Jenny Duncalf


Jennifer Duncalf is an English professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2009.
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. 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.
Duncalf was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994-2001.
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.
Duncalf is openly lesbian, and her girlfriend is fellow top squash player and former world no.1 Rachael Grinham.

World Open">World Open (squash)">World Open

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

OutcomeYearLocationOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up2011Rotterdam, Netherlands Nicol David11–2, 11–5, 11–0

Major World Series">WSA World Series">World Series final appearances

British Open">British Open Squash Championships">British Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up2008 Nicol David9–1, 10–8, 9–0

Hong Kong Open">Hong Kong Open (squash)">Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up2010 Nicol David11-6, 12-10, 12-10

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

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner2010 Rachael Grinham11-5, 11-3, 11-3

Malaysian Open">Malaysian Open Squash Championships">Malaysian Open: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore 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

Personal life

Duncalf is openly lesbian. She is in a relationship with fellow squash player and former world no.1 Rachel Grinham.