Career
1 ranking in September 2001 and again (for one month) in February 2006. In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic all-court attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent"s loose shots. He is known for the power of his striking, and the strength of his physical play, contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness.
His training regime involves completing the multi-stage fitness test five times with a three-minute break between tests.
Palmer has served as president of the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Following the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai, India, he was banned from playing in events run by the World Squash Federation (WSF) for 13 months after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of verbally abusing the referee.
In 2009, Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness. 2 titles & 1 runner-up British Open: 4 finals (4 titles, 0 runner-up) Hong Kong Open: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up) Qatar Classic: 4 finals (0 title, 4 runner-up) United States Open: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-up) final appearances.