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Natalie Grainger
Natalie GraingerCountry United States Residence Greenwich, Connecticut Born July 8, 1977
Manchester, EnglandTurned Pro 1996 Plays Right Handed Coached by Peter Briggs Racquet used Harrow Women's singles Highest ranking No. 1 (June, 2003) Current ranking No. 5 (January, 2010) Medal recordCompetitor for the United States Squash Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Last updated on: January 6, 2010. Natalie Grainger (born 8 July 1977), also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player.
Grainger was born in Manchester, United Kingdom. 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 was born in England, but grew-up in South Africa. 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.
See also
- List of WISPA number 1 ranked players
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
External links
- Natalie Grainger profile on the WISPA
- Natalie Grainger profile on SquashInfo
- Article at Squashtalk.com (February 2002)
Sporting positions Preceded by
Carol OwensWorld No. 1
June 2003Succeeded by
Carol OwensWorld No. 1s in Women's squash Vicki Cardwell | Susan Devoy | Michelle Martin | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Cassie Jackman | Leilani Rorani | Carol Owens | Natalie Grainger | Rachael Grinham | Vanessa Atkinson | Nicol DavidWorld rankings · Top ten squash players as of November, 2011 Men's ranking Women's ranking - Nicol David
- Jenny Duncalf
- Madeline Perry
- Laura Massaro
- Rachael Grinham
- Kasey Brown
- Annie Au
- Raneem El Weleily
- Camille Serme
- Natalie Grinham
Categories:- American squash players
- English squash players
- South African squash players
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Manchester
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- American sportspeople stubs
- Squash biography stubs
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