{{short description|Indian squash player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Manek Mathur | image = Manek Mathur.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 February 1988}} | birth_place = Mumbai, India | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = Trinity College (Connecticut) | employer = | occupation = Professional squash player | title = | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Manek Mathur''' (born 6 February 1988) is a professional Indian male doubles squash player originally from Mumbai, currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. He is the head squash professional at the Racquet and Tennis Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussquash.com/mudge-extends-kellner-cup-record-to-ten-titles-mathur-marks-maiden-title-on-home-court|title=Mudge extends Kellner Cup Record to Ten Titles; Mathur Marks Maiden Title on Home Court|publisher=US Squash|accessdate=29 September 2019|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929150828/https://www.ussquash.com/mudge-extends-kellner-cup-record-to-ten-titles-mathur-marks-maiden-title-on-home-court/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mathur and his doubles partner Damien Mudge were the number one ranked team in the world as of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/2019/08/damien-mudge-sda-all-time-greatest-doubles-player-retires|title=Damien Mudge SDA All Time Greatest Doubles Player Retires|publisher=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/squash-doubles-association-pro-tour-world-no-1-manek-mathur-a-hit-in-the-us/18933158|title=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour World No. 1 Manek Mathur a Hit in the US|publisher=MidDay|date=14 January 2018|accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref> Mathur was ranked #1 in men's doubles in the world in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/rankings|publisher=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour|title=SDA World Rankings|accessdate=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307045429/https://www.sdaprotour.com/rankings/|archive-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== Mathur had his first squash lesson at age 11 but quickly climbed through the ranks of each age division before matriculating at Trinity College (Connecticut) where he was captain of the men's squash team for the Bantams.<ref>{{cite book|title=Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear|author=Paul Assaiante, James Zug|publisher=Penguin Books|date=2012}}</ref> He contributed to Trinity's historic winning streak under his coach Paul Assaiante.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

He is involved in several squash charities and is a member of the StreetSquash Advisory Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://streetsquash.org/organization/psab|title=Professional Squash Advisory Board|publisher=Street Squash|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref>

==Career== Following his graduation, he was a professional at The Apawamis Club and worked under Peter Briggs.

In 2018, Mathur and Mudge were the first team in seven years to be undefeated throughout an entire pro-doubles tour season since Mudge and Ben Gould did so in 2010–11; this accomplishment has happened only 5 times in the 18 years since the pro doubles association was created in 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/2018/05/mudge-and-mathur-go-undefeated-in-2017-18-season/|title=Mudge and Mathur Go Undefeated in 2017-18 Season|publisher=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour|accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> Mathur and Mudge were also winners of the 2017 Briggs Cup at Apawamis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/tag/briggs/|title=MATHUR & MUDGE SURGE TO LIFT BIENNIAL BRIGGS CUP|publisher=SDA Pro Tour|accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysquashreport.com/8_2_18_mudge.htm|title=Damien Mudge To Undergo Knee Surgery, Sidelined Until Calendar 2019|author=Rob Dinerman|publisher=Daily Squash Report|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref>

An achilles injury in October 2018 forced Mathur to take a break from playing and focus on recovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussquash.com/badan-mathur-sustains-achilles-injury|title=Badan & Samper Win First Big Apple Open; Mathur Sustains Achilles Injury|publisher=US Squash|accessdate=6 October 2019}}</ref> But as of September 2019, Mathur was back on the court with his new partner Chris Callis, the one-time Captain of the Princeton squash team and #1 ranked doubles squash player (as of March 2020). The pair won the Maryland Club Open on 30 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/2019/10/mathur-makes-victorious-return-from-tour-with-callis-in-maryland-club-season-opener|title=MATHUR MAKES VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM TOUR WITH CALLIS IN MARYLAND CLUB SEASON OPENER|author=Chris McClintick|publisher=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour|accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> Other 2019 wins by Mathur and Callis include tournaments at Sleepy Hollow and at Apawamis; the 2019 Briggs Cup win at Apawamis was Mathur's third time clinching this prestigious title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdaprotour.com/2019/12/mathur-claims-third-briggs-cup-callis-celebrates-first-at-apawamis|title=Mathur Claims Third Briggs Cup, Callis Celebrates First|publisher=Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour|accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>

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