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Peter Nicol (England)

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Peter Nicol
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Inverurie, Scotland
Residence: New York, USA
Height: 180cm (5 ft 11 in)
Plays: Left-handed
Joined PSA: 1993
Highest WR: 1 (1 Feb 1998)
County: Yorks
Retired: 2006
Racket: Prince O3 Speedport Tour
Shoes: Prince
Clothing: Prince
Biography
In an illustrious professional career from 1992 to 2006, Peter Nicol appeared in 69 PSA World Tour finals, winning 49 titles - including 4 US Opens; 3 Mahindra Internationals (in India); 3 Al-Ahram Internationals (in Egypt); 2 British Opens; 3 successive World Series Finals; 3 Hong Kong Opens; 2 Qatar Classics; 3 Tournament of Champions; and the World Open in 1999. In addition, he is a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist - winning the men's singles title in 1998 and 2006, and the men's doubles (with Lee Beachill) in 2002 and 2006. He earned 67 caps for Scotland (only recording 1 loss) and, after transferring his allegiance to England in March 2001, went on to win a further 46 caps for his new country. He was awarded the MBE in June 1999
Career Highlights
Nov 2012 Elected President of England Squash & Racketball  
Oct 2006 Celebrates 150th consecutive month in the world top 10  
Dec 2005 Member of England's World Team Championship-winning squad  
Jul 2005 Wins World Games title  
Jan 2005 Title success in the Dayton Open marks a record 14th successive Tour title-winning year (since 1992)  
Jun 2001 Wins 3rd World Series Finals title  
Mar 2001 Switches nationality from Scotland to England  
Sep 1999 Wins World Open title  
Jun 1999 Awarded MBE  
Dec 1998 Wins SJA "Pat Besford Award" for outstanding sporting performance  
Feb 1998 Becomes 1st British world No1  
Jan 1996 Becomes 1st Scottish British National Championship champion  
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Event Summary
Date Seeding Event Ctry Tour Round Reached
1987-2017 234 events Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available.
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Match Summary
Date Opponent W/L Event Ctry Rnd Score PSA
1987-2017 696 matches Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available.
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