Raphael Kandra

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.^[1]

Raphael Kandra

Kandra (left) against Nicolas Müller 2017
Nickname(s)	The Giant Killer, The Goalkeeper
Country	Germany
Born	(1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 34) Fürth, Germany
Residence	Paderborn, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Turned pro	2009
Retired	Active
Plays	Left Handed
Coached by	Oliver Pettke
Racquet used	Victor
Men's singles
Highest ranking	13 (May 2019)
Current ranking	33 (14 July 2025)
Title(s)	16
Military career
Allegiance	Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	2010–present
Rank	Hauptfeldwebel
Unit	Panzerbrigade 21

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]