Paul Coll


Paul Coll is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. He currently has a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 as of November 2019.

Career overview

Coll's first major breakthrough came when he was ranked 31st in the world and won the $100,000 St. George's Hill Classic in Weybridge, England as a qualifier. He beat 4 players in the top 20 to win the title, which raised him to no. 20 in the world. He made history in September 2017 as he became no. 10 in the PSA World Rankings. He is only the fourth Kiwi to break the top 10 in the world, the ones before him including former world champion and world no. 2 Ross Norman.
Coll claimed his first Commonwealth Games medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as he clinched a silver medal in the men's singles event after being defeated by veteran English squash player, James Willstrop. On the other side, fellow New Zealand squash player, Joelle King clinched a historical gold medal in the women's singles event. This was also the first instance where a male and a female squash player from New Zealand had managed to qualify in the final of the respective events at a Commonwealth Games event.
Coll's latest victory came at the 2019 Open De France Nantes in France. Coll was able to take the final in three games defeating Joel Makin.

Family

Coll's uncle was the New Zealand rugby league player Tony Coll.