Nick Matthew

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Nick Matthew
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Nick Matthew holding his 2006 British Grand Prix Squash Championships trophy
Full name Nicholas Matthew
Nickname(s) "The Wolf"
Country  England
 United Kingdom
Residence Sheffield, England
Born (1980-07-25) 25 July 1980 (age 43)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 77 kilograms (170 lb)
Turned Pro 1998
Retired Active
Plays Right Handed
Coached by David Pearson
Racquet used Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 130
Website www.nickmatthew.co.uk
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 1 (June 2010)
Current ranking No. 3 (January, 2016)
Title(s) 33
Tour final(s) 66
World Open W (2010–2011–2013)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Islamabad Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chennai Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mulhouse Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paderborn Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vienna Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles
Representing  United Kingdom
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Men's singles
Last updated on: January, 2016.

Nicholas Matthew OBE (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is an English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010.[1] His home club is Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Sheffield which has named 'The Nick Matthew Showcourt'.[2]

He married Esme Taylor, a sports physiologist who has worked with British Cycling, in 2013 and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child Charlotte Rose on 9 September 2014.[3]

Career overview

Nick Matthew, who attended High Storrs School,[4] first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He was the 1999 British Junior Open under-19 champion, a semi-finalist at the 1998 World Junior Championships, and a member of the England team which won the 1998 world junior team title. He made his first appearance on the professional tour in 1998.

In 2006, Matthew became the first English player to win the British Open men's title since 1939. In the final, against Thierry Lincou of France, he came back from 0–4 down in the fifth game to win 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6. In 2007, Matthew won the US Open title, beating James Willstrop in the final 11–7, 11–4, 11–7.

Matthew won the British National Championship title in 2006 and 2009. In 2006, Matthew played Lee Beachill in a tight final, which he won 11–9, 6–11, 11–9, 10–12, 12–10. In 2009, he defeated Adrian Grant in the final 11–4, 11–3, 11–9. Matthew was a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2005 and 2007.

2009 saw Matthew soar up in rankings to world No. 4 in December. His best achievement of the year is by winning the Qatar Classic Open title in November. In the Saudi International Open, Matthew's fine run was halted by Ramy Ashour who beat him in the final that decided the next world No. 1. Matthew lost in 110 minutes in a gruelling 5-game match.[5]

June 2010, Matthew topped the world rankings for the first time.

In the men's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Matthew defeated compatriot James Willstrop 11–6, 11–7, 11–7 in 66 minutes to win the gold medal.[6]

December 2010 Matthew won the World Open Squash Men's Title, becoming the first Englishman in the premier event's 35-year history to win the PSA World Championship[7]

Matthew won the PSA 2010 World Open, defeating James Willstrop of England in the final by 3 games to 1 in 74 minutes at The Sunset Beach Resort in Saudi Arabia on Friday 10 December 2010.[8]

Matthew won the PSA 2011 World Open, defeating Gregory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 1 in 92 minutes at the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on Sunday 6 November 2011.[9] After struggling with an injury in late 2011, Matthew entered the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, beating then world number 1 James Willstrop. He has since regained his position as world number 1.

He won his 3rd British Open title on 20 May 2012, becoming the first Englishman to win the title three times in the professional era.[10]

Matthew won his third PSA 2013 World Open, defeating Gregory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 2 in 111 minutes in the Central arena Manchester, England on Sunday 3 November 2013. The 33-year-old world number one from Sheffield joined a select and distinguished group of players – Australian Geoff Hunt; Pakistanis Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan; and Egyptian Amr Shabana – who have three world titles to their name.

In February 2014, Matthew won a record sixth British National title with victory over fellow Englishman James Willstrop in the final[11] before getting the better of Willstrop once more in the final of the Canary Wharf Classic to win his fourth title at the London event.[12]

2014 saw more 2014 Commonwealth Games success for Matthew despite a knee injury, sustained in training, which overshadowed his preparations.[13] Matthew carried the baton through his native Sheffield before the Games [14] and was then chosen by his team-mates to be flag bearer for Team England at the opening ceremony at Celtic Park in Glasgow.[15]

In competition, Matthew competed in singles and doubles with Adrian Grant. He won Gold in singles courtesy of a 11–9 8–11 11–5 6–11 11–5 in what was described as an 'absorbing contest', shown live on BBC Television.[16] He and Grant then took silver in the doubles after falling 10–11 11–7 11–9 to Australians Cameron Pilley and David Palmer.[17]

2015 has proved to be another successful year for Matthew. He became the first man since Ramy Ashour in 2013 to win three PSA World Tour titles in a row when he followed victories in the Swedish Open and Windy City Open with a record-breaking fifth Canary Wharf Classic trophy.[18]

World Open final appearances

3 titles and 0 runner-up

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2010 Saudi Arabia England James Willstrop 7–11, 11–6, 11–2, 11–3
Winner 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands France Grégory Gaultier 6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5
Winner 2013 Manchester, England France Grégory Gaultier 11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7–11, 11–2

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 4 finals (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2006 France Thierry Lincou 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
Winner 2009 England James Willstrop 8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10
Winner 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–9, 11–4, 11–8
Runner-up 2014 France Gregory Gaultier 11–3, 11–6, 11–2

Hong Kong Open: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2004 France Thierry Lincou 11–8, 11–4, 13–11
Winner 2013 Spain Borja Golán 11–1, 11–8, 5–11, 11–5

Qatar Classic: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2009 Egypt Karim Darwish 11–5, 12–10, 11–6
Runner-up 2013 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–5, 5–11, 11–6, 6–11, 11–4

US Open: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2009 England James Willstrop 11–7, 11–4, 11–7
Runner-up 2011 Egypt Amr Shabana 11–9, 8–11, 11–2, 11–4
Runner-up 2013 France Grégory Gaultier 11–4, 11–5, 11–5

Windy City Open: 1 finals (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 11–2, 11–7

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline

Terms
W-L Win-loss NWS Not a World Series event
NG50 Not an International event NH Not held
A Absent LQ/#Q Lost in qualifying draw and round number
RR Lost at round robin stage #R Lost in the early rounds
QF Quarterfinalist SF Semifinalist
SF-B Semifinalist, won bronze medal F Runner-Up
F Runner-up, won silver medal W Winner

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Career SR Career W-L
PSA World Tour Tournaments
World Open NH 2R QF 1R 2R 2R SF QF QF W W SF W SF 3 / 13 41–10
British Open Absent QF A W QF A W Not Held W SF F SF 3 / 8 28–5
Hong Kong Open 2R A NH F NH 2R QF 2R A QF QF SF W A 1 / 9 21–8
Qatar Classic 1R 1R SF NH 2R SF QF SF W SF 2R NH F NH 1 / 11 25–10
PSA Masters Absent 1R 1R QF QF Not Held F W A Not Held 1 / 6 13–5
Tournament of Champions Absent 1R QF QF F Absent F SF F W SF QF F 1 / 11 33–10
North American Open Not Held Not World Series Absent F W W SF F Not Held 2 / 5 21–3
Kuwait PSA Cup Not Held Absent NH QF A NH 2R QF NH 3R Not Held 0 / 4 6–4
US Open NH A QF QF SF QF W NH Absent F SF F SF SF 1 / 10 28–9
Saudi International Not Held SF QF QF SF F Not Held 0 / 5 14–5
Pakistan International NH A NH SF QF A NH NWS Not Held Not World Series 0 / 2 5–2
Win Ratio 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 4 2 / 7 3 / 7 2 / 7 2 / 6 2 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 3 13 / 77 NA
Win–Loss 1 / 2 1 / 2 7 / 5 11 / 7 13 / 7 19 / 7 18 / 6 10 / 4 29 / 5 25 / 4 24 / 5 23 / 4 30 / 6 13 / 4 10 / 3 NA 234–71

[19] Note: NA = Not Available

See also

References

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Nick Matthew (Official)

Further reading

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by World No. 1
June 2010 – August 2010
January 2011 – December 2011
February 2012
January 2014 – March 2014		 Succeeded by
Ramy Ashour
James Willstrop
James Willstrop
Grégory Gaultier
Awards and achievements
Preceded by PSA Player of the Year
2008
2013		 Succeeded by
Ramy Ashour
Ramy Ashour
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