Jenny Duncalf

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.

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

Duncalf represented the 2006 England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she competed in the singles and doubles events. Also in 2006, she was 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.

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

In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Duncalf went to another Commonwealth Games after representing the 2014 England team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where she competed in the squash events and won a silver medal, partnering Laura Massaro.

Duncalf won ten gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 2004 to 2015.

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

Personal life Duncalf is in a relationship with fellow former No. 1 squash player Rachael Grinham.

Major results World Open OutcomeYearLocationOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands Nicol David 11–2, 11–5, 11–0

WSA World Series final appearances British Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2008 Nicol David 9–1, 10–8, 9–0

Hong Kong Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2010 Nicol David 11-6, 12-10, 12-10

Qatar Classic OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner 2010 Rachael Grinham 11-5, 11-3, 11-3

Malaysian Open OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2010 Nicol David 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5Runner-up 2011 Nicol David 11-6, 12-10, 11-5