Grégory Gaultier
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Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a professional squash player from France. He won the British Open in 2007, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2006 and 2007.
At the 2007 British Open, Gaultier defeated his fellow Frenchman Thierry Lincou in the final 11-4, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-3.
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 the World Open final, losing 7-11, 4-11, 6-11 to Shabana.
In 2003, Gaultier was a member of the French team which finished runners-up to Australia at 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.
Gaultier was the European junior squash champion in 2000 and 2001. He also won a junior British Open title and finished runner-up at the world junior championships.
