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01/09/2008
WOMEN'S SEPTEMBER RANKINGS
Grinham Sisters Swap Places In World Rankings
Grinham Sisters Swap Places In World
Rankings
While
Malaysia's Nicol David moves into her 26th successive month as
world number one, Australia's world champion Rachael Grinham
overtakes her younger sister Natalie to reclaim second place in the
September Women's World Squash Rankings published by the
Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA).
It was in June 2006 that Natalie Grinham - now playing under the
Netherlands flag - first moved past her sibling in the list. But
31-year-old Queenslander Rachael followed her victory over Natalie in
the first World Open final featuring two sisters in Madrid last
October by reaching four further WISPA World Tour finals - and
cemented her status as the current player who has appeared in the most
finals when she beat Vanessa Atkinson in last month's
Alexandria Sporting Club Open final in Egypt to win her 28th Tour
crown.
Natalie Grinham slips to three in the new list, ahead of USA's
Natalie Grainger at four and England's Jenny Duncalf at five.
But New Zealander Shelley Kitchen records a career-high berth
this month, rising a single place to No6. The 28-year-old from Auckland
followed her shock second round World Open defeat of Nicol David
in Madrid last year by notching up her 12th Tour title at the Harrow
Greenwich Open at the beginning of the year - and last month
consolidated her status as the top Kiwi by becoming the New Zealand
National champion for the fourth time.
England's Alison Waters also celebrates a career-best ranking in
the new list - leaping three places to No8. Winner of the British
National title for the first time in February, the 24-year-old Londoner
has enjoyed a good year on the WISPA Tour - reaching he semi-finals of
both the KL Open and Seoul Open against the seedings, and
claiming her fifth Tour final berth in the Irish Open in Dublin
in April.
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Rank |
Prev |
Player |
Pts |
Ctry |
|
1 |
[1] |
Nicol
David |
2940 |
Mas |
|
2é |
[3] |
Rachael Grinham
|
1858 |
Aus |
|
3ê |
[2] |
Natalie Grinham
|
1842 |
Aus |
| 4 |
[4] |
Natalie
Grainger |
1601 |
Usa |
|
5 |
[5] |
Jenny Duncalf |
973 |
Eng |
|
6é |
[7] |
Shelley Kitchen |
866 |
Nzl |
|
7ê |
[6] |
Tania Bailey |
858 |
Eng |
|
8é |
[11] |
Alison Waters
|
855 |
Eng |
|
9ê |
[8] |
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro |
850 |
Eng |
|
10 |
[10] |
Omneya
Abdel Kawy |
848 |
Egy |
|
11ê |
[9] |
Vanessa Atkinson
|
836 |
Ned |
|
12 |
[12] |
Vicky Botwright |
725 |
Eng |
|
13 |
[13] |
Kasey Brown |
647 |
Aus |
|
14 |
[14] |
Rebecca
Chiu |
613 |
Hkg |
|
15 |
[15] |
Madeline
Perry |
551 |
Irl |
|
16 |
[16] |
Isabelle Stoehr |
533 |
Fra |
|
17 |
[17] |
Samantha Teran |
473 |
Mex |
|
18é |
[19] |
Jaclyn Hawkes
|
437 |
Nzl |
|
19ê |
[18] |
Engy Kheirallah
|
398 |
Egy |
|
20 |
[20] |
Annelize Naude
|
388 |
Ned |
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