Jenny Duncalf

Jennifer Duncalf (born 10 November 1982) is an English professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2009.

Jenny Duncalf

Jenny Duncalf
Full name	Jennifer Duncalf
Country	England
Residence	Harrogate, England
Born	10 November 1982 Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned Pro	1999
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	David Pearson
Racquet used	Head
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 2 (December 2009)
Current ranking	No. 14 (January 2016)
Title(s)	9
Tour final(s)	23
World Open	F (2011)
Medal record Women's squash Representing  England World Championships 2011 Rotterdam Singles 2008 Manchester Singles 2012 Grand Cayman Singles World Team Championships 2006 Edmonton Team 2004 Amsterdam Team 2008 Cairo Team 2010 Palmerston North Team 2012 Nîmes Team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Last updated on: January 2016.

Duncalf was born in Haarlem, Netherlands. As a junior player, she won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009. She was also a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2006. In 2008, she finished runner-up at the British Open (losing in the final to Nicol David). Duncalf ends the year 2009 on a high when she won three titles in a row—the Soho Square Open, the US Open and the prestigious Qatar Classic.[1]

Duncalf was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994-2001.[2] Duncalf made an appearance on the BBC2 quiz show Eggheads along with four other top-ranked British players, but they were unable to beat the show.

In October 2010, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Duncalf was defeated by Nicol David 11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to settle for the silver medal.[3]

Duncalf is openly lesbian and is in a same-sex relationship with fellow former No. 1 squash player Rachael Grinham.[4]

World Open

Finals: 1 (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2011	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Nicol David	11–2, 11–5, 11–0

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2008	Nicol David	9–1, 10–8, 9–0

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2010	Nicol David	11-6, 12-10, 12-10

Qatar Classic: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2010	Rachael Grinham	11-5, 11-3, 11-3

Malaysian Open: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2010	Nicol David	11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5
Runner-up	2011	Nicol David	11-6, 12-10, 11-5

See also

• Official Women's Squash World Ranking

References

1. Steve Cubbins, Framboise Gommendy (23 November 2009). "Double English delight in Doha". Squashsite. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
2. "Squash News". The Northern Echo. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Day Five – the Finals". Squashsite. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
4. "World squash champions come out as gay and reveal they are a couple". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

External links

• Jenny Duncalf at WISPA (archived)
• Jenny Duncalf at WSA (archived)
• Jenny Duncalf at Squash Info