Stuart Davenport

Stuart Davenport is a New Zealand former professional squash player. He reached his career's highest ranking of World No. 3 in February 1986.
Davenport learned to play squash in Christchurch, and was an outstanding junior. Coached by the legendary Dardir El Bakary, Davenport developed an excellent attacking game with the full array of volleys and attacking strokeplay.
In 1980 he led the New Zealand Junior team to third place at the World Junior Championship in Sweden. That same year he won the British under-19 title, and in 1982 took out the British under-23 championships.
A distinguished senior professional career followed, highlights of which included finishing third in the World Individual Championships held in New Zealand in 1983, and several outstanding efforts for New Zealand in World Teams Championships events.