Jenny Duncalf

English squash player (born 1982)

Jenny Duncalf

Jenny Duncalf

Full name| Jennifer Duncalf
Country| England
Born|  (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42)

Haarlem, Netherlands

Residence| Harrogate, England
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

Updated on 13 April 2022.

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.

## Career

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Duncalf was born in Haarlem, Netherlands but was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994 to 2001.[1] 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.[2]

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

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[5]

She announced her retirement at the end of the 2019 season after gaining 133 caps for England.[6]

## Personal life

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Duncalf is in a relationship with fellow former No. 1 squash player Rachael Grinham.[7]

## World Open

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

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Outcome  | Year  | Location  | Opponent in the final  | Score in the final

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Runner-up | 2011 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Nicol David | 11–2, 11–5, 11–0

## Major World Series final appearances

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

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Outcome  | Year  | Opponent in the final  | Score in the final

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Runner-up | 2008 |  Nicol David | 9–1, 10–8, 9–0

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

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Outcome  | Year  | Opponent in the final  | Score in the final

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Runner-up | 2010 |  Nicol David | 11-6, 12-10, 12-10

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

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Outcome  | Year  | Opponent in the final  | Score in the final

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Winner | 2010 |  Rachael Grinham | 11-5, 11-3, 11-3

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

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Outcome  | Year  | Opponent in the final  | Score in the final

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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

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* Official Women's Squash World Ranking

## References

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1. ^ "Squash News". The Northern Echo. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. ^ Steve Cubbins, Framboise Gommendy (23 November 2009). "Double English delight in Doha". Squashsite. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
3. ^ "Day Five – the Finals". Squashsite. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
4. ^ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
5. ^ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
6. ^ "England's Jenny Duncalf to retire at end of season". England Squash. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
7. ^ "World squash champions come out as gay and reveal they are a couple". PinkNews. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

## External links

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PSA World Series Tournaments - Women's Champions

British Open

* (1922) Joyce Cave
* (1923) Silvia Huntsman
* (1924) Nancy Cave
* (1925) Joyce Cave
* (1926-1927) Cecily Fenwick
* (1928) Joyce Cave
* (1929-1930) Nancy Cave
* (1931) Cecily Fenwick
* (1932-1934) Susan Noel
* (1935-1939) Margot Lumb
* (1947-1949) Joan Curry
* (1950-1959) Janet Morgan
* (1960) Sheila Macintosh
* (1961) Fran Marshall
* (1962-1977) Heather McKay
* (1978) Sue Newman
* (1979) Barbara Wall
* (1980-1983) Vicki Cardwell
* (1984-1990) Susan Devoy
* (1991) Lisa Opie
* (1992) Susan Devoy
* (1993-1998) Michelle Martin
* (2009-2000) Leilani Joyce
* (2001-2002) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
* (2003-2004) Rachael Grinham
* (2005-2007) Nicol David
* (2007) Rachael Grinham
* (2008) Nicol David
* (2009) Rachael Grinham
* (2012) Nicol David
* (2013) Laura Massaro
* (2014) Nicol David
* (2015) Camille Serme
* (2016) Nour El Sherbini
* (2017) Laura Massaro
* (2018) Nour El Sherbini
* (2019) Nouran Gohar
* (2021) Nour El Sherbini

Hong Kong Open

* (1993) Michelle Martin
* (1994) Michelle Martin
* (2001) Leilani Rorani
* (2002) Rachael Grinham
* (2006) Nicol David
* (2007) Nicol David
* (2008) Nicol David
* (2009) Nicol David
* (2010) Nicol David
* (2011) Nicol David
* (2012) Nicol David
* (2013) Nicol David
* (2014) Nicol David
* (2015) Nicol David
* (2016) Nouran Gohar
* (2017) Nour El Sherbini
* (2018) Joelle King

Qatar Classic

* (2001) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
* (2003) Natalie Grainger
* (2004) Vanessa Atkinson
* (2005) Vanessa Atkinson
* (2006/7) Nicol David
* (2007) Nicol David
* (2008) Nicol David
* (2009) Jenny Duncalf
* (2010) Nicol David
* (2011) Nicol David
* (2015) Laura Massaro

US Open

* (1993) Cassie Jackman
* (1994) Suzanne Horner
* (1997) Cassie Jackman
* (1998) Michelle Martin
* (1999) Cassie Jackman
* (2002) Carol Owens
* (2003) Cassie Jackman
* (2004) Natalie Grainger
* (2005) Natalie Grinham
* (2009) Jenny Duncalf
* (2010) Vanessa Atkinson
* (2011) Laura Massaro
* (2012) Nicol David
* (2013) Nicol David
* (2014) Nicol David
* (2015) Laura Massaro
* (2016) Camille Serme
* (2017) Nour El Tayeb
* (2018) Raneem El Weleily
* (2019) Nouran Gohar

Malaysian Open

* (1975) Helen Chinchen
* (1976) Annette Andrews
* (1977) Annette Andrews
* (1978) Annette Andrews
* (1979) M Miyagishina
* (1980) Sue Paton
* (1981) Sue Paton
* (1982) Sue Paton
* (1983) Chia Chew Lan
* (1984) Lim Siok Hui
* (1985) Geraldine Yeo
* (1986) Lisa Opie
* (1987) Lucy Soutter
* (1988) Lisa Opie
* (1990) Lisa Opie
* (1991) Michelle Martin
* (1992) Michelle Martin
* (1993) Michelle Martin
* (1994) Michelle Martin
* (1995) Liz Irving
* (1996) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
* (1997) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
* (2000) Stephanie Brind
* (2002) Carol Owens
* (2003) Cassie Jackman
* (2004) Vanessa Atkinson
* (2005) Nicol David
* (2006) Nicol David
* (2007) Nicol David
* (2008) Nicol David
* (2009) Nicol David
* (2010) Nicol David
* (2011) Nicol David
* (2012) Raneem El Weleily
* (2013) Nicol David
* (2014) Raneem El Weleily

PSA World Tour Finals

* (2011) Nicol David
* (2012) Nicol David
* (2016) Laura Massaro
* (2017) Laura Massaro
* (2018) Nour El Sherbini
* (2019) Raneem El Weleily
* (2020) Hania El Hammamy
* (2021) Nouran Gohar
* (2022) Nour El Sherbini
* (2023) Nouran Gohar

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