Nicol David Completes Full Year As World Number One

Malaysia's Nicol David completes a full unbroken year as world number one, according to the new July Women's World Squash Rankings published today (Tuesday) by the Women's International Squash Player s' Association (WISPA).

The 23-year-old from Penang first topped the list in January 2006, then began an uninterrupted year from August last year - since when she has won seven WISPA World Tour titles, including successful defences of her British Open and World Open crowns.

In an unchanged top twenty listing, Australia's Natalie Grinham is at No2, ahead of older sister Rachael Grinham at three, England's Tania Bailey at four, and USA's Natalie Grainger at number five.

      &nbs p;   1        [1]      Nicol David     MAS

           2        [2]      Natalie Grinham      &n bsp; AUS

           3        [3]      Rachael Grinham       AUS

           4        [4]      Tania Bailey   ENG

           5        [5]      Natalie Grainger      & nbsp; USA

           6        [6]      Vicky Botwright         ENG

           7        [7]      Omneya Abdel Kawy  EGY

           8        [8]      Madeline Perry      &nbs p;   IRL

           9        [9]      Vanessa Atkinson      NED

           10      [10]    Jenny Duncalf ENG

           11      [11]    Alison Waters ENG

       &nb sp;  12      [12]    Laura-Jane Lengthorn           ENG

           13      [13]    Shelley Kitchen      &n bsp;  NZL

           14      [14]    Rebecca Chiu HKG

           15      [15]    Engy Kheirallah       ;   EGY

           16      [16]    Kasey Brown  AUS

           17      [17]    Annelize Naude      &nbs p;  NED

           18      [18]    Isabelle Stoehr      &nb sp;  FRA

           19      [19]    Sharon Wee   MAS

           20      [20]    Jaclyn Hawkes      &nb sp;   NZL

Source: WISPA, July 2007