Datuk Nicol Ann David

Dato' Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player. She is currently ranked 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, as well as the World Open title a record 6 times, in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

David is the first squash player to have won the  World Junior title twice; in 1999 and 2001 under the tutelage of Richard Glanfield. She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this, until Raneem El Weleily emulated David's feat by winning her second World Junior Championship in 2007. David joined WISPA and turned professional in 2000 when she won her first WISPA title, after only a month in the tour. The victory came in February, when she defeated Salma Shabana in the final of the Savcor Finnish Open. On 7 June 2008, David was honoured 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 established on 26 June 1975. David 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.

David's other notable achievements include the Asian Squash Championship, which she won a record eight times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011). She also held a 13-month, 51-match winning streak, from March 2006 until April 2007, when she finally lost to Natalie Grinham in the final of the 2007 Seoul Open. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.

Personal Life

David is the daughter of Ann Marie David, a retired Malaysian Chinese school teacher, and Desmond David, a Malaysian Indian engineer, who is also a former state athlete and footballer. She has two sisters, Lianne and Cheryl, both of whom are accomplished squash players at the national level. As a youngster, mathematics was David's best subject at school; she dreamed of one day becoming an engineer. Her primary education was at Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Green Lane (Convent Green Lane Primary School). David scored seven A's for her Penilaian Menengah Rendah and obtained seven A's in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (the equivalent to GCSE), which she studied at Convent Green Lane Secondary School in Green Lane, Penang. She was raised a Roman Catholic.

Achievements

2009

- Texas Open
- Cayman Islands Open
- CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open Finalist

2008 
- Apawamis Open
- Asian Squash Championship
- CIMB KL Open
- Dunlop British Open
- Seoul Women’s Open
- CIMB Malaysian Open
- CIMB Singapore Masters
- Forexx Dutch Open
- Hi-Tec Manchester World Open
- Qatar Classic
- Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open

2007

- CIMB KL Open Champion
- Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open Champion
- Qatar Classic (06) Champion
- Seoul Open Finalist
- CIMB Malaysian Open Champion
- CIMB Singapore Masters Champion
- Forexx Dutch Open Champion
- Dunlop British Open Finalist
- Women’s World Open Q-Finalist
- Qatar Classic Champion
- Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Champion

2006 
- Apawamis Open Finalist
- CIMB KL Open Finalist
- Asian Games Women’s Singles Event Gold Medallist
- Women’s World Open World Champion
- Dunlop British Open Champion
- Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open Champion
- Hotel Equitorial Penang Open Champion
- CIMB Malaysian Open Champion
- Qatar Airways Challenge Champion

2005 

- Country View KL Open Champion
- Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open Champion
- Mamut Dutch Open Champion
- CIMB Malaysian Open Champion
- Dunlop British Open Champion
- Carol Weymuller Open Champion
- Women’s World Open World Champion

2004 
- Malaysian Airlines KL Open Finalist
- Malaysian Open Finalist
- Shanghai WISPA World Stars Championships Finalist

2003

- Women’s World Open Bronze Medallist

2002

- KL Open Champion
- Asian Squash Championships- Singles Event Finalist
- Asian Squash Championships Team Event Champion
- Commonwealth Games Mix Doubles Event Silver Medallist

2001

- Asian Squash Championships- Singles Event Champion
- Asian Squash Championships - Team Event Champion
- World Junior Championships World Junior Champion

2000

- Asian Squash Championships- Singles Event Champion
- KL Open Champion
- Savcor Finnish Open Champion
- SUKMA VIII Gold Medallist

1999

- British Junior Open- Under 17 & Under 19 Champion
- Asian Squash Championships- Singles Event Champion
- Asian Squash Championships- Team Event Champion
- German Junior Open- Under 19 Champion
- Malaysian Junior Open- Under 19 Champion
- World Junior Championships World Junior Champion
- SEA Games Brunei- Team Event Gold Medallist
- SEA Games Brunei- Singles Event Gold Medallist
- Australian Junior Open- Under 19 Champion

1998

- Asian Squash Championships- Singles Event Champion
- KL Open Champion
- Savcor Finnish Open Champion
- SUKMA VIII Gold Medallist

1997

- British Junior Open- Under 14 Champion
- Asian Squash Championships- Team Event Gold Medallist
- Australian Junior Open- Under 15 & Under 17 Champion
- Scottish Junior Open- Under 16 Champion
- SEA Games- Team Event Gold Medallist

1996

- British Junior Open- Under 14 Champion
- SUKMA- Team Event Gold Medallist
- Australian Junior Open- Under 13 & Under 15 Champion
- Scottish Junior Open- Under 14 Champion

1995

- British Junior Open- Under 14 Champion

- Malaysian Junior Open- Under 14 Champion
- Hong Kong Junior Open- Under 14 Champion
- Scottish Junior Open- Under 14 Champion

1994

- SUKMA- Team Event Gold Medallist
- Scottish Junior Open- Under 12 Champion