Jansher Khan

Jansher Khan first came to prominence at the age of 16 when he won the World Junior Squash Championships in Australia in 1986 and then the Senior World Open title in same year, by beating Australia's Chris Dittmar in the final. At the age of 16 he became the youngest winner in the history of squash and in the same year he also defeated world No.1 Jahangir Khan in Hong Kong Open and keep defeating him in consecutive 7 matches.

Jansher Khan started his career as an employee of Pakistan Air Force. During his career, he won PSA Professional 293 matches out of total 331, PSA Professional Tour Finals 99 out of 118 and from 1990 until 1996 in 81 matches he was unbeaten for record six years; his longest winning matches streak in top-level professional sports as recorded by Guinness World Records.[8] His main competitor Jahangir Khan won PSA Professional 134 matches out of total 164, PSA Professional Tour Finals 61 out of 80 and from 1981 until 1986 in 70 matches he was unbeaten for five years.

Jansher Khan announced his retirement from squash in 2001.[10] In late 2011 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In 2020, after suffering from severe back pain while praying and walking, Khan underwent double back surgery successfully at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.[11][8]

Jansher Khan had these words of advice for young players after his successful surgery:

"I would advise today's young players that along with their hard training they must take special care of their back, knee and groin injuries and treat minor ailments timely to avoid serious problems in future."[8]

In September 2020, on the request of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, Jansher Khan joined the directorate general sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a head squash coach.

The facilities available to athletes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are unmatched in most other countries. On his appointment, Jansher Khan said, “I will do my best to fill the gap created in the game of squash and make the country a new world champion.”[2]

Among the pantheon of all time squash greats, there are two men that share a name. Jansher Khan and Jahangir Khan dominated the sport for the best part of two decades.

During the 1980s and 1990s they won the majority of 14 World Open titles and 16 British Open titles most are played between them. The records cover the 36 matches played between Jansher Khan and Jahangir Khan from their first meeting at the Pakistan Open in 1986, to their clash in the final of the Spanish Open in March 1991.

From 36 matches played between Jansher Khan and Jahangir Khan. Jansher Khan won 19 Matches and Jahangir Khan won 17 matches. Jansher Khan won a record 8 World Open and 6 British Open while Jahangir Khan won 6 World Open and a record 10 British Open.[12]

36 Matches (19 Win, 17 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Score in the final
Runner-up	1986	Pakistan Open	First-Round	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-6, 5-9, 9-3
Runner-up	1987	Spanish Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 7-9, 9-7, 9-1
Runner-up	1987	British Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-0, 9-5
Winner	1987	Hong Kong Open	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 10-8, 9-2
Winner	1987	Pakistan Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	1-9, 1-9, 10-8, 9-5, 9-0
Winner	1987	World Open	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	3-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-7
Winner	1987	US Open	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	17-16, 8-15, 4-15, 15-10, 15-3
Winner	1987	Swiss Masters	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	7-9, 2-9, 10-8, 9-1, 10-9
Winner	1987	PIA Masters	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 5-9, 9-4, 5-9, 9-2
Winner	1987	Al-Falaj Masters	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 9-2, 5-9, 9-2
Runner-up	1987	Dubai Challenge Match	-	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-5, 9-1
Runner-up	1987	Abu Dhabi Challenge Match	-	Jahangir Khan	9-4, 8-10, 9-1, 9-7
Winner	1988	Spanish Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	5-9, 9-6, 9-6, 9,0
Runner-up	1988	French Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-9, 10-15, 15-13, 15-5
Winner	1988	Monaco Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	3-9, 3-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-4
Runner-up	1988	World Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Winner	1988	Singapore Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-8, 15-11, 9-15, 10-15, 15-9
Runner-up	1988	Pakistan Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	16-17, 10-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-7
Runner-up	1988	President’s Gold Cup	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-10, 15-7, 10-15, 15-8
Runner-up	1988	Al-Falaj Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-0, 10-8, 2-9, 9-1
Runner-up	1989	Mennen Cup	Final	Jahangir Khan	12-15, 15-12, 15-2, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	Spanish Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-10, 15-12, 15-7
Winner	1988	Monaco Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	7-15, 15-11, 7-15, 15-12, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	Working Challenge Match	-	Jahangir Khan	16-17, 10-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	AIWA Invitation Match	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-15, 15-10, 15-6, 3-15, 15-5
Runner-up	1989	Pakistan Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-11, 15-12, 15-10
Runner-up	1989	C.O.A. Trophy	Final	Jahangir Khan	0-9, 7-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
Winner	1989	Canadian Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-4, 7-15, 15-6, 9-15, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	Stuttgart Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-9, 15-13, 15-14
Winner	1990	Mennen Cup	Semi-Final	Jahangir Khan	17-15, 15-12, 15-9
Winner	1990	Austrian Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	13-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-5
Winner	1990	Pakistan Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 4-9, 9-2, 9-2
Winner	1990	President’s Gold Cup	Final	Jahangir Khan	7-9, 5-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-5
Winner	1990	Pimm’s Premier League	-	Jahangir Khan	9-1, 7-9, 9-4, 9-2
Winner	1991	Pimm’s Premier League	-	Jahangir Khan	8-10, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
Winner	1991	Spanish Open	Final	Jahangir Khan	15-11, 10-15, 15-4, 15-7

• Jansher Khan is the only player in the history of squash game that at the age of 16 he become Junior champion & Senior World Open champion in the same year in 1986 by beating Australia's Chris Dittmar & Pakistan Jahangir Khan. [13]

• Jansher Khan is the only player in the history of squash game that ranked number 1 in the world from January 1988 till January 1998, (513 weeks) (118 months) (9.8 Years) [14]

• Jansher khan is the only player in the history of squash game that despite of the passing of 25 years of his retirement from the professional squash his record has not been broken till date around the World. [15]

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1988 [16]
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1993 [17]

• Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997[18]
• Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023 [19]

• In the history of Pakistan Jansher Khan become the first Pakistani player to win four major national honours while Another squash legend Jahangir Khan, a strong Jansher Khan rival, has the honor to win three major national honors. [20]

• World Championships: 9 finals (8 winner, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Birmingham, England	Chris Dittmar	9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6
Runner-up	1988	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Jahangir Khan	9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Winner	1989	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chris Dittmar	7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10
Winner	1990	Toulouse, France	Chris Dittmar	15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5
Winner	1992	Johannesburg, South Africa	Chris Dittmar	15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6
Winner	1993	Karachi, Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5
Winner	1994	Barcelona, Spain	Peter Marshall	10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4
Winner	1995	Nicosia, Cyprus	Del Harris	15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8
Winner	1996	Karachi, Pakistan	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3

• British Open: 9 finals (6 winner, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1987	London, England	Jahangir Khan	9–6, 9–0, 9–5
Runner-up	1991	London, England	Jahangir Khan	2–9, 9–4, 9–4, 9–0
Winner	1992	London, England	Chris Robertson	9–7, 10–9, 9–5
Winner	1993	London, England	Chris Dittmar	9–6, 9–5, 6–9, 9–2
Winner	1994	London, England	Brett Martin	9–1, 9–0, 9–10, 9–1
Winner	1995	Cardiff, Wales	Peter Marshall	15–4, 15–4, 15–5
Winner	1996	Cardiff, Wales	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 15–8, 15–10
Winner	1997	Cardiff, Wales	Peter Nicol	17–15, 9–15, 15–12, 8–15, 15–8
Runner-up	1998	Birmingham, England	Peter Nicol	17–16, 15–4, 15–5

• Hong Kong Squash Open: 9 finals (8 winner, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	9-6, 9-2, 9-5
Winner	1988	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 12-15, 15-1
Winner	1989	Hong Kong	Chris Dittmar	15-8, 16-17, 15-2, 15-6
Winner	1990	Hong Kong	Chris Robertson	15-6, 14-15, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1991	Hong Kong	Tristan Nancarrow	16-17, 15-6, 15-17, 15-4, 15-5
Winner	1994	Hong Kong	Peter Nicol	15-7, 15-10, 15-6
Winner	1995	Hong Kong	Brett Martin	15-12, 15-7, 15-3
Runner-up	1996	Hong Kong	Rodney Eyles	15-10, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1997	Hong Kong	Jonathon Power	14-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-2

• Pakistan Open: 9 finals (6 winner, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1987	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	1-9, 9-1, 10-8, 9-5, 9-0
Runner-up	1988	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	16-17, 10-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-7
Runner-up	1989	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	15-11, 15-12, 15-10
Winner	1990	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	9-2, 4-9, 9-2, 9-2
Runner-up	1991	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	9-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-5
Winner	1992	Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	15-13, 15-5, 15-12
Winner	1994	Pakistan	Peter Marshall	14-15, 15-14, 15-10, 9-15, 15-6
Winner	1995	Pakistan	Rodney Eyles	15-9, 15-12, 15-8
Winner	1997	Pakistan	Anthony Hill	15-11, 15-7, 15-8

• World Super Series: 4 finals (4 winner, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1993	Zurich, Switzerland	Chris Dittmar	15-10, 10-15, 15-13, 15-8
Winner	1994	Zurich, Switzerland	Peter Marshall	8-15, 15-8, 15-7, 15-9
Winner	1997	Hatfield, England	Brett Martin	9-7, 9-5, 9-2
Winner	1998	Hatfield, England	Simon Parke	15-12, 13-15, 15-11, 15-10

• Jansher Khan – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-04-03)
• Jansher Khan at Squash Info