Thierry Lincou
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Boston, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Réunion Island | 2 April 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kilograms (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by |
Paul Sciberras Franck Carlino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Tecnifibre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.thierry-lincou.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 1 (January, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | W (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: July 2, 2012. |
Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976 in La Réunion) is a retired professional squash player from France. He reached the World No. 1 ranking in January 2004. That year, Lincou won both the World Open title, and the Super Series Finals. He has been known as one of the greatest lateral movers in the game, as well as being one of the fittest players in the history of squash.
Career Overview
Lincou has enjoyed considerable success at the elite level of the game, rising steadily through the ranks since joining the professional squash circuit in 1994. He has beaten all of the world's top squash players including Peter Nicol, Jonathon Power, David Palmer, Lee Beachill, and many others. Lincou has been one of the most consistent players on the circuit – reaching the semi-finals of nine successive PSA events in 2003, and holding the World No. 1 ranking throughout 2005.
In 2003, Lincou was a member of the French team which finished runners-up to Australia at the World Team Squash Championships. In October 2012, Thierry retired at the age of 36.
Career statistics
Singles performance timeline (since 1999)
Terms | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Career SR | Career W-L | |
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PSA World Tour Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
World Open | 2R | Not Held | QF | F | W | QF | SF | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | A | 1 / 11 | 30–10 | ||
British Open | 2R | 2R | A | SF | A | SF | A | F | F | SF | 2R | Not Held | A | 0 / 8 | 19–8 | ||
Hong Kong Open | 1R | 1R | F | QF | NH | W | NH | 2R | SF | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 21–10 | |
Qatar Classic | Not Held | QF | QF | SF | NH | SF | A | QF | SF | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 20–9 | ||
PSA Masters | NH | QF | 2R | QF | F | SF | QF | SF | Not Held | QF | QF | A | NH | 0 / 9 | 21–9 | ||
Tournament of Champions | NA | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | QF | F | QF | QF | Absent | QF | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 17-10 | ||
North American Open | Not Held | Not World Series | Absent | QF | QF | QF | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | |||||||
Kuwait PSA Cup | Not Held | 1R | A | NH | A | SF | NH | QF | 3R | NH | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | |||||
US Open | A | 1R | NH | SF | SF | 1R | A | QF | QF | NH | A | QF | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | |
Saudi International | Not Held | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | Not Held | 0 / 5 | 11–5 | ||||||||
Win Ratio | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 79 (2,5 %) |
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Win–Loss | 2 / 3 | 3 / 5 | 7 / 4 | 15 / 7 | 18 / 5 | 17 / 5 | 14 / 5 | 16 / 7 | 17 / 7 | 17 / 7 | 16 / 7 | 15 / 8 | 7 / 5 | 1 / 2 | NA | 165 / 77 (68,2 %) | |
[1] Note: NA = Not Available
See also
References
External links
- Thierry Lincou profile on the PSA official website
- Thierry Lincou profile on SquashInfo
- The Official Thierry Lincou website
- Page at Squashpics.com
- Article at Squashtalk.com (October 2001)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Peter Nicol Lee Beachill |
World No. 1 January 2004 - February 2004 January 2005 - December 2005 |
Succeeded by John White Jonathon Power |
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