Nicol David
Celebrates Half Century In New WISPA World Rankings
Malaysia's
Nicol David reaches her 50th month as world number one, according to the
June Women's World Squash Rankings, published by the Women's
International Squash Players' Association (WISPA).
The
26-year-old from Penang first hit the top spot in January 2006 - then began her
current uninterrupted reign as world number one from August in the same year.
With 44 WISPA
Tour titles to her credit, Nicol David now boasts the longest run at the
top of the world rankings since New Zealander Susan Devoy dominated the
women's game from the mid 80s to the early 90s.
England's
Jenny Duncalf is at two in the new list - ahead of Grinham sisters Rachael,
who rises to three, and Natalie, who slips to four.
But two
southern hemisphere players have much to celebrate in the June rankings:
Australia's Donna Urquhart jumps three places to a career-high No16 to
consolidate her status as her country's third highest-ranked player.
The
23-year-old left-hander from New South Wales has won four Tour titles and
reached her ninth final at the Chairman's Cup in Hong Kong in January.
And Joelle
King doubles New Zealand interest in the top 20 by making her debut in the
elite group. The 21-year-old from Cambridge has exceeded expectations in all
four WISPA Tour events in which she has competed this year - and, unseeded,
secured her fifth title at the Texas Open in the USA in April after
beating top seed Rachael Grinham in the final!
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Rank |
Prev |
Player |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
[1] |
Nicol
David |
2883 |
Mas |
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2 |
[2] |
Jenny Duncalf |
1697 |
Eng |
|
3é |
[4] |
Rachael Grinham
|
1512 |
Aus |
|
4ê |
[3] |
Natalie Grinham
|
1363 |
Ned |
|
5 |
[5] |
Alison Waters
|
1363 |
Eng |
|
6 |
[6] |
Omneya
Abdel Kawy |
1214 |
Egy |
|
7 |
[7] |
Madeline
Perry |
1025 |
Irl |
|
8 |
[8] |
Laura Massaro |
853 |
Eng |
|
9 |
[9] |
Kasey Brown |
649 |
Aus |
|
10 |
[10] |
Camille Serme
|
648 |
Fra |
|
11 |
[11] |
Samantha Teran |
540 |
Mex |
|
12é |
[14] |
Engy Kheirallah |
537 |
Egy |
|
13 |
[13] |
Vanessa Atkinson
|
522 |
Ned |
|
14é |
[15] |
Jaclyn Hawkes
|
454 |
Nzl |
|
15é |
[17] |
Raneem El Weleily |
452 |
Egy |
|
16é |
[19] |
Donna Urquhart |
428 |
Aus |
|
17é |
[20] |
Annie Au |
425 |
Hkg |
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18ê |
[16] |
Isabelle Stoehr |
423 |
Fra |
|
18ê |
[18] |
Rebecca Chiu |
412 |
Hkg |
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20é |
[21] |
Joelle King |
400 |
Nzl |
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