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.
12-460: Gaultier ( French: [gotje] ) may refer to: People [ edit ] Grégory Gaultier (born 1982), French squash player Bon Gaultier , British writer Denis Gaultier (1597 or 1602/3–1672), French lutenist and composer Ennemond Gaultier (c.1575–1651), French lutenist and composer Jacques Gaultier (c.1600–1652), French lutenist Jean-Jacques Gaultier (born 1963), member of
24-586: A barony in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland Gaultier GAA , a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland See also [ edit ] Gauleiter , a Nazi German regional commander Leopoldo Galtieri (1926–2003), Argentine general, president, and junta leader Gotye (born 1980), Belgian-Australian musician, singer, songwriter Gautier (disambiguation) Gauthier (disambiguation) Vautier ,
36-720: 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
48-641: A surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gaultier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaultier&oldid=1241470456 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Surnames of French origin Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Pages with French IPA Short description
60-656: A very quick final 11–3, 11–6, 11–2. In October 2021 Gaultier announced his retirement from the PSA World Tour . British Junior Open The British Junior Open squash championship is considered the second most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior Squash Championships . It is one of the five Tier 2 events in the WSF World Junior Squash Circuit . British Junior Open
72-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gr%C3%A9gory Gaultier 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
84-629: Is divided into ten categories — Boys Under-19, Boys Under-17, Boys Under-15, Boys Under-13, Boys Under-11, Girls Under-19, Girls Under-17, Girls Under-15, Girls Under-13, and Girls Under-11. The Under-19 boys category was known as the Drysdale Cup before 1999; the Under-16 and Under-14 categories were both held prior to 1999, until being replaced by the Under-15 and Under-17 categories, respectively. The Under-13 categories were also introduced in
96-647: 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. In 2009 he became the second French player to become world no 1. 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
108-502: 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
120-659: The National Assembly of France Jean Paul Gaultier (born 1952), French fashion designer Jules de Gaultier (1858–1942), French philosopher Pierre Gaultier (c. 1599–1681), French scholar, lutenist and composer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (1685–1749), French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer Walter of Pontoise (c.1030–c.1099), French saint, also known as Gaultier Léon Gaultier (1915–1997), French collaborator Léonard Gaultier (1561–1641), French engraver Other uses [ edit ] Gaultier (barony) ,
132-484: 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
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#1732793007119144-698: 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
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