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Rachael Grinham - Still Number One!
London, Oct 4, 2004 by Howard Harding © 2004, photos © Debra Tessier and SquashTalk © 2004
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| Rachael Grinham (right) still #1 keeps her lead over Cassie Jackman (left) Photo © 2004 Debra Tessier |
Virtually Unchanged Top 20 For October
With a few players switching positions within the top twenty, Australia's Rachael Grinham retains her hold on the world No1 ranking, and there were no other surprises as the world's top 20 remained virtually the same, according to the new October Women's World Squash Rankings announced today (2 September) by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA).
Rachael Grinham demonstrated her #1 status in the non-ranking WSF Womens World Team Championships, as she defeated #2 Cassie Jackman during the final England/Australia contest.
Natalie Grinham, Rachael's younger sister, moved up, as expected from fifth to fourth, jumping over inactive Natalie Grainger.
Grainger, the South African native who plays under the American Flag, took several months off tour to allow various injuries and fatigue related issues to work themselves out. She returns to action in the upcoming Atlanta Masters and Weymuller events this month.
Vanessa Atkinson, from the Netherlands, at No3, continued to keep the pressure on the two women ahead of her and is in range of the top position with more strong finishes.
Among Americas players, Latasha Khan slips to #23rd while top American junior Lily Lorenzen, who is entered in a number of upcoming WISPA events, is currently sitting at 94.
1 [1] Rachael Grinham AUS
2 [2] Cassie Jackman ENG
3 [3] Vanessa Atkinson NED
4 [5] Natalie Grinham AUS
5 [4] Natalie Grainger USA
6 [6] Linda Elriani ENG
7 [7] Fiona Geaves ENG
8 [8] Nicol David MAS
9 [9] Rebecca Macree ENG
10 [11] Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY
11 [12] Jenny Duncalf ENG
12 [10] Jenny Tranfield ENG
13 [13] Vicky Botwright ENG
14 [14] Shelley Kitchen NZL
15 [15] Isabelle Stoehr FRA
16 [16] Madeline Perry IRL
17 [18] Rebecca Chiu HKG
18 [19] Tania Bailey ENG
19 [18] Stephanie Brind ENG
20 [20] Pamela Nimmo SCO
OTHER AMERICAS PLAYERS IN TOP 100 AS OF OCT 1 2004:
23 [21] Latasha
Khan USA
36 [35] Runa Reta CAN
46 [47] Alana Miller CAN
48 [50] Katie Patrick CAN
51 [54] Shabana Khan USA
55 [55] Melaine Jans Burke CAN
57 [61] Marnie Baizley CAN
59 [58] Meredith Quick USA
64 [65] Tara Mullins CAN
73 [100] Samantha Teran MEX
75 [77] Carlin Wing USA
82 [81] Nicolette Fernandes GUY
83 [82] Lauren Polonich CAN
94 [91] Lily Lorentzen USA
95 [9] Louisa Hall USA
98 [93] Ivy Pochoda USA
100 [101] Carolyn Russell CAN
[complete rankings for September]
