Jansher Khan

Jansher Khan started his career with a fractured hand at the age of 11, in 1981. He first came to prominence at the age of 16 when he won the World Junior Squash Championships in Australia in 1986 and then the Senior World Open title in same year, by beating Australia's Chris Dittmar in the final. At the age of 16 he became the youngest winner in the history of squash and in the same year he also defeated world No.1 Jahangir Khan in Hong Kong Open. Jansher Khan started his career as an employee of Pakistan Air Force. He was known for his lightning quick reflexes and movement around the court. During his illustrious career, he won PSA Professional 293 matches out of total 331 and PSA Professional Tour Finals 99 out of 118.[7] which is a record in the history of squash, while his other main competitor Jahangir Khan won PSA professional 134 matches out of total 164 and PSA Professional Tour Finals 61 out of 80. Jansher Khan officially announced his retirement from squash in 2001.[9] In late 2011 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In 2020, after suffering from severe back pain while praying and walking, Khan underwent double back surgery successfully at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.[10][7]

Jansher Khan had these words of advice for young players after his successful surgery:

"I would advise today's young players that along with their hard training they must take special care of their back, knee and groin injuries and treat minor ailments timely to avoid serious problems in future."[7]

In September 2020 on request of the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan squash legend Jansher Khan joined the directorate general sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a head squash coach the facilities available to athletes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are unmatched in any other country. Squash is the only sport in which coaching and training is very important. Due to lack of good training and coaching, the best talents of the province is being wasted. The government has fulfilled his desire to train the children of the province by providing coaching opportunities. Jansher Khan said that he will do his best to fill the gap created in the game of squash and make the country a new world champion.[2]

• Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997[3]
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1993[3]
• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1988[3]

World Open final appearances

9 finals (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Birmingham, England	Chris Dittmar	9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6
Runner-up	1988	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Winner	1989	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chris Dittmar	7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10
Winner	1990	Toulouse, France	Chris Dittmar	15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5
Winner	1992	Johannesburg, South Africa	Chris Dittmar	15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6
Winner	1993	Karachi, Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5
Winner	1994	Barcelona, Spain	Peter Marshall	10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4
Winner	1995	Nicosia, Cyprus	Del Harris	15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8
Winner	1996	Karachi, Pakistan	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3

Major World Series final appearances

• British Open: 9 finals (6 titles, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1987	London, England	Jahangir Khan	9–6, 9–0, 9–5
Runner-up	1991	London, England	Jahangir Khan	2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0
Winner	1992	London, England	Chris Robertson	9–7, 10–9, 9–5
Winner	1993	London, England	Chris Dittmar	9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2
Winner	1994	London, England	Brett Martin	9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1
Winner	1995	Cardiff, Wales	Peter Marshall	15–4, 15–4, 15–5
Winner	1996	Cardiff, Wales	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 15–8, 15–10
Winner	1997	Cardiff, Wales	Peter Nicol	17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8
Runner-up	1998	Birmingham, England	Peter Nicol	17–16, 15–4, 15–5

• Hong Kong Squash Open: 9 finals (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	9-6, 9-2, 9-5
Winner	1988	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 12-15, 15-1
Winner	1989	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	15-8, 16-17, 15-2, 15-6
Winner	1990	Hong Kong	Chris Robertson	15-6, 14-15, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1991	Hong Kong	Tristan Nancarrow	16-17, 15-6, 15-17, 15-4, 15-5
Winner	1994	Hong Kong	Peter Nicol	15-7, 15-10, 15-6
Winner	1995	Hong Kong	Brett Martin	15-12, 15-7, 15-3
Runner-up	1996	Hong Kong	Rodney Eyles	15-10, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1997	Hong Kong	Jonathon Power	14-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-2

• Pakistan Open: 9 finals (6 titles, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	1-9, 9-1, 10-8, 9-5, 9-0
Runner-up	1988	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	16-17, 10-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	15-11, 15-12, 15-10
Winner	1990	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 4-9, 9-2, 9-2
Runner-up	1991	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	9-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1992	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	15-13, 15-5, 15-12
Winner	1994	Pakistan	Peter Marshall	14-15, 15-14, 15-10, 9-15, 15-6
Winner	1995	Pakistan	Rodney Eyles	15-9, 15-12, 15-8
Winner	1997	Pakistan	Anthony Hill	15-11, 15-7, 15-8

• World Super Series: 4 finals (4 titles, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1993	Zurich, Switzerland	Chris Dittmar	15-10, 10-15, 15-13, 15-8
Winner	1994	Zurich, Switzerland	Peter Marshall	8-15, 15-8, 15-7, 15-9
Winner	1997	Hatfield, England	Brett Martin	9-7, 9-5, 9-2
Winner	1998	Hatfield, England	Simon Parke	15-12, 13-15, 15-11, 15-10

• Jansher Khan – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-04-03)
• Jansher Khan at Squash Info