The squash players Nicol David (Malaysia) and Natalie Grinham (Netherlands) have a long rivalry. They have met 32 times during their careers, with David leading their overall head-to-head series 25–7. Natalie is David'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 David and Natalie is dubbed to be one of the greatest in the Women's World Open history.
The longest match between the duo is in the 2007 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open; which saw David go on to win in a five set match that lasted in 102 minutes. David won 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6. On 27 September 2009, in the $118,000 2009 Women's World Open final, David 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.
List of all matches
No. Date Tournament, Location Round Winner Score Length (H:MM) David Natalie WISPA 1. 2000 Finnish Open, Finland Quarter-final David 5–9, 7–9, 9–7, 9–2, 10–8 Unknown 1 0 Yes 2. 2000 YTL Open, Malaysia Quarter-final David 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 David 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 David 9–6, 9–7, 9–6 0:55 4 5 Yes 10. 2005 Carol Weymuller Open, United States Final David 5–9, 9–6, 9–4, 9–3 1:00 5 5 Yes 11. 2006 KL Open, Malaysia Semi-final David 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 David 9–3, 9–3, 9–5 0:57 7 6 Yes 14. 2006 World Open, Ireland Final David 1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2 1:35 8 6 Yes 15. 2007 KL Open, Malaysia Final David 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6 1:42 9 6 Yes 16. 2007 Kuwait Open, Kuwait Final David 9–6, 10–8, 2–9, 9–1 1:33 10 6 Yes 17. 2007 Qatar Classic, Qatar Final David 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 David 9–6, 9–5, 9–5 0:54 12 7 Yes 20. 2007 Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Final David 9–3, 9–5, 10–8 0:58 13 7 Yes 21. 2008 Apawamis Open, United States Final David 9–1, 9–6, 6–6 ret 0:45 14 7 Yes 22. 2008 KL Open, Malaysia Final David 9–4, 9–2, 9–2 0:35 15 7 Yes 23. 2008 Malaysian Open, Malaysia Final David 11–1, 11–4, 11–6 0:31 16 7 Yes 24. 2008 Dutch Open, Netherlands Final David 11–9, 11–9, 11–4 0:55 17 7 Yes 25. 2008 Qatar Classic, Qatar Final David 11–7, 11–3, 11–9 0:29 18 7 Yes 26. 2009 Seoul Open, South Korea Semi-final David 11–4, 11–6, 11–8 0:36 19 7 Yes 27. 2009 World Games, Taiwan Final David 11–6, 11–8, 11–6 0:38 20 7 No 28. 2009 Malaysian Open, Malaysia Semi-final David 11–6, 15–13, 12–10 0:46 21 7 Yes 29. 2009 Singapore Masters, Singapore Final David 11–9, 11–8, 11–9 0:40 22 7 Yes 30. 2009 World Open, Netherlands Final David 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 0:51 23 7 Yes 31. 2011 Cayman Islands Open, Cayman Islands Quarter-final David 11–4, 8–11, 11–8, 11–4 0:47 24 7 Yes 32. 2011 World Open, Netherlands Semi-final David 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
H represents hour while MM represents minutes. Natalie Grinham switched allegiance to the Netherlands from March 2008 onwards. WISPA tournament uses PAR scoring from 21 July 2008 onwards.
References
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