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Grégory Gaultier

{{Short description|French squash player}}

{{Other people|Gaultier}}

{{Infobox squash player

| name = Grégory Gaultier

| image = Grégory Gaultier 2017.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Grégory Gaultier at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships

| fullname =

| nickname = French General

| country = {{FRA}}

| residence = Prague, Czech Republic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|12|23}}

| birth_place = Épinal, France

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb}}

| turnedpro = 1999

| retired = 2021

| plays = Right handed

| coach = Renan Lavigne
Mathieu Benoît

| racquet = Dunlop Biomimetic Grégory Gaultier Elite GTS Limited Edition

| website =

| event = Men's singles

| years_active = 22

| highest_ranking = No. 1

| date_of_highest_ranking = November, 2009

| current_ranking =

| date_of_current_ranking =

| titles = 44

| finals = 83

| WorldOpenresult = W (2015)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's squash}}

{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Cali | Singles}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Cairo | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Hamilton | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Kuwait | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Rotterdam | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 Manchester | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Doha | Singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Bellevue | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Cairo | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Manchester | Singles}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Vienna | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Islamabad | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Odense | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Chennai | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Mulhouse | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Washington D.C. | Team}}

| updated = October 2021

}}

Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a former professional squash player from France. He has won the 2015 World Open Squash Championship, the British Open three times, in 2007, 2014 and 2017, the Qatar Classic in 2011, the US Open twice, in 2006 and 2013, the Tournament of Champions in 2009, and the PSA World Series Finals thrice, in 2008, 2009 and 2016. He reached the final of the World Open in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013, and the World No. 1 ranking in 2009. Gaultier is affectionately known to his friends as The General.

Career overview

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 Squash Championships.

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 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.

At the 2007 British Open, Gaultier defeated his fellow Frenchman Thierry Lincou in the final 11–4, 10–12, 11–6, 11–3. He became the first French winner of the British Open.

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 moved to the top of the world ranking in November 2009, a feat achieved after losing in the final of the Hong Kong Open a month earlier.{{cite web|url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/hk/today.htm|title=Five and counting for Shabana and David in Hong Kong|author=Steve Cubbins, Framboise Gommendy|date=October 18, 2009| access-date=2009-12-24}} In 2009 he became the second French player to become world no 1.{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/375|title=Gregory Gaultier - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23}}

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.

In 2013 he was Gold medalist of the World Games in Cali against Simon Rösner in the final. He won the US Open against Nick Matthew 11–4, 11–5, 11–5. Two weeks later, he reached the World Championship final for the fourth time, losing again 11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7-11, 11–2 to Nick Matthew.

In February 2014 he once again reached the top of the World Ranking, but again only for a month, as was the case in November 2009. One month later, in March, he won the Metro Squash Windy City Open, another PSA World Series tournament in the University Club of Chicago beating the apparently injured Ramy Ashour in the final 11–7, 11–3, 11–4. In April he reached World Number 1 ranking for the third time.

In May he won the British Open for the second time beating Nick Matthew in a very quick final 11–3, 11–6, 11–2.

In October 2021 Gaultier announced his retirement from the PSA World Tour.{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/9074/gregory-gaultier-announces-retirement|title=Gregory Gaultier Announces Retirement|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2021-10-15}}

[[World Open (squash)|World Open]] final appearances

=1 title & 4 runner-up=

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Location

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2006Cairo, Egypt{{flagicon|AUS}} David Palmer9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16–14, 11–2
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2007Hamilton, Bermuda{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–7, 11–4, 11–6
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2011Rotterdam, Netherlands{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew6-11, 11–9, 11–6, 11-5
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2013Manchester, England{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7-11, 11-2
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2015Bellevue, United States{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad11–6, 11–7, 12-10

Major [[PSA World Series|World Series]] final appearances

=[[British Open Squash Championships|British Open]]: 5 finals (3 titles, 2 runner-up)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2007{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Lincou11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2013{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour7-11, 11–4, 11–7, 11-8
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2014{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew11–3, 11–6, 11-2
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2015{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy11–9, 6-11, 5-11, 11–8, 11-5
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2017{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew8-11, 11–7, 11–3, 11-3

= [[Tournament of Champions (squash)|Tournament of Champions]]: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runner-up) =

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner

|2009

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew

|11-9,2-11,11-8,11-4

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up

|2013

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour

|7-11, 6-11, 12–10, 11–3, 11-1

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up

|2014

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana

|11-8,11-3, 11-4

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up

|2017

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Abdel Gawad

|6-11,11-6, 12–10, 11-6

=[[Hong Kong Open (squash)|Hong Kong Open]]: 5 finals (0 title, 5 runner-up)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2007{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–13, 11–3, 11–6, 13-11
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2008{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–9, 13–15, 8-11, 11–2, 11-3
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2009{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–9, 9-11, 11–3, 5-2 (rtd)
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2010{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour10–12, 11–9, 11–9, 9-11, 11-9
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2014{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy11–9, 11–2, 4-11, 8-11, 11-4

=[[Qatar Classic]]: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-up)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2007{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–4, 8-11, 11–6, 11-5
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2011{{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop11–8, 11–7, 2-11, 11-8
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2015{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy11–5, 11–7, 5-11, 12-10

=[[United States Open (squash)|US Open]]: 4 finals (3 titles, 1 runner-up)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!width="100"|Outcome

!width="50"|Year

!width="200"|Opponent in the final

!width="200"|Score in the final

bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2006{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana11–5, 7-11, 11–4, 11-9
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Runner-up2012{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour11–4, 11–9, 11-9
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2013{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew11–4, 11–5, 11-5
bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner2015{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad11–6, 11–3, 11-5

See also

References

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External links

  • {{PSA|new_id=gregory-gaultier|name=Gregory Gaultier|old_id=375|archive=20220126051400|archive2=20130821131118}}
  • {{Squash Info|name=Gregory Gaultier}}
  • {{World Games|name=Gregory Gaultier}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117161540/http://www.squashpics.com/gregory_gaultier.htm |title=Squashpics page |date=dmy}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109104727/http://www.greg-gaultier.com/ |title=Official website |date=dmy}}

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{{succession box

| before = Karim Darwish
Nick Matthew
Nick Matthew
Mohamed El Shorbagy

| after = Karim Darwish
Nick Matthew
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Mohamed El Shorbagy

| title = World No. 1

| years = November 2009
February 2014
April 2014 - November 2014
December 2015

|}}

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{{Squash World Open men's champions}}

{{British Open squash men's singles champions}}

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Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Épinal

Category:French male squash players

Category:World Games gold medalists for France

Category:World Games medalists in squash

Category:Medalists at the 2013 World Games

Category:21st-century French sportsmen