Nicol David
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Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash
player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian
woman to achieve this. She won the British Open
title in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as the World Open title a record 6 times, in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
David is the first squash player to have won the World Junior
title twice; in 1999 and 2001 under the tutelage of Richard Glanfield
. She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this, until Raneem El Weleily
emulated David's feat by winning her second World Junior Championship in 2007. David joined WISPA
and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The victory came in February, when she defeated Salma Shabana
in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open
. On 7 June 2008, David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B. in conjunction with the birthday of the His Majesty
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975. David was also invited to carry the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics in 2004 and being appointed as UNDP
National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.
David's other notable achievements include the Asian Squash Championship, which she won a record eight times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011). She also held a 13-month, 51-match winning streak, from March 2006 until April 2007, when she finally lost to Natalie Grinham in the final of the 2007 Seoul Open. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year
on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.
school teacher, and Desmond David, a Malaysian Indian engineer, who is also a former state athlete and footballer. She has two sisters, Lianne and Cheryl, both of whom are accomplished squash players at the national level. As a youngster, mathematics was David's best subject at school; she dreamed of one day becoming an engineer. Her primary education was at Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Green Lane(Convent Green Lane Primary School). David scored seven A's for her Penilaian Menengah Rendah
and obtained seven A's in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
(the equivalent to GCSE
), which she studied at Convent Green Lane Secondary School in Green Lane, Penang
. She was raised a Roman Catholic.
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975. The award is limited to 10 recipients who have made significant contributions in the arts, sciences and the humanities.
On 12 July 2008, David was among 497 people honoured in conjunction with the 70th birthday of the Penang State Governor
Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. David was also one of the 28 people who received the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri award (DSPN), which carries the title Datuk, making her the youngest person ever to be conferred Datukship in Penang. The former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
, a fellow Penang
ite, once quipped that David is "now more famous than me". In July 2007, David received Master of Arts honoris causa; an honorary degree by the University of Nottingham
. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year
on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.
David was given the honour of carrying the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics of 2004, and was appointed UNDP
National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.
David played squash when she was five years old, and received coaching at the age of eight. While training at the Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre, David was talent spotted by Ee Phoeh Hoon, who led her to represent her home state of Penang
, along with her sisters. David's squash career began in 1992 when she won silver in the Under-14 category of the Penang State Junior Championship. Her first national level victory was also in 1992 at the Milo-Dunlop Sport
National Junior Interstate Championship, where she won silver in the Under-16 category. In 1994, David was chosen to join the Penang state squash team for the Malaysian Games
(SUKMA) tournament where she helped Penang win a gold medal in the team event, despite being ill at the time. In the same year, she won her first two international titles – the Hong Kong U-13 and the Scottish
Junior Open Under-12.
David won the Women's World Junior Squash Championships
of 1999 in Antwerp, Belgium, making her the youngest woman to become the world junior champion at the age of 15. In the process, she defeated three players ranked in the world top 20. She successfully defended the title in Penang in 2001, becoming one of only two players in the history of squash to have won it twice; her coach was Richard Glanfield
.
In 1999, David began to win major junior tournaments, including the British Junior Open (Under-17 champion), the German Junior Open (Under-19, Champion), the SEA Games (Champion in the Senior and Team categories), and the Asian Junior Champion for both individual and team events.
David's biggest win, however, was the World Junior Championships, played in Antwerp. It took just half an hour for the then 15-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl to obtain world junior champion status when she beat compatriot Leong Siu Lynn 9–5, 9–3 and 9–2 in the final of the women's individual event to become the youngest ever winner of the title. David reached the quarterfinals of the previous World Junior Championships in August 1997 in Brazil, as a thirteen-year-old and has since claimed both the Asian junior and senior titles, as well as the gold medal in the Asian Games
in December 1998. David also is one of a few squash player to have won all the age categories in the British Junior Open.
and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The victory came in February, when she defeated Salma Shabana
in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open
with a score of 9–1, 9–0 and 9–5. Within a month, Hotel Equatorial announced its two year worldwide sponsorship for her. David also won a sponsorship on the WISPA tour by Dunlop squash.
In 2001, David, who has played under Dunlop Sport
sponsorship for most of her junior career and WISPA career, signed a two-year deal to play with Head
rackets with local conglomerate Mulpha Sports. In July, David won the World Junior title for a second time, beating Omneya Abdel Kawy
in just 17 minutes with a score of 9–2, 9–4 and 9–2 in the final. She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this until 2007, when Raneem El Weleily
won her second World Junior Championship. David also won the individual event in the Asian Junior Squash Championships by defeating her compatriot Tricia Chuah
in the final with a score of 9–5, 9–6 and 9–0; and helped the Malaysian team to the team event title.
In 2002 David, together with her mixed double event partner Ong Beng Hee
, won a Commonwealth Games
silver medal for Malaysia after losing to Glen Wilson
and Leilani Rorani in the final. Earlier in the year, David defeated Ellen Petersen of Denmark with a score of 9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4 to win the second Kuala Lumpur Open title of her career. David failed to retain her Asian Games
gold medal in 2002, when she lost 9–7, 9–5 and 9–7 to Rebecca Chiu
of Hong Kong in the final in Busan
, South Korea.
David was the losing finalist twice in 2003, losing to the more experienced Cassie Jackman on her home ground and then to Linda Elriani
in the Monte Carlo Classic in November. She reached the semi-final of the World Open in Hong Kong, losing to Cassie Jackman with a score of 9–6, 9–3, 9–4 in the final. David did not perform well in the other major WISPA events; she was eliminated in the first round of the Carol Weymuller US Open, in the British Open and in the Texas Open. In the Qatar Classic
Open, David lost in the second round to Natalie Grinham
with a score of 9–2, 7–9, 9–0 and 9–4.
In 2004 David again failed to win any title. Her achievements included getting into the final of both the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. David started to progress in the very last month of the year by reaching the final of the Shanghai WISPA WorldStars Championship and the semi-finals of the World Open, to rise two places to number four in the January 2005 WISPA rankings.
Defeated only twice in 2005, the 21-year-old from Penang returned to her home country in July after winning the gold medal at the World Open in Germany to become the youngest squash world champion. She then became the first local player to win the Women's CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championship title in the event’s 31-year history. In October, David proved that her success in the World Open and in the Malaysian Open was not by chance by becoming the first Malaysian to win a British Open title, the first Asian to win the women's crown, when she beat Australia's Natalie Grinham
in the women's final in straight games that lasted in 55 minutes. Within two months after the British Open and the World Open win, David won the following year's world number one ranking for the first time. Later in the year, she was voted by her fellow members of the Women's International Squash Players Association
as the WISPA Player of The Year 2005.
David became the World's number 1 female squash player in January 2006 at the age of 23 to become the first Malaysian and the first Asian woman to be ranked World number 1 in the sport. She also became the twelfth holder of the position since the rankings were first produced in April 1983. David started the year on a low, losing twice to Vanessa Atkinson
in February, in the Apawamis Open and in the Kuala Lumpur Open, both in the final. The two straight loses to Atkinson saw David's world rank dropped to number 2. David started to show progress later in the year and recovered from the setback to win six straight tour titles and reclaimed the World number 1 spot. David successfully defended her World Open title on 25 November 2006, at the Ulster Hall
in Belfast
by defeating Natalie Grinham in the final that was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open". She became the first Malaysian athlete to win a world championship title for the second consecutive time, and the fourth person in history to retain the World Open Squash Championship. David also captured the Qatar Airways Challenge Open, the Dunlop British Open Championship, the Hong Kong Open, the Penang Open and the CIMB Malaysian Open. David topped the December WISPA ranking with a points average of almost twice that of her nearest rival, Rachael Grinham
, and in the same month, in the second annual WISPA Awards
, she was voted best female player of the year for the second time.
in a five set final lasting 87 minutes. A month later, David again failed to defend her World Open title when she stumbled in the second round, losing to Shelley Kitchen
with a score of 0–9, 1–9, 9–2, 9–3 and 6–9 in 69 minutes. It was the first time since April 2004 that David did not qualify for the quarters of a tournament, losing to the same person who denied her the bronze medal of the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne 9 months previously. In December, David won the inaugural Asian Sportswoman of the Year
, beating more than 100 competitors who represented 25 sporting bodies.
In 2008, David won ten tour titles and was unbeaten. David completed her most successful year to date, retaining her Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open title for the third successive year in November to bring her 2008 WISPA World Tour title total to ten, extending her unbeaten Tour record since October 2007 to 53 matches. David celebrated her second full calendar year as world number one in the December Women's World Squash Rankings thus bringing her reign at the top of women’s squash to 30 straight months. David's WISPA title successes in 2008 began with the Apawamis Open in New York in February, and continued with the KL Open on home soil in Malaysia, the British Open title in England, Seoul Open in Korea
, Malaysian Open, the Singapore
Masters, Dutch Open, World Open in England, Qatar Classic and the Hong Kong Open. Away from the tour, David secured her sixth successive biennial Asian Championship crown in February, after winning the first in July 1998 when aged just 14, and then lead Malaysia to the bronze medal in the Women's World Team Championship in Cairo
.
(Netherlands) at No. 2; her older sister Rachael Grinham
(Australia) at No. 3; and Natalie Grainger
, of the United States, at No. 4. In her first tournament of the year, the Kuala Lumpur Open, David's 17-month, 56-match winning run was brought to an end when she lost to Natalie Grainger in the final. After the defeat, David recovered to capture the inaugural Cayman Islands Open. She managed to avenge her loss to Grainger early in the year by beating her 11–8, 11–6 and 11–5 in the final. It is her 35th tour crown and her 50th appearance in a WISPA Tour final. A week later, David went on to win her second title of the year by again dispatching Grainger, this time in four sets.
Twenty-one days after winning the Texas Open title, David captured her second Seoul City Open crown by defeating Jenny Duncalf in four sets. A month later, on 24 July, she retained her World Games
women's singles title with a win over arch rival Natalie Grinham of the Netherlands in straight sets. A week later, on 1 August, David picked up her fifth consecutive Malaysian Open title, winning 11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11–7 in a 60-minute match against 25 year-old Londoner, Alison Waters
. David thus became the first player to win five Malaysian Open titles in a row since its inception in 1975.
Dominating on the squash courts, David beat Natalie Grinham to win her third consecutive Singapore Masters championship, and her third title within a month. She overcame Natalie in three sets with a score of 11–9, 11–8 and 11–9 for her fifth WISPA title of the year. David celebrated another milestone in her squash career by moving into her 41st month as world number one in the September Women's World Rankings thus surpassing her mentor Sarah Fitz-Gerald
as the player with the third longest ever reign at the top of the women's rankings. On 12 September, David lost to Madeline Perry
in the British Open
quarter-final in a five set match that lasted for 76 minutes; 15 days later, she recovered to defeat arch-rival Natalie Grinham in the final of the World Open Championship
, obtaining the title for a record fourth time. David ended the year on a low when she lost in the semis to Jenny Duncalf
in both the Qatar Classic and the US Open, the former ending in five sets.
David started 2010 ranked number 1 for the 42nd consecutive month. She appeared in the WISPA
calendar for the month of January. David competed in her first tournament in March, the US$53,000 Chennai Open; she won all her matches in straight sets and was crowned as the champion, avenging two straight defeats to Jenny Duncalf in late 2009. Thirteen days later, in the Kuala Lumpur Open, David defeated the fourth seeded Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy
who upset second seed Jenny Duncalf in the semi-finals in straight sets to win her second successive WISPA title of the year. It was David's sixth title in the Kuala Lumpur Open tournament as she had previously won it in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
David had won five more tour titles since April. This include winning the "prestigious" World Open
title on 22 September. The World Open win was David fifth thus equalling Sarah Fitz-Gerald
's record for the most times World Open win. In October, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
, David defeated Jenny Duncalf
11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to win the gold medal. David did not drop a game in the entire tournament, just as she did in the 2010 World Open in Egypt.
have a long rivalry history. As of November 2011, they have met 31 times, with David leading their overall head-to-head series 24–7. Grinham is David's most frequent opponent on tour and 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including two in the World Open
tournament. The World Open 2006
final between David and Grinham was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open".
The longest match between the duo is in the 2007 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open; which saw David went on to win in a five set match that lasted in 102 minutes. David won 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6. On 27 September 2009 in the $118,000 2009 Women's World Open
final, David won the match in four sets 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 to become only the third player in the history of the championships to win four titles, alongside Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald
and New Zealander Susan Devoy
.
1996 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-14 Champion
1997 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-15 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-17 Champion
1998 British Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, Asian Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Junior Squash Grand Circuit Final – Under-19 Champion, 13th Asian Games – Singles Gold (1)
1999 British Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (1), German Junior Open – Champion, Malaysian Junior Open – Champion, World Junior Champion (1)
2000 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (2)
2001 Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (2), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (2), World Junior Champion (2)
2002 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (3), Asian Championship – Team Champion (1), Commonwealth Games 2002 – Mixed Doubles Silver, 14th Asian Games – Singles Silver
2004 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (4), Asian Championship – Team Champion (2)
2005 World Games – Singles Champion (1)
2006 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (5), Asian Championship – Team Champion (3), 15th Asian Games – Singles Gold (2)
2008 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (6), Asian Championship – Team Champion (4)
2009 World Games – Singles Champion (2)
2010 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (7), Commonwealth Games 2010 – Singles Gold, Commonwealth Games 2010 – Mixed Doubles Bronze, 16th Asian Games – Singles Gold (3), 16th Asian Games – Team Gold
2011 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (8)
Note: NA = Not Available
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
woman to achieve this. She won the British Open
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
title in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as the World Open title a record 6 times, in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
David is the first squash player to have won the World Junior
World Junior Squash Championships
The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation . Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men held one year, junior women ...
title twice; in 1999 and 2001 under the tutelage of Richard Glanfield
Richard Glanfield
Richard Glanfield is a squash coach and former professional squash player from Shropshire, England....
. She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this, until Raneem El Weleily
Raneem El Weleily
Ranim Mohamed Yasser Saad El Din El Walily is a professional squash player from Egypt.Raneem followed her brother into squash at the age of six and first played for Egypt in the World Juniors 2001 in Penang, then aged ten...
emulated David's feat by winning her second World Junior Championship in 2007. David joined WISPA
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The victory came in February, when she defeated Salma Shabana
Salma Shabana
Salma Shabana is a current professional female squash player from Egypt. She is currently ranked No. 76 in the world and reached a career high of No. 20 in September 2000. She is the sister of former male PSA world No. 1 squash player, Amr Shabana...
in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. On 7 June 2008, David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B. in conjunction with the birthday of the His Majesty
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975. David was also invited to carry the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics in 2004 and being appointed as UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.
David's other notable achievements include the Asian Squash Championship, which she won a record eight times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011). She also held a 13-month, 51-match winning streak, from March 2006 until April 2007, when she finally lost to Natalie Grinham in the final of the 2007 Seoul Open. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year
WISPA Awards
The WISPA Awards are presented annually by the Women's International Squash Players Association, the organization which organizes the women's world squash circuit.-Player of The Year:-Young Player of the Year:-Most Improved Player of the Year:...
on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.
Personal life
David is the daughter of Ann Marie David, a retired Malaysian ChineseMalaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...
school teacher, and Desmond David, a Malaysian Indian engineer, who is also a former state athlete and footballer. She has two sisters, Lianne and Cheryl, both of whom are accomplished squash players at the national level. As a youngster, mathematics was David's best subject at school; she dreamed of one day becoming an engineer. Her primary education was at Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Green Lane(Convent Green Lane Primary School). David scored seven A's for her Penilaian Menengah Rendah
Penilaian Menengah Rendah
Penilaian Menengah Rendah is a Malaysian public examination taken by all Form Three students in both government and private schools throughout the country. It was formerly known as Sijil Rendah Pelajaran...
and obtained seven A's in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia , or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination taken by all fifth-year secondary school students in Malaysia...
(the equivalent to GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
), which she studied at Convent Green Lane Secondary School in Green Lane, Penang
Green Lane, Penang
Green Lane refers to an area which covers the stretch of Green Lane or today's Jalan Masjid Negeri, Penang, Malaysia ....
. She was raised a Roman Catholic.
Awards and recognition
On 7 June 2008, David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B. in conjunction with the birthday of His MajestyYang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975. The award is limited to 10 recipients who have made significant contributions in the arts, sciences and the humanities.
On 12 July 2008, David was among 497 people honoured in conjunction with the 70th birthday of the Penang State Governor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is the official title of the ceremonial heads of state of the Malaysian states without hereditary rulers, namely Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak...
Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. David was also one of the 28 people who received the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri award (DSPN), which carries the title Datuk, making her the youngest person ever to be conferred Datukship in Penang. The former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
, a fellow Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
ite, once quipped that David is "now more famous than me". In July 2007, David received Master of Arts honoris causa; an honorary degree by the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year
WISPA Awards
The WISPA Awards are presented annually by the Women's International Squash Players Association, the organization which organizes the women's world squash circuit.-Player of The Year:-Young Player of the Year:-Most Improved Player of the Year:...
on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.
David was given the honour of carrying the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics of 2004, and was appointed UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.
Pre–2000: Junior years
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
, along with her sisters. David's squash career began in 1992 when she won silver in the Under-14 category of the Penang State Junior Championship. Her first national level victory was also in 1992 at the Milo-Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a tennis, squash, golf, badminton, clothing, travel and bicycle equipment brand, that specializes in sporting goods.After Dunlop Holdings was acquired by BTR plc in 1985, Dunlop Sport was combined with the Slazenger brand which Dunlop had acquired in 1959 to form Dunlop Slazenger...
National Junior Interstate Championship, where she won silver in the Under-16 category. In 1994, David was chosen to join the Penang state squash team for the Malaysian Games
Sukma Games
Sukma Games is a sporting event in Malaysia held once every two years. Sukma is an acronym for Sukan Malaysia; literally Malaysian Games. The first Games was held in 1986 in Kuala Lumpur...
(SUKMA) tournament where she helped Penang win a gold medal in the team event, despite being ill at the time. In the same year, she won her first two international titles – the Hong Kong U-13 and the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Junior Open Under-12.
David won the Women's World Junior Squash Championships
World Junior Squash Championships
The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation . Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men held one year, junior women ...
of 1999 in Antwerp, Belgium, making her the youngest woman to become the world junior champion at the age of 15. In the process, she defeated three players ranked in the world top 20. She successfully defended the title in Penang in 2001, becoming one of only two players in the history of squash to have won it twice; her coach was Richard Glanfield
Richard Glanfield
Richard Glanfield is a squash coach and former professional squash player from Shropshire, England....
.
In 1999, David began to win major junior tournaments, including the British Junior Open (Under-17 champion), the German Junior Open (Under-19, Champion), the SEA Games (Champion in the Senior and Team categories), and the Asian Junior Champion for both individual and team events.
David's biggest win, however, was the World Junior Championships, played in Antwerp. It took just half an hour for the then 15-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl to obtain world junior champion status when she beat compatriot Leong Siu Lynn 9–5, 9–3 and 9–2 in the final of the women's individual event to become the youngest ever winner of the title. David reached the quarterfinals of the previous World Junior Championships in August 1997 in Brazil, as a thirteen-year-old and has since claimed both the Asian junior and senior titles, as well as the gold medal in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
in December 1998. David also is one of a few squash player to have won all the age categories in the British Junior Open.
2000–2004: Early professional career
David joined WISPAWomen's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The victory came in February, when she defeated Salma Shabana
Salma Shabana
Salma Shabana is a current professional female squash player from Egypt. She is currently ranked No. 76 in the world and reached a career high of No. 20 in September 2000. She is the sister of former male PSA world No. 1 squash player, Amr Shabana...
in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
with a score of 9–1, 9–0 and 9–5. Within a month, Hotel Equatorial announced its two year worldwide sponsorship for her. David also won a sponsorship on the WISPA tour by Dunlop squash.
In 2001, David, who has played under Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a tennis, squash, golf, badminton, clothing, travel and bicycle equipment brand, that specializes in sporting goods.After Dunlop Holdings was acquired by BTR plc in 1985, Dunlop Sport was combined with the Slazenger brand which Dunlop had acquired in 1959 to form Dunlop Slazenger...
sponsorship for most of her junior career and WISPA career, signed a two-year deal to play with Head
Head (company)
Head N.V. is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. Founded as a ski company in Baltimore, Maryland, the company is currently headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Kennelbach, Austria...
rackets with local conglomerate Mulpha Sports. In July, David won the World Junior title for a second time, beating Omneya Abdel Kawy
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Omneya Abdel Kawy is an Egyptian professional squash player.Omneya won the World Junior Championship in Egypt 2003. Omneya crowned a sparkling junior career in 2003 in her home city of Cairo when she lifted the World Junior title after having been the runner up to Nicol David in 1999 and 2001...
in just 17 minutes with a score of 9–2, 9–4 and 9–2 in the final. She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this until 2007, when Raneem El Weleily
Raneem El Weleily
Ranim Mohamed Yasser Saad El Din El Walily is a professional squash player from Egypt.Raneem followed her brother into squash at the age of six and first played for Egypt in the World Juniors 2001 in Penang, then aged ten...
won her second World Junior Championship. David also won the individual event in the Asian Junior Squash Championships by defeating her compatriot Tricia Chuah
Tricia Chuah
Tricia Chuah, is a professional squash player who represented Malaysia.Tricia grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and started playing squash at the start of her teens. At sixteen, she started to compete internationally....
in the final with a score of 9–5, 9–6 and 9–0; and helped the Malaysian team to the team event title.
In 2002 David, together with her mixed double event partner Ong Beng Hee
Ong Beng Hee
Ong Beng Hee is a professional squash player from Malaysia.With four successive Asian Championship titles from 2000–2006; gold medals in both the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, 11 PSA Tour titles from 19 final appearances, and a career-best world ranking of No 7, Ong Beng Hee has become Malaysia’s...
, won a Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
silver medal for Malaysia after losing to Glen Wilson
Glen Wilson
Glen Wilson is a squash coach and former professional squash player from New Zealand.As a player, Wilson was a three-time New Zealand national champion, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No...
and Leilani Rorani in the final. Earlier in the year, David defeated Ellen Petersen of Denmark with a score of 9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4 to win the second Kuala Lumpur Open title of her career. David failed to retain her Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
gold medal in 2002, when she lost 9–7, 9–5 and 9–7 to Rebecca Chiu
Rebecca Chiu
Chiu Wing Yin Rebecca , commonly known as Rebecca Chiu, is a female professional squash player from Hong Kong. Her highest world ranking is 13, achieved in October 2007.- External links :* * * *...
of Hong Kong in the final in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea.
David was the losing finalist twice in 2003, losing to the more experienced Cassie Jackman on her home ground and then to Linda Elriani
Linda Elriani
Linda Elriani is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England....
in the Monte Carlo Classic in November. She reached the semi-final of the World Open in Hong Kong, losing to Cassie Jackman with a score of 9–6, 9–3, 9–4 in the final. David did not perform well in the other major WISPA events; she was eliminated in the first round of the Carol Weymuller US Open, in the British Open and in the Texas Open. In the Qatar Classic
Qatar Classic
The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October. The event was re-established in 2001. The tournament features both men and women, the men's event is part of the PSA World Series and the women's event is part of the WISPA World...
Open, David lost in the second round to Natalie Grinham
Natalie Grinham
Natalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash...
with a score of 9–2, 7–9, 9–0 and 9–4.
In 2004 David again failed to win any title. Her achievements included getting into the final of both the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. David started to progress in the very last month of the year by reaching the final of the Shanghai WISPA WorldStars Championship and the semi-finals of the World Open, to rise two places to number four in the January 2005 WISPA rankings.
2005–2006: World champion and rise to the top
Natalie Grinham
Natalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash...
in the women's final in straight games that lasted in 55 minutes. Within two months after the British Open and the World Open win, David won the following year's world number one ranking for the first time. Later in the year, she was voted by her fellow members of the Women's International Squash Players Association
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
as the WISPA Player of The Year 2005.
David became the World's number 1 female squash player in January 2006 at the age of 23 to become the first Malaysian and the first Asian woman to be ranked World number 1 in the sport. She also became the twelfth holder of the position since the rankings were first produced in April 1983. David started the year on a low, losing twice to Vanessa Atkinson
Vanessa Atkinson
Vanessa Louise Atkinson is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005....
in February, in the Apawamis Open and in the Kuala Lumpur Open, both in the final. The two straight loses to Atkinson saw David's world rank dropped to number 2. David started to show progress later in the year and recovered from the setback to win six straight tour titles and reclaimed the World number 1 spot. David successfully defended her World Open title on 25 November 2006, at the Ulster Hall
Ulster Hall
The Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade B1 listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated on Bedford Street in Belfast city centre, the hall hosts concerts, classical recitals, craft fairs and political party conferences...
in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
by defeating Natalie Grinham in the final that was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open". She became the first Malaysian athlete to win a world championship title for the second consecutive time, and the fourth person in history to retain the World Open Squash Championship. David also captured the Qatar Airways Challenge Open, the Dunlop British Open Championship, the Hong Kong Open, the Penang Open and the CIMB Malaysian Open. David topped the December WISPA ranking with a points average of almost twice that of her nearest rival, Rachael Grinham
Rachael Grinham
Rachael Margaret Grinham is a professional squash player from Australia. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No...
, and in the same month, in the second annual WISPA Awards
WISPA Awards
The WISPA Awards are presented annually by the Women's International Squash Players Association, the organization which organizes the women's world squash circuit.-Player of The Year:-Young Player of the Year:-Most Improved Player of the Year:...
, she was voted best female player of the year for the second time.
2007–2008: Winning streak and dominance
David captured another six titles in the early months of 2007, then lost the final of the British Open to Australian Rachael GrinhamRachael Grinham
Rachael Margaret Grinham is a professional squash player from Australia. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No...
in a five set final lasting 87 minutes. A month later, David again failed to defend her World Open title when she stumbled in the second round, losing to Shelley Kitchen
Shelley Kitchen
Shelley Celia Kitchen MNZM is a female professional squash player from New Zealand.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysia in the third-place match to capture the women's singles Bronze Medal...
with a score of 0–9, 1–9, 9–2, 9–3 and 6–9 in 69 minutes. It was the first time since April 2004 that David did not qualify for the quarters of a tournament, losing to the same person who denied her the bronze medal of the Commonwealth Games
Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was played for the most part at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Singles play took place from March 16 to 20 , and the doubles was contested from March 21 to 26 ....
in Melbourne 9 months previously. In December, David won the inaugural Asian Sportswoman of the Year
Asian Sportsman of the year
The Asian Sports Award is a recognition programme conceived by Stropt and Sports Limited in collaboration with the Asian Sports Press Union . Its aim is to honour, champion and promote the world-class sports heroes of Asia...
, beating more than 100 competitors who represented 25 sporting bodies.
In 2008, David won ten tour titles and was unbeaten. David completed her most successful year to date, retaining her Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open title for the third successive year in November to bring her 2008 WISPA World Tour title total to ten, extending her unbeaten Tour record since October 2007 to 53 matches. David celebrated her second full calendar year as world number one in the December Women's World Squash Rankings thus bringing her reign at the top of women’s squash to 30 straight months. David's WISPA title successes in 2008 began with the Apawamis Open in New York in February, and continued with the KL Open on home soil in Malaysia, the British Open title in England, Seoul Open in Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Malaysian Open, the Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Masters, Dutch Open, World Open in England, Qatar Classic and the Hong Kong Open. Away from the tour, David secured her sixth successive biennial Asian Championship crown in February, after winning the first in July 1998 when aged just 14, and then lead Malaysia to the bronze medal in the Women's World Team Championship in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
.
2009–present: Achieving records
With a lead over her nearest rival,she failed in the Women's World Squash Rankings published on 1 January 2009 by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) – thus moving into her 30th successive month as the world’s number one female player. David headed an unchanged top four, with Natalie GrinhamNatalie Grinham
Natalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash...
(Netherlands) at No. 2; her older sister Rachael Grinham
Rachael Grinham
Rachael Margaret Grinham is a professional squash player from Australia. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No...
(Australia) at No. 3; and Natalie Grainger
Natalie Grainger
Natalie Grainger , also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player....
, of the United States, at No. 4. In her first tournament of the year, the Kuala Lumpur Open, David's 17-month, 56-match winning run was brought to an end when she lost to Natalie Grainger in the final. After the defeat, David recovered to capture the inaugural Cayman Islands Open. She managed to avenge her loss to Grainger early in the year by beating her 11–8, 11–6 and 11–5 in the final. It is her 35th tour crown and her 50th appearance in a WISPA Tour final. A week later, David went on to win her second title of the year by again dispatching Grainger, this time in four sets.
Twenty-one days after winning the Texas Open title, David captured her second Seoul City Open crown by defeating Jenny Duncalf in four sets. A month later, on 24 July, she retained her World Games
Squash at the 2009 World Games
The Squash competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 24,at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium.-Medals table:-Medals summary:...
women's singles title with a win over arch rival Natalie Grinham of the Netherlands in straight sets. A week later, on 1 August, David picked up her fifth consecutive Malaysian Open title, winning 11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11–7 in a 60-minute match against 25 year-old Londoner, Alison Waters
Alison Waters
Alison Waters is a professional squash player from England.Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10...
. David thus became the first player to win five Malaysian Open titles in a row since its inception in 1975.
Dominating on the squash courts, David beat Natalie Grinham to win her third consecutive Singapore Masters championship, and her third title within a month. She overcame Natalie in three sets with a score of 11–9, 11–8 and 11–9 for her fifth WISPA title of the year. David celebrated another milestone in her squash career by moving into her 41st month as world number one in the September Women's World Rankings thus surpassing her mentor Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian women's squash player who is perhaps the greatest of the 1990s, collecting five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest...
as the player with the third longest ever reign at the top of the women's rankings. On 12 September, David lost to Madeline Perry
Madeline Perry
Madeline Perry is a professional squash player from Northern Ireland. She was raised in Northern Ireland and currently lives in Halifax....
in the British Open
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
quarter-final in a five set match that lasted for 76 minutes; 15 days later, she recovered to defeat arch-rival Natalie Grinham in the final of the World Open Championship
2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The championship is part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour...
, obtaining the title for a record fourth time. David ended the year on a low when she lost in the semis to Jenny Duncalf
Jenny Duncalf
Jennifer Duncalf is a professional squash player from England.As a junior player, Duncalf won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009...
in both the Qatar Classic and the US Open, the former ending in five sets.
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
calendar for the month of January. David competed in her first tournament in March, the US$53,000 Chennai Open; she won all her matches in straight sets and was crowned as the champion, avenging two straight defeats to Jenny Duncalf in late 2009. Thirteen days later, in the Kuala Lumpur Open, David defeated the fourth seeded Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Omneya Abdel Kawy is an Egyptian professional squash player.Omneya won the World Junior Championship in Egypt 2003. Omneya crowned a sparkling junior career in 2003 in her home city of Cairo when she lifted the World Junior title after having been the runner up to Nicol David in 1999 and 2001...
who upset second seed Jenny Duncalf in the semi-finals in straight sets to win her second successive WISPA title of the year. It was David's sixth title in the Kuala Lumpur Open tournament as she had previously won it in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
David had won five more tour titles since April. This include winning the "prestigious" World Open
2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. It was part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour...
title on 22 September. The World Open win was David fifth thus equalling Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian women's squash player who is perhaps the greatest of the 1990s, collecting five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest...
's record for the most times World Open win. In October, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex from 4 to 13 October 2010. The training venue for the participants was Siri Fort Sports Complex - 3. Every CGA has been allowed to send a maximum of 8 players, 4 male and 4 female, for this event.-Medals...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, David defeated Jenny Duncalf
Jenny Duncalf
Jennifer Duncalf is a professional squash player from England.As a junior player, Duncalf won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009...
11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to win the gold medal. David did not drop a game in the entire tournament, just as she did in the 2010 World Open in Egypt.
Rivalry between David and Natalie Grinham
David and Natalie GrinhamNatalie Grinham
Natalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash...
have a long rivalry history. As of November 2011, they have met 31 times, with David leading their overall head-to-head series 24–7. Grinham is David's most frequent opponent on tour and 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including two in the World Open
World Open
The World Open is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The World Open is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious titles in squash, alongside the British Open...
tournament. The World Open 2006
2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players...
final between David and Grinham was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open".
The longest match between the duo is in the 2007 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open; which saw David went on to win in a five set match that lasted in 102 minutes. David won 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6. On 27 September 2009 in the $118,000 2009 Women's World Open
2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The championship is part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour...
final, David won the match in four sets 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 to become only the third player in the history of the championships to win four titles, alongside Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian women's squash player who is perhaps the greatest of the 1990s, collecting five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest...
and New Zealander Susan Devoy
Susan Devoy
Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy, DNZM, CBE is a New Zealand squash player who dominated the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She won the World Open on four occasions.-Playing career:...
.
WISPA titles (57)
All Results for David in WISPA World Tour tournaments:EWLINE
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | Length (H:MM) |
| 1. | 28 February 2000 | Savcor Finnish Open |  Salma ShabanaSalma Shabana Salma Shabana is a current professional female squash player from Egypt. She is currently ranked No. 76 in the world and reached a career high of No. 20 in September 2000. She is the sister of former male PSA world No. 1 squash player, Amr Shabana... |
9–1, 9–0, 9–5 | Unknown |
| 2. | 30 July 2000 | Kuala Lumpur Open (1) |  Elin Blikra |
9–2, 9–5, 9–5 | 0:32 |
| 3. | 3 February 2002 | Kuala Lumpur Open (2) |  Ellen Petersen |
9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4 | Unknown |
| 4. | 6 February 2005 | Kuala Lumpur Open (3) |  Annelize NaudéAnnelize Naudé Annelize Naudé is a professional squash player from the Netherlands. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No... |
9–4, 9–2, 9–0 | 0:19 |
| 5. | 12 March 2005 | Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open (1) |  Natalie GraingerNatalie Grainger Natalie Grainger , also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player.... |
4–9, 9–6, 9–7, 10–8 | 0:45 |
| 6. | 5 June 2005 | Dutch Open (1) |  Linda ElrianiLinda Elriani Linda Elriani is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England.... |
4–9, 2–9, 9–3, 9–3, 9–3 | Unknown |
| 7. | 30 July 2005 | Malaysian Women's Open (1) | Vanessa Atkinson Vanessa Atkinson Vanessa Louise Atkinson is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005.... |
3–9, 9–3, 1–9, 9–1, 9–4 | 0:52 |
| 8. | 17 October 2005 | British Open (1) |  Natalie GrinhamNatalie Grinham Natalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash... |
9–6, 9–7, 9–6 | 0:55 |
| 9. | 30 October 2005 | Carol Weymuller Open | Natalie Grinham |
5–9, 9–6, 9–4, 9–3 | 1:00 |
| 10. | 4 December 2005 | World Open (1) | Rachael Grinham Rachael Grinham Rachael Margaret Grinham is a professional squash player from Australia. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No... |
8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7 | 0:53 |
| 11. | 9 July 2006 | Qatar Airways Challenge Open | Rachael Grinham |
4–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–0 | 0:54 |
| 12. | 30 July 2006 | Malaysian Women's Open (2) | Tania Bailey Tania Bailey Tania Bailey is a professional squash player from England.As a junior player, Bailey won the World Junior Championship in 1997 and captained the England team to World and European junior team titles... |
9–4, 9–6, 2–9, 5–9, 9–3 | 1:25 |
| 13. | 5 August 2006 | Penang Open | Rachael Grinham |
9–6, 9–6, 5–9, 9–3 | 0:55 |
| 14. | 18 September 2006 | British Open (2) | Rachael Grinham |
9–4, 9–1, 9–4 | 0:41 |
| 15. | 22 October 2006 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (1) | Tania Bailey |
9–2, 10–8, 9–5 | 0:41 |
| 16. | 26 November 2006 | World Open 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... (2) |
Natalie Grinham |
1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2 | 1:38 |
| 17. | 17 March 2007 | Kuala Lumpur Open (4) | Natalie Grinham |
6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6 | 1:42 |
| 18. | 11 April 2007 | Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open (2) | Natalie Grinham |
9–6, 10–8, 2–9, 9–1 | 1:33 |
| 19. | 17 April 2007 | Qatar Classic Open (1) | Natalie Grinham |
9–7, 2–9, 9–7, 9–2 | 1:09 |
| 20. | 28 July 2007 | Malaysian Open (3) | Tania Bailey |
9–4, 9–3, 9–2 | 0:36 |
| 21. | 4 August 2007 | Singapore Masters (1) | Natalie Grinham |
9–6, 9–5, 9–5 | 0:54 |
| 22. | 2 September 2007 | Dutch Open (2) | Rachael Grinham |
9–4, 9–1, 9–6 | 0:34 |
| 23. | 3 November 2007 | Qatar Classic Open (2) | Natalie Grainger |
9–6, 9–4, 10–9 | 0:43 |
| 24. | 11 November 2007 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (2) | Natalie Grinham |
9–3, 9–5, 10–8 | 0:58 |
| 25. | 4 February 2008 | Apawamis Squash Open | Natalie Grinham |
9–1, 9–6, 6–6 (ret) | 0:45 |
| 26. | 8 March 2008 | Kuala Lumpur Open (5) | Natalie Grinham |
9–4, 9–2, 9–2 | 0:35 |
| 27. | 12 May 2008 | British Open (3) | Jenny Duncalf Jenny Duncalf Jennifer Duncalf is a professional squash player from England.As a junior player, Duncalf won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009... |
9–1, 10–8, 9–0 | 0:40 |
| 28. | 7 June 2008 | Seoul City Open (1) | Rachael Grinham |
9–5, 10–9, 9–6 | 0:41 |
| 29. | 26 July 2008 | Malaysian Open (4) | Natalie Grinham |
11–1, 11–4, 11–6 | 0:31 |
| 30. | 2 August 2008 | Singapore Masters (2) | Rachael Grinham |
8–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8 | 0:39 |
| 31. | 7 September 2008 | Dutch Open (3) | Natalie Grinham |
11–9, 11–9, 11–4 | 0:55 |
| 32. | 19 October 2008 | World Open 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... (3) |
Vicky Botwright Vicky Botwright Vicky Botwright is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 2005. In 2008, she finished runner-up at the World Open, losing in the final to Nicol David 11–5, 1–11, 6–11, 9–11... |
5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9 | 0:44 |
| 33. | 31 October 2008 | Qatar Classic Open (3) | Natalie Grinham |
11–7, 11–3, 11–9 | 0:29 |
| 34. | 23 November 2008 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (3) | Rachael Grinham |
14–12, 11–13, 11–8, 11–8 | 0:53 |
| 35. | 10 May 2009 | Cayman Islands Open (1) | Natalie Grainger |
11–8, 11–6, 11–5 | 0:33 |
| 36. | 17 May 2009 | Texas Open | Natalie Grainger |
7–11, 12–10, 11–5, 11–6 | 0:39 |
| 37. | 7 June 2009 | Seoul City Open (2) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–6, 3–11, 11–6, 11–4 | 0:38 |
| 38. | 1 August 2009 | Malaysian Open (5) | Alison Waters Alison Waters Alison Waters is a professional squash player from England.Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10... |
11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11–7 | 1:00 |
| 39. | 8 August 2009 | Singapore Masters (3) | Natalie Grinham |
11–9, 11–8, 11–9 | 0:40 |
| 40. | 27 September 2009 | World Open 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The championship is part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... (4) |
Natalie Grinham |
3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 | 0:51 |
| 41. | 18 October 2009 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (4) | Omneya Abdel Kawy Omneya Abdel Kawy Omneya Abdel Kawy is an Egyptian professional squash player.Omneya won the World Junior Championship in Egypt 2003. Omneya crowned a sparkling junior career in 2003 in her home city of Cairo when she lifted the World Junior title after having been the runner up to Nicol David in 1999 and 2001... |
11–4, 11–7, 11–7 | 0:25 |
| 42. | 7 March 2010 | Chennai Open | Jenny Duncalf |
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 | 0:25 |
| 43. | 20 March 2010 | Kuala Lumpur Open (6) | Omneya Abdel Kawy |
11–4, 11–2, 13–11 | 0:31 |
| 44. | 17 April 2010 | Cayman Islands Open (2) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–8, 11–8, 11–4 | 0:32 |
| 45. | 24 July 2010 | Malaysian Open (6) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 10–12, 11–5 | 1:12 |
| 46. | 31 July 2010 | Singapore Masters (4) | Alison Waters |
18–16, 11–9, 12–10 | 1:03 |
| 47. | 27 August 2010 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (5) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–6, 12–10, 12–10 | 0:40 |
| 48. | 22 September 2010 | World Open 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. It was part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... (5) |
Omneya Abdel Kawy |
11–5, 11–8, 11–6 | 0:30 |
| 49. | 24 October 2010 | Torneo International Bicentenario Mexico | Rachael Grinham |
12–10, 11–4, 11–5 | 0:35 |
| 50. | 12 November 2010 | Qatar Classic Open (4) | Rachael Grinham |
11–5, 11–8, 11–9 | 0:34 |
| 51. | 20 March 2011 | Kuala Lumpur Open (7) |  Madeline PerryMadeline Perry Madeline Perry is a professional squash player from Northern Ireland. She was raised in Northern Ireland and currently lives in Halifax.... |
11–6, 11–6, 11–2 | 0:34 |
| 52. | 9 April 2011 | Cayman Islands Open (3) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–7, 11–6, 12–14, 11–4 | 0:59 |
| 53. | 23 July 2011 | Malaysian Open (7) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–6, 12–10, 11–5 | 0:42 |
| 54. | 14 August 2011 | Australian Open | Jenny Duncalf |
11–8, 11–4, 11–6 | 0:36 |
| 55. | 21 October 2011 | Qatar Classic Open (5) | Madeline Perry |
11–2, 11–7, 11–3 | 0:33 |
| 56. | 6 November 2011 | World Open (6) | Jenny Duncalf |
11–2, 11–5, 11–0 | 0:28 |
| 57. | 20 November 2011 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open (6) | Raneem El Weleily Raneem El Weleily Ranim Mohamed Yasser Saad El Din El Walily is a professional squash player from Egypt.Raneem followed her brother into squash at the age of six and first played for Egypt in the World Juniors 2001 in Penang, then aged ten... |
11–5, 11–4, 11–9 | 0:30 |
WISPA finals (runner-up) (14)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | Length (H:MM) |
| 1. | 16 April 2000 | Milo Open | Rachael Grinham |
2–9, 4–9, 6–9 | Unknown |
| 2. | 24 June 2000 | YTL Open |  Carol OwensCarol Owens Carol Owens is a New Zealand-based squash player who won the World Open in 2000 and 2003.Owens was born in Melbourne, Australia, but she changed her nationality when she moved to Auckland, New Zealand. A right-hander, she made her competitive debut in 1990 in the Swiss Open where she finished 17th... |
1–9, 5–9, 2–9 | 0:35 |
| 3. | 16 March 2001 | DMC Open | Rachael Grinham |
4–9, 2–9, 4–9 | Unknown |
| 4. | 23 August 2003 | Malaysia Women's Open (1) | Cassie Jackman |
5–9, 9–1, 4–9, 7–9 | 0:47 |
| 5. | 22 November 2003 | Monte Carlo Classic Open | Linda Elriani |
10–8, 1–9, 6–9, 1–9 | 0:42 |
| 6. | 15 February 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Open (1) | Vanessa Atkinson |
0–9, 7–9, 9–1, 2–9 | 0:28 |
| 7. | 24 July 2004 | Malaysia Women's Open (2) | Vanessa Atkinson |
2–9, 4–9, 0–9 | 0:25 |
| 8. | 21 November 2004 | Shanghai WISPA Worldstars Open | Cassie Jackman |
2–9, 3–9, 0–9 | 0:27 |
| 9. | 6 February 2006 | Apawamis Open | Vanessa Atkinson |
6–9, 2–9, 10–9, 7–9 | 1:05 |
| 10. | 18 February 2006 | Kuala Lumpur Open (2) | Vanessa Atkinson |
7–9, 9–4, 1–9, 3–9 | 0:42 |
| 11. | 28 April 2007 | Seoul City Open | Natalie Grinham |
4–9, 4–9, 0–9 | 0:43 |
| 12. | 24 September 2007 | British Open | Rachael Grinham |
9–7, 9–4, 3–9, 8–10, 1–9 | 1:27 |
| 13. | 7 March 2009 | Kuala Lumpur Open (3) | Natalie Grainger |
8–11, 12–10, 7–11, 11–5, 6–11 | 0:51 |
| 14. | 2 February 2011 | Cleveland WISPA Classic | Laura Massaro |
9–11, 7–11, 11–9, 8–11 | 1:01 |
Finals: 6 (6 titles, 0 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 2005 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... , China |
Rachael Grinham |
8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7 |
| Winner | 2006 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... |
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... , Northern Ireland |
Natalie Grinham |
1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2 |
| Winner | 2008 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... |
Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , England |
Vicky Botwright |
5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9 |
| Winner | 2009 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The championship is part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... , Netherlands |
Natalie Grinham |
3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 |
| Winner | 2010 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. It was part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... |
Sharm el-Sheikh Sharm el-Sheikh Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 35,000... , Egypt |
Omneya Abdel Kawy |
11–5, 11–8, 11–6 |
| Winner | 2011 | Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... , Netherlands |
Jenny Duncalf |
11–2, 11–5, 11–0 |
Other titles
1995 Scottish Junior Open – Under-14 Champion1996 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-14 Champion
1997 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-15 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-17 Champion
1998 British Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, Asian Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Junior Squash Grand Circuit Final – Under-19 Champion, 13th Asian Games – Singles Gold (1)
1999 British Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (1), German Junior Open – Champion, Malaysian Junior Open – Champion, World Junior Champion (1)
2000 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (2)
2001 Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (2), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (2), World Junior Champion (2)
2002 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (3), Asian Championship – Team Champion (1), Commonwealth Games 2002 – Mixed Doubles Silver, 14th Asian Games – Singles Silver
2004 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (4), Asian Championship – Team Champion (2)
2005 World Games – Singles Champion (1)
2006 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (5), Asian Championship – Team Champion (3), 15th Asian Games – Singles Gold (2)
2008 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (6), Asian Championship – Team Champion (4)
2009 World Games – Singles Champion (2)
2010 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (7), Commonwealth Games 2010 – Singles Gold, Commonwealth Games 2010 – Mixed Doubles Bronze, 16th Asian Games – Singles Gold (3), 16th Asian Games – Team Gold
2011 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (8)
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |Career W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WISPA World Tour Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | SF | W | W 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2006 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... |
2R | W 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players... |
W 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The championship is part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... |
W 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. It was part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... |
W | 6 / 10 | 38–4 |
| British Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | W | F | W | QF | NH | NH | 3 / 9 | 20–6 |
| Hong Kong Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | W | W | W | 6 / 7 | 30–1 |
| Qatar Classic | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | W | W | W | SF | W | W | 5 / 9 | 34–4 |
| Cayman Islands Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | 3 / 3 | 12–0 |
| Kuala Lumpur Open | A | A | W | QF | W | A | F | W | F | W | W | F | W | W | 7 / 11 | 37–4 |
| Malaysian Open | A | A | A | A | A | F | F | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 7 / 9 | 34–2 |
| Singapore Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | W | SF | 4 / 5 | 18–1 |
| Win Ratio | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 5 | 5 / 6 | 5 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 7 | 6 / 7 | 41 / 63 | NA |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 20–1 | 26–1 | 26–2 | 31–0 | 29–3 | 31–0 | 29–1 | NA | 223–22 |
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Singles | W Squash at the 1998 Asian Games Squash was contested from December 8 to December 12 at the 1998 Asian Games in Ambassador City Jomtien, Pattaya, Thailand. Competition consists of men's and women's singles competition.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:... |
Not Held | F Squash at the 2002 Asian Games Squash was contested from September 30 to October 4 at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Competition consists of men's and women's singles competition with all matches to be played at the Yangsan College Gymnasium.-Medal table:-Medalists:... |
Not Held | W Squash at the 2006 Asian Games Squash was contested from December 10 to December 14 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Competition consists of men's and women's singles competition with all matches to be played at the Khalifa Squash Centre.-Medal table:-Medalists:... |
Not Held | W Squash at the 2010 Asian Games Squash at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Asian Games Town Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 18 to 25, 2010.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Pool A:-Pool B:-Knockout round:-Women's singles:-Pool A:-Pool B:... |
- | 3 / 4 | NA | ||||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Singles | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | SF Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was played for the most part at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Singles play took place from March 16 to 20 , and the doubles was contested from March 21 to 26 .... |
Not Held | W Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex from 4 to 13 October 2010. The training venue for the participants was Siri Fort Sports Complex - 3. Every CGA has been allowed to send a maximum of 8 players, 4 male and 4 female, for this event.-Medals... |
- | 1 / 4 | NA | ||||||
| World Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Singles | Not Held | W | Not Held | W | Not Held | 2 / 2 | NA | |||||||||
Note: NA = Not Available
See also
- Official Women's Squash World RankingOfficial Women's Squash World RankingWISPA world rankings is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments...
- List of WISPA number 1 ranked players
- WISPA AwardsWISPA AwardsThe WISPA Awards are presented annually by the Women's International Squash Players Association, the organization which organizes the women's world squash circuit.-Player of The Year:-Young Player of the Year:-Most Improved Player of the Year:...
- British Open Squash ChampionshipsBritish Open Squash ChampionshipsThe British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
- British Junior Open Squash