Grégory Gaultier

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Grégory Gaultier

Grégory Gaultier with the US Open trophy in 2006
Country  France
Residence Aix-en-Provence, France
Born (1982-12-23) 23 December 1982
Épinal, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kilograms (165 lb)
Turned Pro 1999
Retired Active
Plays Right handed
Coached by Andre Delhoste
Racquet used Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 1 (November, 2009)
Current ranking No. 1 (February, 2014)
Title(s) 23
Tour final(s) 50
World Open F (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013)
Medal record
Competitor for  France
Squash
World Team Championships
Silver 2003 Vienna Team
Bronze 2005 Islamabad Team
Bronze 2007 Chennai Team
Silver 2009 Odense Team
Bronze 2013 Mulhouse Team
World Games
Gold 2013 Cali Singles
Last updated on: January, 2014.

Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a professional squash player from France. He won the British Open in 2007, the Qatar Classic in 2011 and two times the US Open in 2006 and 2013. He reached the final of the World Open in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013.

Gaultier is affectionately known to his friends as Rubbery Gaultier.

At the 2007 British Open, Gaultier defeated his fellow Frenchman Thierry Lincou in the final 11–4, 10–11 (0–2), 11–6, 11–3.

At the 2006 World Open, Gaultier defeated World No. 1 and defending-champion Amr Shabana in the semi-finals, before losing in five games in the final to David Palmer 11–9, 11–9, 9–11, 10–11 (4–6), 2–11. In 2007, Gaultier again reached the World Open final, losing 7–11, 4–11, 6–11 to Shabana.

In 2003, Gaultier was a member of the French team which finished runners-up to Australia at the World Team Squash Championships. In the semi-finals against England, Gaultier won the deciding match against Lee Beachill which took France through to the final.

At the 2009 Tournament of Champions, Gaultier defeated the world No.1 Karim Darwish in the semifinal, and beat Nick Matthew in the final with a score 11–9, (2–11), 11–8, 11–4. He is the only Frenchman to have won the title.

Gaultier was the European junior squash champion in 2000 and 2001. He also won a British Junior Open title and finished as the runner-up at the world junior championships. Gaultier moved to the top of the world ranking on November 2009, a feat achieved after losing in the final of the Hong Kong Open a month earlier.[1] In 2009 he became the second French player to become world no 1.[2] Gaultier has since won the Qatar Classic and reached the semi-finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, and later won the Case Swedish Open after dispatching Karim Darwish in the finals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Steve Cubbins, Framboise Gommendy (October 18, 2009). "Five and counting for Shabana and David in Hong Kong". Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
  2. ↑ http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~375,00.html

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Karim Darwish
Nick Matthew		 World No. 1
November 2009
February 2014 - present 		Succeeded by
Karim Darwish
Current holder
Professional Squash Association: European Union Top ten European male squash players as of February 2014
Professional Squash Association: France Top ten French male squash players as of February 2014
  • 6. Johan Bouquet (108 Increase3)
  • 7. Joan Lezaud (110 Decrease6)
  • 8. Yann Perrin (111 Increase2)
  • 9. Arthur Moineau (173 Decrease2)
  • 10. Christophe Andre (184 Decrease21)
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