Nick Matthew
OBE

Nick Matthew at the2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships
Full name	Nicholas Matthew
Nickname	“The Wolf”
Country	England  United Kingdom
Born	(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (age 45) Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2018
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	David Pearson
Racquet used	Dunlop Force Evolution 120
Website	www.nickmatthew.co.uk
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (June 2010)
Title	33
Tour final	71
World Open	W (2010,2011,2013)
Medal record Men'ssquash Representing Great Britain World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Singles 2005 Duisburg Singles Representing England World Championships 2010 Khobar Singles 2011 Rotterdam Singles 2013 Manchester Singles 2007 Bermuda Singles 2012 Doha Singles 2014 Doha Singles World Team Championships 2005 Islamabad Team 2007 Chennai Team 2013 Mulhouse Team 2011 Paderborn Team 2017 Marseille Team 2003 Vienna Team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles 2010 Delhi Doubles 2014 Glasgow Singles 2014 Glasgow Doubles

Nicholas MatthewOBE (born 25 July 1980 inSheffield) is a former English professionalsquash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, theBritish Open and theWorld 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' after him.^[2]

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

Nick Matthew, who attendedHigh Storrs School,^[4] first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He was the 1999British 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, againstThierry 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 theUS Open title, beatingJames Willstrop in the final 11–7, 11–4, 11–7.

Matthew won theBritish National Championship title in 2006 and 2009. In 2006, Matthew playedLee Beachill in a tight final, which he won 11–9, 6–11, 11–9, 10–12, 12–10. In 2009, he defeatedAdrian Grant in the final 11–4, 11–3, 11–9. Matthew was a member of the England team which won theWorld 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 theQatar Classic Open title in November. In the Saudi International Open, Matthew's fine run was halted byRamy 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]

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

In the men's singles final of the2010 Commonwealth Games inDelhi, Matthew defeated compatriotJames 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 PSA2010 World Open, defeatingJames 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 PSA2011 World Open, defeatingGrégory 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 PSA2013 World Open, defeatingGrégory 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 – AustralianGeoff Hunt; PakistanisJahangir Khan andJansher Khan; and EgyptianAmr Shabana – who have three world titles to their name.

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

2014 saw more2014 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 teammates to be flag bearer for Team England at the opening ceremony atCeltic Park in Glasgow.^[15]

In competition, Matthew competed in singles and doubles withAdrian Grant. He won Gold in singles courtesy of a 11–9 8–11 11–5 6–11 11–5 over James Willstrop 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 fifthCanary Wharf Classic trophy.^[18]

Matthew has had continued success in 2016, despite bad luck with injuries and illness at key times of the season. He won a record eighth title at the British National championships in Manchester in February, beating his long-time rival James Willstrop 11-2 6-11 11-3 11-3 and dropping only one game all week.^[19]

On the PSA World Tour, he was runner-up to World No.1 Mohamad El Shorbagy in three prestigious finals. At January's J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions, played in the iconic Grand Central station, Elshorbagy defeated Matthew 8-11 11-6 11-8 6-11 11-6 in the final.^[20]

In March, Matthew met El Shorbagy again in the final of the Windy City Open before injury prevented him from completing the match.^[21]

In October's Delaware Investments US Open once again saw a potentially epic encounter brought to an early end as Matthew was forced to retire in the fifth game.^[22]

Matthew launched the Nick Matthew Academy in February 2016, based in Sheffield and run in association with the One Health Group. The Academy has the goal of coaching and nurturing the next generation of English squash players and has created a pathway to help children go from beginners to elite players.^[23]

As well as his association with the One Health Group (which works with the NHS to treat patients referred by their GP for orthopaedics, spine, general surgery and gynaecology), Matthew also works with a range of commercial partners: AJ Bell (a financial and investment services provider); equipment suppliers Dunlop, Hi-Tec, 2-Undr and Trion-Z; Rowe Motor Oil; FairBriar International; Benz Bavarian (which supplies his Mercedes car); Netsuite; Sea Island Resort and Squash and Beyond squash camps. He is also supported national governing bodyEngland Squash.^[24]

Matthew has been a patron of the Sheffield Children's Hospital since 2014.^[25]

In November 2016 he was named as an Athlete Ambassador for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England.^[26]

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2010	Ramy Ashour	14-16, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
Runner-up	2011	Ramy Ashour	12-14, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2011	Ramy Ashour	1-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2006	Thierry Lincou	11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
Winner	2009	James Willstrop	8–11, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3, 12–10
Winner	2012	Ramy Ashour	11–9, 11–4, 11–8
Runner-up	2014	Grégory Gaultier	11–3, 11–6, 11–2
Runner-up	2017	Grégory Gaultier	8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2009	Ramy Ashour	11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8
Winner	2010	Ramy Ashour	11-9, 16-14, 5-4 rtd
Winner	2011	Ramy Ashour	11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6
Runner-up	2013	Ramy Ashour	11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2009	Ramy Ashour	11–6, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9
Winner	2010	James Willstrop	11–8, 11–7, 11–8

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2009	Ramy Ashour	11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2010	Karim Darwish	6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 13-11

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2006	Amr Shabana	11-6, 11-9, 11-4
Runner-up	2009	Grégory Gaultier	11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4
Runner-up	2011	Ramy Ashour	11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7
Winner	2012	James Willstrop	8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Runner-up	2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
Runner-up	2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2007	James Willstrop	11–7, 11–4, 11–7
Runner-up	2011	Amr Shabana	11–9, 8–11, 11–2, 11–4
Runner-up	2013	Grégory Gaultier	11–4, 11–5, 11–5
Runner-up	2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	10-12, 12-14, 11-1, 11-4, 3-0rtd

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11–7, 11–2, 11–7
Runner-up	2016	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11–6, 11–3, 2–0rtd

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.

^[27]Note: NA = Not Available

• Official Men's Squash World Ranking

Nick Matthew (Official)

• Friend, Tad (4 February 2013)."In the box". The Talk of the Town. The Sporting Life.The New Yorker. Vol. 88, no. 46. p. 22. Retrieved8 January 2015.

Wikimedia Commons has media related toNick Matthew.

• Nick Matthew at theProfessional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
• Nick Matthew at Squash Info
• Nick Matthew at theCommonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Nick Matthew at theWorld Games
• Page at Squashpics.com at theWayback Machine (archived 22 October 2006)

• English male squash players
• 1980 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Sheffield
• People educated at High Storrs School
• Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists in squash
• Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• World Games gold medalists for Great Britain
• World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
• World Games silver medalists for Great Britain
• Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Medalists at the 2005 World Games
• Medalists at the 2009 World Games
• 21st-century English sportsmen

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use British English from May 2015
• All Wikipedia articles written in British English
• Use dmy dates from May 2015
• Pages using infobox squash player with unknown parameters
• Commons category link is on Wikidata
• Webarchive template wayback links