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Nicol David

Nicol David

World Ranking: 1
Born: 26/08/1983
Country: MAS

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Rachael Grinham

Rachael Grinham

World Ranking: 2
Born: 22/01/1977
Country: AUS

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Natalie Grinham

Natalie Grinham

World Ranking: 3
Born: 16/03/1978
Country: AUS

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Natalie Grainger

Natalie Grainger

World Ranking: 4
Born: 08/07/1977
Country: USA

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Amr Shabana

Amr Shabana

World Ranking: 1
Born: 29/07/1979
Country: EGY

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Gregory Gaultier

Gregory Gaultier

World Ranking: 2
Born: 23/12/1982
Country: FRA

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James Willstrop

James Willstrop

World Ranking: 3
Born: 15/08/1983
Country: ENG

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Ramy Ashour

Ramy Ashour

World Ranking: 4
Born: 30/09/1987
Country: EGY

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Country: MAS

Date of Birth: 26/08/1983

Place of Birth: Penang

Place of Residence: Penang, Malaysia & Amsterdam
 

WSQ-M08 Seeding: 

Highest World Ranking: 1

World Tour Titles: 30

World Tour Finals: 44

Squash Achievements: World Number One and two time World Champion
Ambitions:
 Win more World Championships


 

The most successful Malaysian squash player of all-time, Nicol is rapidly establishing herself as her country's most successful sportswoman ever.  After becoming the first player in history to win the biennial World Junior squash title twice, Nicol soon made her mark on the WISPA World Tour - and at the Singapore Masters in August, notched up 30th Tour title in just eight years. 


Nicol's senior breakthrough came after she moved to Amsterdam in 2003 to work with respected coach Liz Irving. It was in 2005 that she began her remarkable run - winning her first British Open crown in September and her maiden World title in Hong Kong in December. Further World Open success came in Belfast in 2006 and two more British Open titles in 2006 and 2008. 


This year's Singapore Masters victory marked her 27th successive Tour final appearance in 29 events since the British Open in 2005.  But, off-court, accolades kept coming Nicol's way:  The 25-year-old received Malaysia's highest honour, the 'Order of Merit' in June, then the following month was conferred a 'Datukship', becoming Penang's youngest ever Datuk


 

Country: AUS

Date of Birth: 22/01/1977

Place of Birth: Toowomba

Place of Residence: Shorouk City

WSQ-M08 Seeding: 2

Highest World Ranking: 2

World Tour Titles: 28

World Tour Finals: 48

 

Squash Achievements: Reigning World Champion and former World Number One
Ambitions: To regain the World Number One spot and win more World Championships
 


Winner of the World Junior title in 1993, aged 16, Rachael has gone on to achieve notable success on the WISPA World Tour - often alongside her younger sister

Natalie.  Arguably, the turning point came in late 2003 when she claimed the British Open title for the first time - a title she was to retain in 2004 and win again in 2007. 

Five further Tour titles in 2004 saw Rachael begin a 16-month reign as world number 1 in August.  In addition to a career haul of 27 WISPA titles, the Cairo-based

Queenslander also boasts silver medals in the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games - and gold on home soil with Natalie in the 2006 women's doubles - plus title successes in the World Doubles and Mixed Doubles in 2004. 


After making her debut in the event in 1997, Rachael clinched her maiden World Open title in Madrid last year - in the first ever final between two sisters.