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 nameJennifer Duncalf
Country England
ResidenceHarrogate, England
Born (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned Pro1999
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byDavid Pearson
Racquet usedHead
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (December 2009)
Current rankingNo. 14 (January 2016)
Title(s)9
Tour final(s)23
World OpenF (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-up2011Rotterdam, Netherlands Nicol David11–2, 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-up2008 Nicol David9–1, 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-up2010 Nicol David11-6, 12-10, 12-10

Qatar Classic: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2010 Rachael Grinham11-5, 11-3, 11-3

Malaysian Open: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2010 Nicol David11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5
Runner-up2011 Nicol David11-6, 12-10, 11-5

See also

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.


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