Aamir Atlas Khan

Aamir Atlas Khan
Country  Pakistan
Born (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990
Peshawar, Pakistan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Turned Pro 2002
Coached by Atlas Abbas Khan
Racquet used Tecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 14 (September 2009)
Current ranking No. 65 (January 2015)
Title(s) 8
Tour final(s) 14
Last updated on: January 2015.
Aamir Atlas Khan
Medal record
Men's Squash
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Team
2010 Guangzhou Individual

Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]

Career

2007 has been his most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.

As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.

2010

Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]

Asian Squash Championship '13

In the Asian Squash Championship Khan brushed aside Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]

References

  1. Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
  2. Medallists Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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