Nick Matthew

Nick Matthew
Nick Matthew holding his 2006 British Grand Prix Squash Championships trophy
Full name	Nicholas Matthew
Country	England
Residence	Sheffield, England
Born	July 25, 1980 (1980-07-25) (age 31) Sheffield, 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
Website	www.nickmatthew.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (June, 2010)
Current ranking	No. 1 (January, 2011)
Medal record Competitor for  England Squash Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Singles Gold 2010 Delhi Doubles Competitor for  United Kingdom Squash World Games Gold 2009 Kaohsiung Individual
Last updated on: November 5, 2010.

Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a professional squash player from England who won the British Open in 2006 and 2009 and is the reigning World Champion. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010.^[1] His home squash club is Hallamshire Tennis and Squash club in Sheffield which has named a squash court 'The Nick Matthew Showcourt'.

Career overview

Matthew, who attended High Storrs School,^[2] 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 home-grown 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 set match.^[3]

In the 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.^[4]

Matthew won the PSA 2010 World Open, defeating James Willstrop in the final.

British Open

Finals: 2 (2 titles, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2006	Nottingham, England	Thierry Lincou	11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
Winner	2009	Manchester, England	James Willstrop	8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10

See also

• Official Men's Squash World Ranking

References

1. ^ "World Squash Federation". WSF. http://www.worldsquash.me.uk/newspage2008.asp?NewsID=381. Retrieved May 27, 2010. 
2. ^ World champion eyes 'home' title - Sport - Sheffield Telegraph
3. ^ Steve Cubbins, Framboise Gommendy (December 18, 2009). "Dream final it really was". Squashsite. http://www.squashsite.co.uk/saudi/today.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
4. ^ "Day Five – the Finals". Squashsite. October 8, 2010. http://squash.me.uk/cgames/?p=1390. Retrieved October 8, 2010. 

External links

• Nick Matthew profile on the PSA official website
• Nick Matthew profile on SquashInfo
• Page at Squashpics.com

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Name	Matthew, Nick
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Date of birth	July 25, 1980
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
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