Todd Harrity
Todd Harrity (born September 16, 1990 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) is a professional squash player who represents the United States. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 44 in Mars 2019.[1][2] Currently, he is the top ranked American squash player, and is also a three time National Champion, winning in 2015, 2016 and 2019.[3] In 2018, he came out as gay, announcing it on Twitter, thus becoming the first openly gay professional male squash player in the world.[4][5]
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Residence | Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 16, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Hadrian Stiff, Scott Devoy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Unsquashable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 44 (March, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 59 (March, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: November 2018. |
He is class of 2013 at Princeton University, and he played number 1 all four years for the Tigers varsity squash team. He won the individual championship during his sophomore season. He led the Tigers to the team national championship during his junior season.
Career statistics
PSA Titles (3)
All Results for Todd Harrity in PSA World's Tour tournament
No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | 22 March 2014 | New York Pro Open, US | 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 | |
2. | 2 November 2014 | Madison Open, US | 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 | |
3. | 23 September 2018 | International Tournament Madeira Island, Portugal | 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 | |
PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up) (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | 13 April 2014 | Rochester ProAm, US | 11-6, 4-11, 11-13, 11-13 | |
2. | 9 November 2014 | Minneapolis Open, US | 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11 | |
3. | 10 November 2015 | President Gold Cup International Tournament, Pakistan | 8-11, 9-11, 5-11 | |
4. | 14 February 2016 | Cactus Open, US | 7-11, 10-12, 8-11, 5-11 | |
5. | 3 December 2016 | Salt Lake City Open, US | 5-11, 6-11, 12-14 | |
6. | 4 March 2017 | Oregon Open, US | 11-8, 13-15, 7-11, 4-11 | |
7. | 6 May 2018 | CAC Open, US | 6-11, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11 | |
References
- PSA Player Profile
- SquashInfo Player Profile
- "US SQUASH | US Squash Champions". www.ussquash.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- Godlewski, Nina (2018-04-30). "Who Is Todd Harrity? Professional Squash's First Openly Gay Male Athlete". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- Todd Harrity (2018-04-28). "Todd Harrity on Twitter: "‌ "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
External links
- Todd Harrity – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-12-13)
- Todd Harrity at PSA
- Todd Harrity at Squash Info