Dean Williams (squash player)

Dean Williams

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1956-04-22) 22 April 1956 Perth, Western Australia
Sport
Handedness	Right-Handed
Men's Singles
Highest ranking	3 (March 1984)
World Open	RU (1982)
Medal record Men's squash Representing  Australia World Championships 1982 Birmingham Singles World Team Championships 1976 England Team 1983 New Zealand Team 1985 Egypt Team

Dean Harley Williams (born 22 April 1956 in Perth, Western Australia)^[1] is a retired squash player from Australia. He was one of the leading players in the game in the late-1970s and 1980s. He reached a career–high world ranking of World No. 3 in 1984^[2] and was the runner up in the 1982 World Championships.

Biography

Williams first played squash in 1969^[3] and won the 1976 East Sussex Open.^[4]

He made his professional debut in Sheffield during March 1978 and by 1979 Williams was described as a rising star and had beaten notable world ranked players.^[5]

In 1982, Williams finished runner–up at the World Open, losing in the final to the legendary Pakistani player Jahangir Khan 9–2, 6–9, 9–1, 9–1.^[3] After the retirement of Geoff Hunt he became the Australian number 1.^[3] He also won two medals with the Australia men's national squash team at the World Team Championships.^[3]

Since retiring from the top-level game, Williams has worked as a squash coach and remained active in seniors tournaments.

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