Mathieu Castagnet
Nickname(s) | The French Warrior, The Musketeer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saintes, France | 14 November 1986||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Black Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.mathieucastagnet.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 6 (May 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 24 (July 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | Rnd 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: August 2017. |
Mathieu Castagnet (born 14 November 1986 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a professional squash player who represented France. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in May 2016.[1][2]
He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2013 and the quarterfinals of the British Open in 2014, and entered the world Top 20 in June 2014.
In December 2014, he beat the world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy in four games during the British Grand Prix 2014, where he reached the final against Nick Matthew.
In March 2016, he won in the Canary Wharf Classic beating the No. 1 seed Omar Mosaad in four games, the biggest achievement of his career.
In July 2017, he won the bronze medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.
References[]
- ^ "psa-squash.com". www.psa-squash.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ "Squash Info | Mathieu Castagnet | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
External links[]
- Mathieu Castagnet – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2013)
- Mathieu Castagnet at PSA
- Mathieu Castagnet at Squash Info
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Saintes, Charente-Maritime
- French male squash players
- Sportspeople from Charente-Maritime
- World Games bronze medalists
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- World Games medalists in squash
- European squash biography stubs
- French sportspeople stubs