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Todd Harrity

Todd Harrity (born September 16, 1990) is a retired American professional squash player who reached a career-high PSA ranking of World No. 34 in February 2022.[1][2] He is 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] At the time he was ranked No. 1 in the United States out of all male squash players.[5][6]

Todd Harrity
Harrity in 2019
Country United States
Born (1990-09-16) September 16, 1990 (age 34)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ResidenceBristol, England
Height6 ft 1 in 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight174
Turned pro2013
Retired2024
Coached byHadrian Stiff, Scott Devoy
Racquet usedUnsquashable
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 34 (February 2022)
Title(s)4
Tour final(s)11
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hartford Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Toluca Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cayman Island Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cayman Island Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cayman Island Team

He is class of 2013 at Princeton University,[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

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PSA Titles (4)

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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   Ramit Tandon 11-8, 11-8, 11-4
2. 2 November 2014 Madison Open, US   Declan James 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
3. 23 September 2018 International Tournament Madeira Island, Portugal   Joshua Masters 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3
4. 2 April 2021 HCL SRFI Indian Tour Tournament Chennai, India   Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 2-11, 11-0

PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up) (7)

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No. Date Tournament Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 13 April 2014 Rochester ProAm, US   Zac Alexander 11-6, 4-11, 11-13, 11-13
2. 9 November 2014 Minneapolis Open, US   Jens Schoor 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11
3. 10 November 2015 President Gold Cup International Tournament, Pakistan   Nasir Iqbal 8-11, 9-11, 5-11
4. 14 February 2016 Cactus Open, US   Omar Abdel Meguid 7-11, 10-12, 8-11, 5-11
5. 3 December 2016 Salt Lake City Open, US   Alfredo Avila 5-11, 6-11, 12-14
6. 4 March 2017 Oregon Open, US   Olli Tuominen 11-8, 13-15, 7-11, 4-11
7. 6 May 2018 CAC Open, US   Chris Hanson 6-11, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11

References

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  1. ^ PSA Player Profile
  2. ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ^ "US SQUASH | US Squash Champions". www.ussquash.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. ^ "US Squash's Todd Harrity talks LGBTQ Pride Month". World Squash. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ^ Buzinski, Jim (April 30, 2018). "Top American pro squash player Todd Harrity comes out as gay". Outsports.
  6. ^ Todd Harrity (2018-04-28). "Todd Harrity on Twitter: "‌ "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. ^ "Todd Harrity '13 Pushes Himself on the Pro Squash Tour". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ^ "Todd Harrity - Men's Squash". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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