First World Number One Squash Player

 

First World Number One squash player Nicol David became the Malaysian to achieve this feat when she won the World Open Championship title in Hong Kong on December 4, 2005. Formerly ranked third in the world, the 22-yearold was in devastating form as she defeated the former World No. 1, Rachael Grinham of Australia (8-10, 9-2, 9-6, 9-7) and also emerged as the first Asian and the youngest woman World Champion. Nical Ann David was born on August 23, 1983 in Penang. She is the only squash player to have won the World Junior title twice. Nicol's other achievements include the youngest Asian Champion and she also won the title for a record of five times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006) in the Asian Squash Championship. Nicol was also named "WISPA Player of The Year for 2005" as she won six WISPA titles, the World Games gold medal and the World Open title on December 4, 2005.