2009 World Team Championships. He defeated several highly ranked players and showed he was still competitive at world level. He also won the 2008 Canadian Championships, defeating Shahier Razik in the final.

World Open final appearances

Wins (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1998	Peter Nicol	15–11, 15–12, 15–12

British Open final appearances

Wins (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1999	Peter Nicol	15–17, 15–12 (retired)

Commonwealth Games final appearances

Wins (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2002	Peter Nicol	9–4, 4–9, 9–3, 9–0
Runners-up (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1998	Peter Nicol	3–9, 9–2, 9–1, 2–9, 9–2

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External links

Jonathon Power as a professional coach to Diego Elias
Jonathon Power – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-07-10)
Jonathon Power at Squash Info
Page at Squashpics.com
SquashTalk article on Power's retirement
SquashSite article on Power's retirement
BBC article on Power's retirement
Photo tribute at Squashphotos.com
Bruce Grierson article "Court Jester" on Power's rise

Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Thierry Lincou David Palmer	World No. 1 May 1999 - September 1999 November 1999 - January 2000 April 2001 - July 2001 January 2006 March 2006	Succeeded by Peter Nicol Peter Nicol Peter Nicol David Palmer Amr Shabana

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