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Nicol Ann David in action on the seventh day of the 2009 Hong Kong Open.

Datuk Nicol Ann David (born August 26, 1983) is a Malaysian professional squash player. She is the current world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this. She won the British Open title in 2005, 2006 and 2008. She also won the World Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Nicol is the first squash player to have won the World Junior title twice; in 1999 and 2001. She was the only female squash player to have done this until in 2007. This was when Raneem El Weleily won her second World Junior Championship. Nicol joined WISPA and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The win came in February, when she beats Salma Shabana in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open. On June 7, 2008, Nicol David was recognized with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B. in conjunction with the birthday of the His Majesty Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was started on June 26, 1975. Nicol was also invited to carry the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics in 2004 and being appointed as UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.

Nicol David's other notable achievements include the Asian Squash Championship, which she won with a record of seven times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010). She also held a 13-month, 51-match winning streak, from March 2006 until April 2007. In April 2007 she finally lost to Natalie Grinham in the final of the 2007 Seoul Open. Nicol has also won the WISPA Player of the Year on five consecutive times, from 2005 until 2009.


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  • A man in a red shirt holds a microphone while a young woman in a yellow shirt holding a racket sticks her tongue out.

    Nicol Ann David during CIMB Malaysian Open Squash 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.

  • A female squash player in a bluish top throws back her head in annoyance while another squash player in a purple top and a white headband walks by

    Nicol David and New Zealander Shelley Kitchen during the 2007 CIMB Malaysian Open.

  • With one hand, David clutches a large red bundle containing a bouquet of flowers, and with the other, holds up a large trophy with a hexagonal base.

    Nicol Ann David holding her CIMB Malaysian Squash Open 2007 trophy.

  • A teammate in a dark blue uniform jumps up while David passes the ball to her.

    Nicol returning the ball to Jenny Duncalf at the 2007 CIMB Open at National Squash Complex, Bukit Jalil, Selangor.

  • A young female squash player in white, stretching out to get her racket under a low ball, on a blue court with yellow markings, in front of a large, out-of-focus crowd behind glass.

    Nicol Ann David in action on the sixth day of the 2009 Hong Kong Open.

  • A young woman in a white-and-pink shirt and a red headband hoists a large squarish trophy, which has four pillars and a figurine at top.

    Nicol Ann David holding her CIMB Malaysian Squash Open 2009 trophy.

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