Nicol–Natalie Grinham rivalry

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Nicol Ann David in action on the sixth day of the 2009 Hong Kong Open.

The squash players Nicol David (Malaysia) and Natalie Grinham (Netherlands) have a long rivalry. They have met 32 times during their careers, with Nicol leading their overall head-to-head series 25–7. Natalie is Nicol's most frequent opponent on tour. 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including two in the World Open tournament. The World Open 2006 final between Nicol and Natalie is dubbed to be one of the greatest in the Women's World Open history.[1]

The longest match between the duo is in the 2007 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open; which saw Nicol go on to win in a five set match that lasted in 102 minutes. Nicol won 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6.[2] On 27 September 2009, in the $118,000[3] 2009 Women's World Open final,[4] Nicol won the match in four sets 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 to become only the third player in the history of the championships to win four titles, alongside Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald and New Zealander Susan Devoy.[3]

List of all matches

No. Date Tournament, Location Round Winner Score Length (H:MM)[a] Nicol Natalie WISPA
1. 2000 Finnish Open, Finland Quarter-final Nicol 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2, 10–8 Unknown 1 0 Yes
2. 2000 YTL Open, Malaysia Quarter-final Nicol 10–8, 10–8, 5–9, 1–9, 9–7 Unknown 2 0 Yes
3. 2001 KL Open, Malaysia Quarter-final Natalie 9–4, 9–5, 9–1 Unknown 2 1 Yes
4. 2001 Macau Open, Macau Quarter-final Nicol 7–9, 2–9, 9–7, 9–4, 9–4 Unknown 3 1 Yes
5. 2003 Dutch Open, Netherlands Semi-final Natalie 9–7, 3–9, 9–3, 9–7 Unknown 3 2 Yes
6. 2003 Qatar Classic, Qatar R16 Natalie 9–2, 7–9, 9–0, 9–4 0:50 3 3 Yes
7. 2004 Qatar Classic, Qatar Quarter-final Natalie 9–6, 6–9, 9–0, 9–0 0:51 3 4 Yes
8. 2004 World Open, Malaysia Semi-final Natalie 9–3, 9–7, 2–9, 9–10, 9–7 1:27 3 5 Yes
9. 2005 British Open, England Final Nicol 9–6, 9–7, 9–6 0:55 4 5 Yes
10. 2005 Carol Weymuller Open, USA Final Nicol 5–9, 9–6, 9–4, 9–3 1:00 5 5 Yes
11. 2006 KL Open, Malaysia Semi-final Nicol 4–9, 3–9, 9–2, 9–2, 10–9 1:03 6 5 Yes
12. 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australia Semi-final Natalie 9–10, 9–7, 4–9, 9–6, 9–3 1:25 6 6 No
13. 2006 British Open, England Semi-final Nicol 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 0:57 7 6 Yes
14. 2006 World Open, Ireland Final Nicol 1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2 1:35 8 6 Yes
15. 2007 KL Open, Malaysia Final Nicol 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6 1:42 9 6 Yes
16. 2007 Kuwait Open, Kuwait Final Nicol 9–6, 10–8, 2–9, 9–1 1:33 10 6 Yes
17. 2007 Qatar Classic, Qatar Final Nicol 9–7, 2–9, 9–7, 9–2 1:09 11 6 Yes
18. 2007 Seoul Open, South Korea Final Natalie 9–4, 9–4, 9–0 0:43 11 7 Yes
19. 2007 Singapore Masters, Singapore Final Nicol 9–6, 9–5, 9–5 0:54 12 7 Yes
20. 2007 Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Final Nicol 9–3, 9–5, 10–8 0:58 13 7 Yes
21.[b] 2008 Apawamis Open, USA Final Nicol 9–1, 9–6, 6–6 ret 0:45 14 7 Yes
22. 2008 KL Open, Malaysia Final Nicol 9–4, 9–2, 9–2 0:35 15 7 Yes
23.[c] 2008 Malaysian Open, Malaysia Final Nicol 11–1, 11–4, 11–6 0:31 16 7 Yes
24. 2008 Dutch Open, Netherlands Final Nicol 11–9, 11–9, 11–4 0:55 17 7 Yes
25. 2008 Qatar Classic, Qatar Final Nicol 11–7, 11–3, 11–9 0:29 18 7 Yes
26. 2009 Seoul Open, South Korea Semi-final Nicol 11–4, 11–6, 11–8 0:36 19 7 Yes
27. 2009 World Games, Taiwan Final Nicol 11–6, 11–8, 11–6 0:38 20 7 No
28. 2009 Malaysian Open, Malaysia Semi-final Nicol 11–6, 15–13, 12–10 0:46 21 7 Yes
29. 2009 Singapore Masters, Singapore Final Nicol 11–9, 11–8, 11–9 0:40 22 7 Yes
30. 2009 World Open, Netherlands Final Nicol 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 0:51 23 7 Yes
31. 2011 Cayman Islands Open, Cayman Islands Quarter-final Nicol 11–4, 8–11, 11–8, 11–4 0:47 24 7 Yes
32. 2011 World Open, Netherlands Semi-final Nicol 11–9, 11–4, 11–6 0:44 25 7 Yes
Legend
WISPA Platinum Series
WISPA Gold Series
WISPA Silver Series
WISPA Tour Series
Others

Notes

  • a H represents hour while MM represents minutes.
  • b Natalie Grinham switched allegiance to the Netherlands from March 2008 onwards.
  • c WISPA tournament uses PAR scoring from 21 July 2008 onwards.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicol David fights to the death for her second World Open title". Squashtalk.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Big win for Abbas, Nicol wins another thriller". Squashsite. March 17, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nicol David Wins Fourth World Open Title". SquashInfo. September 27, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  4. ↑ Cubbins, Steve; Gommendy, Framboise (September 27, 2009). "Nicol still the Queen". Squashsite. Retrieved March 14, 2010. 

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