Background
Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns.
Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns.
At the age of 14, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport for a year.
He began playing squash at the age of seven. Kneipp joined the professional circuit in 1994. His career-high world ranking to date is World Number.
10 in January 2004.
That year, he finished runner-up to Thierry Lincou in the Super Series Finals. Joe and Dan write a regular column called Team Kneipp at the website Squash Talk.
As a junior, he won the Australian under-13 squash championship title. He captained the Australian team which won the world junior team title in 1992. Kneipp won a Gold Medal in the mixed doubles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, partnering Natalie Grinham. He also won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Rachael Grinham.