Duffield Squash & Tennis Club
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Dear [[firstname]],
Nicholas Matthew OBE, known as the Wolf, is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each.
He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010.
He played ten seasons for Benz-Bavarian Duffield in the PSL.
He is an Honorary member of our Club and is coming to play at our night of squash on Wednesday September 10th.
If you want to see him play, maybe ask him questions, don’t forget to put your name on the notices at the club or email membership@duffieldsquashclub.co.uk
As well as being 3 times World Champion, Commonwealth Gold Medallist and 10 times National Champion, he ……………..
Well, if you want to read more about Nick’s achievements, pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee or maybe a glass of wine, sit down and read on, because it is a long list.
He first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He was the 1999 British Junior Open under-19 champion, a semi-finalist at the 1998 World Junior Championships and was 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, Nick became the first English player to win the British Open men's title since 1939.
In 2007, he won the US Open title.
Nick won the British National Championship title in 2006 and 2009
He was a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2005 and 2007.
2009 saw him soar up in rankings to World No. 4
His best achievement of that year was winning the Qatar Classic Open.
In June 2010, Nick topped the world rankings for the first time.
In the men's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he won the gold medal.
December 2010 he 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.
Nick also won the PSA 2011 World Open.
After struggling with an injury in late 2011, he entered the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, beating the then world number 1 James Willstrop.
He won his third British Open title on 20 May 2012, becoming the first Englishman to win the title three times in the professional era.
Nick won his third PSA 2013 World Open, defeating Grégory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 2 in 111 minutes in the Central arena Manchester on 3 November 2013.
The then 33-year-old world number one from Sheffield joined a select and distinguished group of players – Geoff Hunt [Australian] Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan [Pakistanis] and Amr Shabana [Egyptian] who have three world titles to their name.
In February 2014, he won a record sixth British National title, then played in Canary Wharf to win his fourth title there.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games saw success for Nick, despite a knee injury
He carried the baton through his native Sheffield before the Games and was then chosen by his teammates to be flag bearer for Team England at the opening ceremony at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
He won Gold in singles and then took silver in the doubles with Adrian Grant.
2015 proved to be another successful year for Nick 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 fifth Canary Wharf Classic trophy
He had continued success in 2016, despite bad luck with injuries and illness at key times of the season. He won a record 8th title at the British National championships in Manchester
On the PSA World Tour, he was runner-up to World No.1 Mohamad El Shorbagy in three prestigious finals. At the 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.
In March, Nick met El Shorbagy again in the final of the Windy City Open before injury prevented him from completing the match
October's US Open once again saw a potentially epic encounter brought to an early end as Nick was forced to retire in the fifth game.
In February 2016, he launched the Nick Matthew Academy, based in Sheffield.
The Academy has the goal of coaching and nurturing English squash players and has created a pathway to help children go from beginners to elite players.
Nick also works with a range of commercial partners, including Benz Bavarian (which supplies his Mercedes car) and is a patron of Titan children’s trust.
He has been a patron of the Sheffield Children's Hospital since 2014.
In November 2016 he was named as an Athlete Ambassador for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England.
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27/08/2025
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