Mathieu Castagnet

Mathieu Castagnet
Nickname(s) The French Warrior,
The Musketeer
Country  France
Residence Aix-en-Provence, France
Born (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986
Saintes, France
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
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 6 (May 2016)
Current ranking No. 6 (July 2016)
Title(s) 3
Tour final(s) 9
World Open Rnd 3 (2015)
Last updated on: 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. Going on in 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

  1. "psa-squash.com". www.psa-squash.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Squash Info | Mathieu Castagnet | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.


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