Rory Stewart is a Scotsman on the rise, and he broke into the top 50 of the World Rankings for the first time at the start of 2023.

Stewart made his debut on Tour in 2016, but had to wait another year before he reached the quarter finals of a tournament. He did so at the Austrian Open, before then making it into the semis of the Open International d’Angers in his next appearance.

2018 saw the Scot reach the last four of both the Vitesse Stortford Classic and the Austrian Open, and he then took his first victory on Tour a year later on the Tour de las Americas (TDLA). That came at the Mar Del Plata Open, where he defeated Edgar Ramirez Bautista in straight games in the final. He also reached the semis of the Paraguay Open in that Tour as well, along with a last four appearance at the MTC Squash Russian Open.

After appearing just twice on Tour in 2020, Stewart broke through in 2021, winning four times on the Challenger Tour and moving inside the top 100 in the World Rankings. His first win came at the City of Peterborough Squash & Racketball Club Open, before taking another victory that month, beating Miles Jenkins in the final of the Carlisle Squash Club Open.

Those results pushed the Scot inside the top 100 for the first time, and he then won on home soil for the first time as well, winning the Scottish Circuit Event. He also reached the final of the Global Pontefract Men’s Challenger in that spell.

Later in the year, Stewart claimed his fifth Tour title, and the biggest to date, as he beat Sam Todd in the final of the Challenger 10 level Novum Energy Texas Open. He then ended the year with a semi-final appearance at the Sportwerk Men’s Open in Hamburg, Germany, and pushed into the world’s top 75 for the start of 2022.

Stewart's first appearance of 2022 saw him claim the title at the Liverpool Cricket Club Open, and that would be one of three victories in the calendar year. The Scot was also victorious at both the St Louis Open presented by Mosby Building Arts and the PSA Bordeaux Gradignan.

He also reached the finals of the Bermuda Open, Berkhamsted Linksap Open and Open PSA Lagord Tennis Squash, along with making his major debut, which came at the Everbright Securities International Hong Kong Squash Open.

The Scot opened up his 2023 account with a victory. His win at the Odense Open, where he beat Bernat Jaume in the final, saw him move into the world’s top 50 for the first time. He followed that by reaching the second round of the PSA World Championships, in his first appearance in the main draw.