// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Natalie Grainger a squash player? Because she's a smashing success.
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 Grainger in 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 8, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Briggs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | December 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Harrow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalie Grainger (born 8 July 1977), also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a former professional female squash player.
Grainger was born in Manchester, United Kingdom but raised in South Africa, which she represented in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, winning 2 bronze medals. She reached the World No. 1 ranking in June 2003. She was runner-up at the World Open in 2002, and at the British Open in 2004. She has represented South Africa, England and her adopted home country the United States (where she moved to when she married her now ex-husband Eddie Pohrer) in international squash. Her 14-year squash career came to an end when the then United States number one Grainger announced she was retiring in December 2010.[1]
In 2018, she won her third World Masters title.
She served as President of WISPA for many years.
Her mother was British squash champion Jean Grainger.[1]
Finals: 1 (0 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2002 | Doha, Qatar |  Sarah Fitz-Gerald | 10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7 |
Major World Series final appearances
[edit]British Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2004 | Rachael Grinham | 6–9, 9–5, 9–0, 9–3 |
Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2010 | Rachael Grinham | 9–3, 9–5, 9–7 |
Qatar Classic: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2007 |  Nicol David | 9–6, 9–4, 10–9 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 ""Never say die" Grainger retires from squash's WISPA World Tour". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Natalie Grainger at WISPA (archived)
- Natalie Grainger at Squash Info
- Article at Squashtalk.com (February 2002)
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