{{Short description|German squash player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use British English|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox squash player | name = Raphael Kandra | image = Kandra-Mueller-EICC2017.jpg | caption = Kandra (left) against Nicolas Müller 2017 | fullname = | nickname = The Giant Killer, The Goalkeeper | country = {{GER}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|29}} | birth_place = Fürth, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|81|kg|lb}} | turnedpro = 2009 | retired = Active | plays = Left Handed | coach = Oliver Pettke | racquet = Victor | website = | event = Men's singles | years_active = | highest_ranking = 13 | date_of_highest_ranking = May 2019 | current_ranking = 33 | date_of_current_ranking = 14 July 2025 | WorldOpenresult = | titles = 16 | medaltemplates = | module = {{Infobox military person | embed = yes | allegiance = {{flag|Germany}} | branch = {{army|Germany}} | service_years = 2010–present | rank = 18px Hauptfeldwebel | unit = 18px Panzerbrigade 21 }} }}
'''Raphael Kandra''' (born 29 October 1990) is a professional Squash player from Germany. He reached a career high ranking of 13 in the world during May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/2048-raphael-kandra |title=Profile and world ranking |website=Squash Info |access-date=18 February 2025 }}</ref>
== Career == Raphael Kandra reached a career-high world ranking of 13 in May 2019, after reaching the semi-final of the 2018 British Open - the first German to achieve this - and the quarter-final of the China Squash Open.<ref>[http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~1926,00.html PSA Player Profile]</ref><ref>{{Squash Info}}</ref>
He won his first German National Championships title in 2018 against Valentin Rapp; he reached the final for the first time in 2013. He has represented the German national team on numerous European Squash Team Championships and World Team Championships. He won a bronze medal at the European Individual Championships in 2017.
In February 2025, Kandra won his 16th PSA title after securing victory in the Montreal Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/11067-mens-montreal-open-2025 |title=$15,000 Men's Pembroke Montreal Open 2025, Club Sportif MAA, Montreal, Canada |website=Squash Info |access-date=12 February 2025 }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{PSA|new_id=raphael-kandra|old_id=1926|archive=20210928165045|archive2=20130813091119}} * {{Squash Info|2048}} * {{World Games|9863}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kandra, Raphael}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:German male squash players Category:Competitors at the 2013 World Games Category:Competitors at the 2017 World Games Category:Competitors at the 2022 World Games Category:Competitors at the 2025 World Games Category:Sportspeople from Fürth Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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