Aamir Atlas Khan | |
Birth Date: | 1990 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Based At: | Pakistan |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Weight: | 71 kg |
Spouse: | Amina Aamir |
Children: | Salwa Aamir Atlas, Muhammad Rafay Aamir |
Event: | Men's singles |
Years Active: | 1998 – present |
Turnedpro: | 2002 |
Handedness: | Right |
Racquet: | Tecnifibre |
Coach: | Atlas Khan |
Highest Ranking: | No. 14 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | September 2009 |
Current Ranking: | No. 65 |
Date Of Current Ranking: | January 2015 |
Titles: | 8 |
Finals: | 14 |
Updated: | January 2015 |
Medaltemplates: | Asian Individual champion 2013 |
Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan's prestigious civil award, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (lit. 'Medal of Excellence'). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]
2007 was Khan's most successful year and saw 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.
Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]
In the Asian Squash Championship 2013, Khan brushed aside Kuwait's Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]
4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/6617389/Pakistans-Aamir-Atlas-Khan-shocks-Gregory-Gaultier-at-Qatar-Open.html