# Jonathon Power

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{{short description|Canadian squash player}}
{{no footnotes|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox squash player
| name                    = Jonathon Power
| image                   = 
| image_size              = 
| caption                 = 
| fullname                = Jonathon Tyler Power
| nickname                = The Magician
| country                 = {{CAN}}
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|1974|8|9}}
| birth_place             = [Comox, British Columbia](/source/Comox%2C_British_Columbia)
| height                  = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight                  = {{convert|82|kg|lb}}
| turnedpro               = 1991
| retired                 = 2006
| plays                   = Right handed
| coach                   = Mike Way
| racquet                 = Harrow, [Dunlop](/source/Dunlop_Sport)

| event                   = Men's singles 
| highest_ranking         = No. 1 
| date_of_highest_ranking = May, 1999
| titles                  = 36
| finals                  = 58
| WorldOpenresult         = '''W''' ([1998](/source/1998_Men's_World_Open_Squash_Championship))
| medaltemplates          =
{{MedalSport | Men's [squash](/source/squash_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/World_Squash_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold | [1998 Doha](/source/1998_Men's_World_Open_Squash_Championship) | Singles}}
{{MedalBronze | [2002 Antwerp](/source/2002_Men's_World_Open_Squash_Championship) | Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Team Championships](/source/WSF_World_Team_Squash_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [1997 Petaling Jaya](/source/1997_Men's_World_Team_Squash_Championships) | [Team](/source/Canada_men's_national_squash_team)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Commonwealth Games](/source/Squash_at_the_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold | [2002 Manchester](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games) | [Singles](/source/Squash_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalSilver | [1998 Kuala Lumpur](/source/1998_Commonwealth_Games) | [Singles](/source/Squash_at_the_1998_Commonwealth_Games) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Pan American Games](/source/Squash_at_the_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | [1995 Mar del Plata](/source/1995_Pan_American_Games) | [Singles](/source/Squash_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games) }}
| updated = September 19, 2010
}}

'''Jonathon Tyler Power''' (born August 9, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional [squash](/source/Squash_(sport)) player. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, including the [World Open](/source/World_Open_(squash)) in 1998, and the [British Open](/source/British_Open_Squash_Championships) in 1999.

==Career overview==
Power began playing squash at the age of seven and turned professional at age 16. After joining the [Professional Squash Association](/source/Professional_Squash_Association) (PSA) Tour in May 1991, he went on to win 36 PSA tournaments, and appeared in 58 finals. Career highlights included winning the World Open (1998), the British Open (1999), the [Super Series](/source/PSA_Super_Series) Finals (2003 & 2005), the [PSA Masters](/source/PSA_Masters) (2001, 2002 & 2005), the [Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(squash)) (1996, 1999, 2000 & 2002), and the men's singles Gold Medal at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games_results).

Power is considered to be one of the greatest shotmakers in the history of the game, having perfected a wide range of [drop shots](/source/Squash_(sport)) and deception shots. He was often a crowd favourite,{{According to whom|date=November 2014}} partly because of his emotional outbursts and verbal exchanges with referees, which sometimes led to him being compared with [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe). Power's rivalry with [Scotland](/source/United_Kingdom)'s [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) was one of the most famous and extended in the history of the game.

In January 2006, Power returned to the World No. 1 ranking, four-and-a-half years after the previous time he was ranked in the top spot (marking the longest gap between periods of holding the World No. 1 ranking of any player in history). He lost the No. 1 ranking in February 2006 to [David Palmer](/source/David_Palmer_(squash_player)), but regained it again on 1 March 2006. One day later, on 2 March, Power announced his retirement from professional squash. His wife, Sita, gave birth to their daughter named Parker on January 23, 2007.

Power played for Canada at the 2007 and 2009 World Team Championships. He defeated several highly ranked players and showed he was still competitive at world level.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} He also won the 2008 Canadian Championships, defeating [Shahier Razik](/source/Shahier_Razik) in the final.

== World Open final appearances ==

{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
| colspan="3" | '''Wins (1)'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Year'''
|'''Opponent in final'''
|'''Score in final'''
|-
| [1998](/source/1998_Men's_World_Open_Squash_Championship) || [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) || 15–11, 15–12, 15–12
|}

== British Open final appearances ==

{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
| colspan="3" | '''Wins (1)'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Year'''
|'''Opponent in final'''
|'''Score in final'''
|-
| 1999 || [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) || 15–17, 15–12 (retired)
|}

== Commonwealth Games final appearances ==

{| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
| colspan="3" | '''Wins (1)'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Year'''
|'''Opponent in final'''
|'''Score in final'''
|-
| 2002 || [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) || 9–4, 4–9, 9–3, 9–0
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
| colspan="3" | '''Runners-up (1)'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Year'''
|'''Opponent in final'''
|'''Score in final'''
|-
| 1998 || [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) || 3–9, 9–2, 9–1, 2–9, 9–2
|}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200605162308/https://theshowcourt.com/players/jonathon-power-squash-2-0 Jonathon Power as a professional coach to Diego Elias]}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710045640/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~110,00.html |title=Jonathon Power – PSA World Tour profile}}
* {{Squash Info|6}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061103013357/http://www.squashpics.com/jonathon_power.htm Page at Squashpics.com]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060914093211/http://squashtalk.com/html/news/feb06/news06-2-155.htm SquashTalk article on Power's retirement]}}
* [http://www.squashsite.co.uk/power_retires.htm SquashSite article on Power's retirement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227044141/http://www.squashsite.co.uk/power_retires.htm |date=2015-02-27 }}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/squash/4781718.stm BBC article on Power's retirement]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411222204/http://www.squashphotos.com/powertribute.html Photo tribute at Squashphotos.com]
* [http://www.brucegrierson.com/?p=77 Bruce Grierson article "Court Jester" on Power's rise]

{{s-start}}
{{s-sports}}
{{succession box |
 | before = [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br /> [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br /> [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br />[Thierry Lincou](/source/Thierry_Lincou) <br /> [David Palmer](/source/David_Palmer_(squash_player))
 | after = [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br /> [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br /> [Peter Nicol](/source/Peter_Nicol) <br /> [David Palmer](/source/David_Palmer_(squash_player))<br /> [Amr Shabana](/source/Amr_Shabana)
 | title = [World No. 1](/source/Official_Men's_Squash_World_Ranking)
 | years = May 1999 - September 1999 <br /> November 1999 - January 2000 <br /> April 2001 - July 2001 <br />January 2006 <br />March 2006
|}}
{{s-end}}

{{Squash World Number Ones (men)}}
{{British Open squash men's singles champions}}
{{Squash World Open men's champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Jonathon}}
Category:1974 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian male squash players
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in squash
Category:Commonwealth Games squash players for Canada
Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in squash
Category:Sportspeople from Comox, British Columbia
Category:Sportspeople from British Columbia
Category:Sportspeople from Ontario
Category:Squash players from Toronto
Category:Squash players at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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