Natalie Grinham
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Natalie Grinham (born 16 March 1978, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is a professional squash player from Australia. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open.
Natalie's older sister Rachael Grinham is also a top squash player.
Natalie's most significant tournament victory to date came at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She defeated World No. 1 Nicol David in the semi-finals, before going on to beat sister Rachael in the women's singles final 2-9, 9-6, 9-1, 9-6 to claim the Gold Medal. She then went on to claim two more Gold Medals in the doubles competitions – partnering Rachael in the women's doubles, and Joe Kneipp in the mixed doubles. Natalie and Rachael had previously won a women's doubles Bronze Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The sisters also won the women's doubles title at the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships.
Natalie finished runner-up at the World Open in 2004, where she lost in the final to Vanessa Atkinson 9-1, 9-1, 9-5. She was runner-up at the British Open in 2005, losing in the final to Nicol David 9-6, 9-7, 9-6. Natalie reached the World No. 3 ranking in 2005.
