413:. Dittmar provided probably the most consistent challenge of any player to the dominance of these two greats during the 1980s and early 1990s, but never quite managed to break their iron grip on the game. In all seven of the World Open and British Open finals he played in, Dittmar lost to one of the two Khans. There were several occasions in his career when Dittmar managed to beat one of the Khans in a semi-final round, only to lose to the other in the final. Dittmar won what is remembered as one of the sport's classic matches against Jahangir Khan in the semi-finals of the 1989 World Open in
258:
239:
220:
201:
182:
315:
296:
277:
818:
759:
708:
604:
160:
42:
801:
1041:
852:
776:
742:
725:
691:
1058:
1022:
1005:
988:
937:
903:
886:
971:
954:
869:
784:
1075:
920:
835:
29:
438:
Dittmar won several professional titles, including three
Australian Opens, three Canadian Opens, three European Opens, three New Zealand Opens, and two South African Opens. His consistency helped him briefly capture the World No. 1 ranking shortly before he retired as a player in 1993. He was ranked
442:
Dittmar was known for being very forthright in expressing his views as a player during his career, and represented his fellow players as
President of the International Squash Players Association for several years.
417:, taking the fifth set 15–13. The following day in the final, he took a two set lead against Jansher, but tired as the long match wore on and eventually lost in five sets.
435:
Prior to turning professional, Dittmar was runner-up at the World Junior
Championships in both 1980 and 1982, and won the British Open Junior Championship in 1981.
667:
505:
501:
391:
387:
429:
425:
660:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
321:
302:
283:
264:
245:
226:
207:
188:
358:
Dittmar is widely considered to be the "best player never to have won" one of squash's two biggest titles. He finished runner-up at the
583:
1165:
1140:
1135:
653:
446:
Dittmar served as Patron of Squash
Australia from 2002 to 2005. He was inducted into the Squash Australia Hall of Fame in 2005.
676:
627:
573:
1145:
523:
383:
428:. Australia beat Pakistan 3–0 in the final, with Dittmar contributing a win over Jahangir Khan. Two years later in
421:
420:
Dittmar has claimed that the proudest moment of his career came in captaining the
Australian team to victory in
1150:
544:
822:
449:
Since retiring as a squash player, Dittmar has worked as a television sports commentator in
Australia for
493:
465:
show on Sunday evenings for a period, and currently hosts 'Roo and Ditts for
Breakfast' on Triple M with
856:
173:
489:
470:
516:
1160:
907:
1155:
8:
992:
645:
603:
359:
119:
924:
593:
1009:
477:
462:
975:
587:
577:
402:
61:
839:
805:
432:, Dittmar captained the Australian team which successfully defended the title.
352:
148:
1080:
1129:
729:
497:
488:
Dittmar comes from a well-known sports family in
Adelaide. His father played
466:
450:
406:
1062:
958:
873:
746:
637:
620:
509:
414:
410:
1040:
941:
890:
788:
695:
598:
1107:(year first held/year last held – number of months (m) & weeks (w))
712:
1045:
1027:
817:
758:
707:
348:
165:
47:
851:
775:
741:
724:
690:
458:
398:
57:
970:
953:
868:
783:
351:
sports commentator who was formerly the World No. 1-ranked men's
515:
champion in the 1950s. His son Tom used to play for soccer club
28:
919:
834:
800:
512:
454:
1057:
1021:
1004:
987:
936:
902:
885:
1074:
675:
405:, and was a contemporary of two great Pakistani players –
508:
Football. And his uncle Len was crowned the
Australian
257:
238:
219:
200:
181:
314:
295:
276:
453:. He has also worked for Adelaide radio stations
1127:
1114:Current World No. 1 in bold, as of July 30, 2023
543:Hurt, Jessica; Shepherd, Tory (14 July 2009).
500:also played for Port Adelaide and represented
661:
542:
668:
654:
602:
27:
519:but now plays for soccer club Comets FC.
439:No. 2 and No. 3 for much longer periods.
480:requiring hospitalisation in July 2009.
1128:
1100:PSA Rankings incepted on January, 1975
594:Channel Seven sports presenter profile
649:
545:"Dittmar suffers brain injury scare"
13:
14:
1177:
567:
1073:
1056:
1039:
1020:
1003:
986:
969:
952:
935:
918:
901:
884:
867:
850:
833:
816:
799:
782:
774:
757:
740:
723:
706:
689:
313:
294:
275:
256:
237:
218:
199:
180:
158:
40:
473:commentator for both stations.
422:World Team Squash Championships
1166:Sportsmen from South Australia
1141:Australian sports broadcasters
1136:Australian male squash players
536:
524:St Michael's College, Adelaide
127:(1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992)
1:
1031:(2019/2023 - 29 m & 26 w)
677:PSA Men's World No. 1 players
529:
347:(born 16 January 1964) is an
16:Australian sports commentator
338:Updated on 20 December 2011.
7:
494:Port Adelaide Football Club
382:– and was runner-up at the
10:
1182:
1146:Sportspeople from Adelaide
590: (archived 2005-12-03)
580: (archived 2005-03-05)
1094:
683:
634:
625:
617:
612:
574:Article at squashtalk.com
490:Australian rules football
483:
476:Dittmar suffered a small
471:Australian rules football
337:
172:
154:
146:
142:
131:
118:
110:
105:
97:
89:
67:
53:
35:
26:
632:July 1993 - August 1993
1049:(2022 - 3 m & 2 w)
584:Page at squashpics.com
469:. He has also been an
1151:Seven News presenters
461:. He hosted FIVEaa's
397:Dittmar was born in
111:Highest ranking
993:Mohamed El Shorbagy
613:Sporting positions
549:Adelaide Advertiser
174:World Championships
23:
996:(2014/2020 - 47 m)
962:(2010/2014 - 19 m)
945:(2010/2013 - 21 m)
928:(2009/2018 - 20 m)
894:(2006/2008 - 33 m)
843:(2004/2005 - 14 m)
809:(1999/2006 - 14 m)
792:(1998/2004 - 60 m)
750:(1988/1998 - 97 m)
733:(1982/1992 - 94 m)
716:(1976/1980 - 59 m)
699:(1975/1981 - 25 m)
21:
1123:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1010:Karim Abdel Gawad
826:(2001/2006 - 5 m)
644:
643:
635:Succeeded by
522:Dittmar attended
478:brain haemorrhage
342:
341:
331:
330:
265:1992 Johannesburg
227:1989 Kuala Lumpur
1173:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1087:
1085:
1078:
1077:
1068:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1051:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1034:
1032:
1025:
1024:
1015:
1014:
1008:
1007:
998:
997:
991:
990:
981:
980:
974:
973:
964:
963:
957:
956:
947:
946:
940:
939:
930:
929:
925:Grégory Gaultier
923:
922:
913:
912:
906:
905:
896:
895:
889:
888:
879:
878:
872:
871:
862:
861:
855:
854:
845:
844:
838:
837:
828:
827:
821:
820:
811:
810:
804:
803:
794:
793:
787:
786:
779:
778:
769:
768:
762:
761:
752:
751:
745:
744:
735:
734:
728:
727:
718:
717:
711:
710:
701:
700:
694:
693:
670:
663:
656:
647:
646:
618:Preceded by
610:
609:
606:
561:
560:
558:
556:
540:
362:five times – in
324:
317:
316:
305:
298:
297:
286:
279:
278:
267:
260:
259:
248:
241:
240:
229:
222:
221:
210:
203:
202:
191:
184:
183:
168:
164:
162:
161:
140:
139:
81:
77:
75:
46:
44:
43:
31:
24:
20:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1170:
1126:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1090:
1083:
1072:
1071:
1065:
1055:
1054:
1048:
1038:
1037:
1030:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1002:
1001:
995:
985:
984:
978:
976:James Willstrop
968:
967:
961:
951:
950:
944:
934:
933:
927:
917:
916:
910:
900:
899:
893:
883:
882:
876:
866:
865:
859:
849:
848:
842:
832:
831:
825:
815:
814:
808:
798:
797:
791:
781:
773:
772:
766:
756:
755:
749:
739:
738:
732:
722:
721:
715:
705:
704:
698:
688:
687:
679:
674:
640:
631:
623:
601:at Squash Info
588:Wayback Machine
578:Wayback Machine
570:
565:
564:
554:
552:
541:
537:
532:
506:State of Origin
502:South Australia
486:
403:South Australia
333:
332:
320:
301:
282:
263:
244:
225:
208:1987 Birmingham
206:
187:
159:
157:
156:
137:
136:
85:
82:
79:
78:16 January 1964
73:
71:
62:South Australia
41:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1179:
1169:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1069:
1052:
1035:
1016:
999:
982:
965:
948:
931:
914:
897:
880:
863:
846:
840:Thierry Lincou
829:
812:
806:Jonathon Power
795:
770:
753:
736:
719:
702:
684:
681:
680:
673:
672:
665:
658:
650:
642:
641:
636:
633:
624:
619:
615:
614:
608:
607:
596:
591:
581:
569:
568:External links
566:
563:
562:
534:
533:
531:
528:
485:
482:
340:
339:
335:
334:
329:
328:
325:
318:
310:
309:
306:
303:1988 Amsterdam
299:
291:
290:
287:
280:
272:
271:
268:
261:
253:
252:
249:
242:
234:
233:
230:
223:
215:
214:
211:
204:
196:
195:
192:
185:
177:
176:
170:
169:
152:
151:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
132:
129:
128:
122:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
69:
65:
64:
55:
51:
50:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1178:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1161:Living people
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1096:
1093:
1086:
1082:
1076:
1070:
1066:(2023 - 13 w)
1064:
1059:
1053:
1047:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1017:
1011:
1006:
1000:
994:
989:
983:
979:(2012 - 11 m)
977:
972:
966:
960:
955:
949:
943:
938:
932:
926:
921:
915:
911:(2009 - 11 m)
909:
908:Karim Darwish
904:
898:
892:
887:
881:
875:
870:
864:
858:
853:
847:
841:
836:
830:
824:
819:
813:
807:
802:
796:
790:
785:
777:
771:
765:
764:Chris Dittmar
760:
754:
748:
743:
737:
731:
730:Jahangir Khan
726:
720:
714:
709:
703:
697:
692:
686:
685:
682:
678:
671:
666:
664:
659:
657:
652:
651:
648:
639:
630:
629:
622:
616:
611:
605:
600:
599:Chris Dittmar
597:
595:
592:
589:
585:
582:
579:
575:
572:
571:
550:
546:
539:
535:
527:
525:
520:
518:
514:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
481:
479:
474:
472:
468:
467:Mark Ricciuto
464:
460:
456:
452:
451:Channel Seven
447:
444:
440:
436:
433:
431:
427:
423:
418:
416:
412:
408:
407:Jahangir Khan
404:
400:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
356:
354:
350:
346:
345:Chris Dittmar
336:
326:
323:
322:1991 Adelaide
319:
312:
311:
307:
304:
300:
293:
292:
288:
285:
284:1986 Toulouse
281:
274:
273:
269:
266:
262:
255:
254:
250:
247:
246:1990 Toulouse
243:
236:
235:
231:
228:
224:
217:
216:
212:
209:
205:
198:
197:
193:
190:
186:
179:
178:
175:
171:
167:
155:Representing
153:
150:
145:
141:
130:
126:
123:
121:
117:
114:1 (July 1993)
113:
109:
106:Men's Singles
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
80:(age 60)
70:
66:
63:
59:
56:
52:
49:
38:
34:
30:
25:
22:Chris Dittmar
19:
1084:(2023 - 7 w)
1079:
1063:Mostafa Asal
1026:
1013:(2017 - 1 m)
959:Nick Matthew
877:(2004 - 3 m)
874:Lee Beachill
860:(2004 - 2 m)
823:David Palmer
767:(1993 - 2 m)
763:
747:Jansher Khan
638:Jansher Khan
626:
621:Jansher Khan
553:. Retrieved
548:
538:
521:
510:welterweight
496:. His uncle
487:
475:
448:
445:
441:
437:
434:
419:
415:Kuala Lumpur
411:Jansher Khan
396:
384:British Open
357:
344:
343:
135:Medal record
124:
18:
1156:1964 births
1081:Diego Elías
942:Ramy Ashour
891:Amr Shabana
789:Peter Nicol
696:Qamar Zaman
628:World No. 1
517:WT Birkalla
386:twice – in
189:1983 Munich
101:Left-handed
1130:Categories
857:John White
713:Geoff Hunt
551:. News Ltd
530:References
360:World Open
349:Australian
120:World Open
74:1964-01-16
1046:Paul Coll
1028:Ali Farag
166:Australia
54:Residence
48:Australia
459:Triple M
399:Adelaide
355:player.
327:Singles
308:Singles
289:Singles
270:Singles
251:Singles
232:Singles
213:Singles
194:Singles
84:Adelaide
58:Adelaide
586:at the
576:at the
555:14 July
90:Retired
36:Country
513:boxing
484:Family
463:soccer
455:FIVEaa
353:squash
163:
149:squash
147:Men's
45:
498:Wally
98:Plays
557:2009
492:for
457:and
430:1991
426:1989
409:and
392:1993
390:and
388:1985
380:1992
378:and
376:1990
372:1989
368:1987
364:1983
93:1993
68:Born
504:in
424:in
1132::
547:.
526:.
401:,
394:.
374:,
370:,
366:,
76:)
60:,
780:/
669:e
662:t
655:v
559:.
125:F
72:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
