Country: USA
Date of Birth: 08/07/1977
Place of Birth: Manchester
Place of Residence: Washington DC, USA
WSQ-M08 Seeding:
Highest World Ranking: 4
World Tour Titles: 14
World Tour Finals: 30
Squash Achievements: Four main tour titles in 2002 saw Grainger briefly top the World Rankings
Ambitions:
With her mother being a former British Squash Champion, and
Natalie having taken up the sport before her third birthday, it was
perhaps inevitable that Natalie would establish herself as a world
class player.
Natalie enjoyed her most successful year in 2004, winning four
WISPA titles and briefly topping the world rankings.
After enduring several years of poor health and indifferent form
2007 saw somewhat of a new beginning for Natalie, who achieved
US citizenship in February, which she celebrated by winning three
US based tournaments, the Burning River Classic, Texas Open and Los
Angeles Open.
Natalie reached the semi-finals of the World Championships,
losing to eventual winner Rachael Grinham and finished the year on
a high with victory on the Carol Weymuller Open last November.