Jenny Duncalf

Jennifer Duncalf (born 10 November 1982) is a former professional squash player from England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2009.^[1]

Jenny Duncalf

Jenny Duncalf
Country	England
Born	(1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42) Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2019
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	David Pearson
Racquet used	Head
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 2 (December 2009)
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 World Doubles Championships 2017 Manchester Doubles Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles 2010 Delhi Doubles 2014 Glasgow Doubles European Team Championships 2004 Rennes Team 2005 Amsterdam Team 2006 Vienna Team 2007 Riccione Team 2008 Amsterdam Team 2009 Malmö Team 2010 Aix-en-Provence Team 2011 Espoo Team 2012 Nuremberg Team 2013 Amsterdam Team 2015 Herning Team

Biography

Duncalf was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, but was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994 to 2001.^[2] 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 ended 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.^[3]

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.^[4] Soon after, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.^[5]

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.^[6]

Duncalf won ten gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 2004 to 2015.^[7][8]

She announced her retirement at the end of the 2019 season after gaining 133 caps for England.^[9]

Personal life

Duncalf is in a relationship with fellow former No. 1 squash player Rachael Grinham.^[10]

Major results

World Open

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

WSA World Series final appearances

British Open

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

Hong Kong Open

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

Qatar Classic

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

Malaysian Open

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