WORLD SQUASH NEWS

Rachael Grinham Extends World No1 Lead

Australia's Rachael Grinham moves into her fourth month at the top of the Women's World Squash Rankings, according to the new November list announced at the beginning of the month by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA).

Grinham maintains her lead ahead of England's world No2 Cassie Jackman and Vanessa Atkinson, the No3 from the Netherlands.

Rachael's sister Natalie Grinham slips to five, while USA's Natalie Grainger rises one place to number four.

Malaysia's former twice world junior champion Nicol David celebrates a career-high No7 position in the new list, following quarter-final berths in the last three events in which she has played. 

New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen, a semi-finalist in October's Monte Carlo Classic, has also attained a best-ever ranking in the new list - moving up one place to a career-high No13.


1 [1] Rachael Grinham AUS
2 [2] Cassie Jackman ENG
3 [3] Vanessa Atkinson NED
4 [5] Natalie Grainger USA
5 [4] Natalie Grinham AUS
6 [6] Linda Elriani ENG
7 [8] Nicol David MAS
8 [7] Fiona Geaves ENG
9 [9] Rebecca Macree ENG
10 [10] Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY
11 [12] Jenny Tranfield ENG
12 [13] Vicky Botwright ENG
13 [14] Shelley Kitchen NZL
14 [11] Jenny Duncalf ENG
15 [15] Isabelle Stoehr FRA
16 [19] Stephanie Brind ENG
17 [16] Madeline Perry IRL
18 [17] Rebecca Chiu HKG
19 [18] Tania Bailey ENG
20 [20] Pamela Nimmo SCO

For the complete WISPA ranking list, see www.wispa.net