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Nicol David Strengthens Grip On World Number One Ranking
With an unprecedented lead over her nearest rival, Nicol David tops the
January 2009 Women's World Squash Rankings, published by the Women's
International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) – thus moving into her 30th
successive month as the world’s number one player.
The 25-year-old Malaysian celebrated the best year of her career in 2008, not
only winning 10 WISPA Tour titles but also extending her unbeaten Tour record to
53 matches since October 2007. Off-court, David became the youngest Malaysian
to be conferred a Datukship - the equivalent of a British knighthood.
David heads an unchanged top four, with Natalie Grinham (Netherlands) at
two; her older sister Rachael Grinham (Australia) in third place; and
Natalie Grainger, of the USA, at number four.
The honour of being England’s highest-placed player has changed for the third
time in three months as Jenny Duncalf leap-frogs Londoner Alison
Waters to reclaim fifth place.
Lower down the list, their compatriot Tania Bailey – the former England
number one who was out of action for much of 2008 following knee surgery -
returns to the top 20 at 18 after her first and only month outside the elite
group this decade.
Samantha Teran
is the only player in the top twenty to celebrate a career-best position in the
new list: The 27-year-old Mexican, who boasts five WISPA Tour title successes
in 2008, rises a single place to 16.
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Rank |
Prev |
Player |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
[1] |
Nicol
David |
3542 |
Mas |
|
2 |
[2] |
Natalie Grinham
|
1586 |
Aus |
|
3 |
[3] |
Rachael Grinham
|
1347 |
Aus |
|
4 |
[4] |
Natalie
Grainger |
1237 |
Usa |
|
5é |
[6] |
Jenny Duncalf |
1003 |
Eng |
|
6ê |
[5] |
Alison Waters
|
965 |
Eng |
|
7 |
[7] |
Omneya
Abdel Kawy |
875 |
Egy |
|
8 |
[8] |
Laura Lengthorn-Massaro |
874 |
Eng |
|
9 |
[9] |
Madeline
Perry |
761 |
Irl |
|
10 |
[10] |
Shelley Kitchen |
710 |
Nzl |
|
11 |
[11] |
Vanessa Atkinson
|
684 |
Ned |
|
12 |
[12] |
Isabelle Stoehr |
631 |
Fra |
|
13 |
[13] |
Kasey Brown |
609 |
Aus |
|
14 |
[14] |
Vicky Botwright |
588 |
Eng |
|
15 |
[15] |
Rebecca
Chiu |
559 |
Hkg |
|
16é |
[17] |
Samantha Teran |
478 |
Mex |
|
17ê |
[16] |
Jaclyn Hawkes
|
473 |
Nzl |
|
18é |
[21] |
Tania Bailey
|
377 |
Eng |
|
19ê |
[18] |
Lauren Briggs
|
368 |
Eng |
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20ê |
[19] |
Raneem El Weleily
|
365 |
Egy |
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