Stuart Davenport

Stuart Davenport

Personal information
Born	(1962-09-21) 21 September 1962 Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Handedness	Right-Handed
Coached by	Dardir El Bakary
Retired	1987
Racquet used	Dunlop
Men's Singles
Highest ranking	3 (February 1986)
Title(s)	1983 NZ Open, 1986 US Open
Medal record Men's squash Representing New Zealand World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1983 Munich Singles

Stuart Davenport (born 21 September 1962 in Auckland, New Zealand) 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 (particularly after a growth spurt aided the physical side of his game after the age of 15). 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 (after finishing third himself in the individual event). 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.