Thierry Lincou

Personal information
Nickname	"Titi"
Born	(1976-04-02)2 April 1976 (age 49) Réunion Island
Years active	1994-2012
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Website	www.thierry-lincou.com
Sport
Country	France
Handedness	Right handed
Turned pro	1994
Coached by	Paul Sciberras Franck Carlino
Retired	2012
Racquet used	Tecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (January, 2004)
Title	23
Tour final	44
World Open	W (2004)
Medal record Men'ssquash Representing France World Games 2005 Duisburg Singles World Championships 2004 Doha Singles 2003 Lahore Singles 2006 Doha Singles World Team Championships 2003 Vienna Team 2009 Odense Team 2005 Islamabad Team 2007 Chennai Team 2013 Mulhouse Team
Updated on 2 July 2012

Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976, inLa Réunion) is a retired professionalsquash player fromFrance. He reached the World No. 1 ranking in January 2004. That year, Lincou won theWorld Open title, theHong Kong Open and theSuper 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. His nickname, "titi", was coined by a former competitor,Amr Shabana. He called Thierry "titi-tight," because of his precision and tight shots.^{[citation needed]}

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 includingPeter 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 toAustralia at theWorld Team Squash Championships.

In 2004, he reached the PSA World Ranking Number 1 and became the first Frenchman to top the world rankings. In December, he won the2004 World Open Squash Championship inDoha inQatar againstLee Beachill 5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8. He became the first Frenchman to win the World Championship. In the same year, he won theHong Kong Open againstNick Matthew in the final.

In 2006, he won 4PSA World Tour titles including theCanary Wharf Squash Classic inLondon and the prestigious Pakistan Open inIslamabad.

He was runner-up of the prestigiousBritish Open in 2006 againstNick Matthew and in 2007 againstGrégory Gaultier.

He won 11 titles of the French Nationals and was one of only five players to have maintained themselves in the top 10 without interruption for 10 years at thePSA World Tour.

In October 2012, Thierry retired at the age of 36 after winning theBluenose Squash Classic, the 23rdPSA World Tour title of his career.

He is currently coaching theMassachusetts Institute of Technology varsity squash team.

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2003	Lahore,Pakistan	Amr Shabana	15–11, 11–15, 15–8, 15–14
Winner	2004	Doha,Qatar	Lee Beachill	5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2006	Nick Matthew	11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
Runner-up	2007	Grégory Gaultier	11–4, 10–12, 11–6, 11–3

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2001	David Palmer	15-13, 15-6, 15-9
Winner	2004	Nick Matthew	11-8, 11-4, 13-11

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2005	David Palmer	11-9, 8-11, 11-1, 4-11, 11-7
Winner	2006	Grégory Gaultier	11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5

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.

^[1]Note: NA = Not Available

• Official Men's Squash World Ranking

• Thierry Lincou – PSA World Tour profile at theWayback Machine (archived 17 September 2013)
• Thierry Lincou at Squash Info
• The Official Thierry Lincou website
• Page at Squashpics.com
• Article at Squashtalk.com (October 2001)

• 1976 births
• Living people
• French male squash players
• Sportspeople from Réunion
• World Games silver medalists for France
• College squash coaches in the United States
• Medalists at the 2005 World Games

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