John Rooney (born 20 October 1979) is a former professional squash player and a former Irish number 1. His highest world ranking was 52 and he was twice champion of Ireland.
Biography
Rooney lost in the finals of the 2008 Irish National Squash Championships to Liam Kenny before winning back to back titles in 2010 and 2011.
He represented the Ireland men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships.
He was named as an assistant squash coach at Yale University in August 2011. After leaving Yale, he coached at the Tennis and Squash Club in Buffalo, NY and is now the Head Squash Professional at the University Club of Chicago in Chicago, IL. He is now coaching top ranked juniors at the University Club of Chicago, such as Zaid Khan, Gaurav Shekhawat, and Peter Grissom who are climbing up the junior rankings.