Mike Green (racquetball)

Mike Green

Green at 2006 Worlds
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1973-08-22) August 22, 1973 Burlington, Ontario
Residence	Burlington, Ontario
Sport
Sport	Racquetball
Achievements and titles
National finals	1st 2002-04, 2006, 2008, 2010-13 (singles) 1st 2000, 2004-07, 2010-2011, 2013 (doubles)
Highest world ranking	8th
Medal record World Championships Bronze 2002 World Championships Doubles Pan American Games Silver 2003 Santo Domingo Singles Pan Am Championships Gold 1999 Pan Am Championships Singles Bronze 2006 Pan Am Championships Doubles Bronze 2007 Pan Am Championships Singles Gold 2010 Pan Am Championships Doubles Bronze 2011 Pan Am Championships Doubles Gold 2012 Pan Am Championships Singles

Mike Green (born August 22, 1973) is a Canadian racquetball player from Burlington, Ontario. Green is the current Canadian Men's Singles Champion, winning the title for an 9th time in Langley, British Columbia in May 2013.^[1]

Professional career

Green's career high professional ranking was 8th at the end of the 2003-04 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) season. Green's ranking is the highest ever by a Canadian player except for Kane Waselenchuk and third best for a non-American behind Waselenchuk and Mexican Alvaro Beltran.

Green has reached the semi-finals of IRT Tier 1 or Grand Slam events seven times, and those all occurred over the four season period from 2000-01 to 2003-04, when he was playing most of the IRT tournaments. Since then he has only played a few tournaments each season and not gotten past the Round of 16.^[2]

Domestic and international career

Green has been Canadian Men's Singles Champion nine times - in 2002, 2003,^[3] 2004, 2006, 2008,^[4] 2010, 2011,^[5] 2012,^[6] and 2013^[1] - and Doubles Champion eight times - in 2000 with Mike Ceresia, 2004 with Tom O'Brien, 2005-2007^[7] with Brian Istace and 2010 and 2011^[8] with Kris Odegard, and 2013 with Coby Iwaasa.^[9] Green's 17 combined Canadian titles ties him for most all time with Josée Grand'Maître.^[10]

Green has made 27 appearances on Team Canada beginning in 1996, and that's the most appearances by a Canadian men's player. He's won gold medals thrice: in singles at the 2012 and 1999 Pan American Racquetball Championships and in doubles with Tim Landeryou at the 2010 Pan American Championships.^[11] Green was also part of Team Canada that won the overall team title at the 2000 World Championships, which is the only time the USA has not won that title.

In addition, Green earned medals on four occasions including silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games^[12] and at the 2002^[13] World Championships in doubles with Mike Ceresia.

Green finished with bronze medals from the Pan American Racquetball Championships in doubles in 2006^[14] with Brian Istace and in 2011 with Kris Odegard and in singles in 2007.^[15] Green also came home with bronze from the 2002 World Championships in doubles with Tom O'Brien.

Green also represented Canada at the 2009 World Games.

Personal

Green has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.

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