Nicol David

Born in Penang,{{cite news |url=http://www.allsportspeople.com/squash/people/Nicol_David/biography |title=Nicol David Biography |year=2008 |publisher=AllSportsPeople.com |access-date=7 August 2012 |archive-date=19 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819190719/http://www.allsportspeople.com/squash/people/Nicol_David/biography |url-status=dead }} David is the daughter of Ann Marie David, a retired Malaysian Chinese school teacher of Hokkien-Hakka descent and Desmond David, a Malaysian Indian engineer of Tamil descent,{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/badminton-player-from-malaysia-but-shes-fi/291812/ |title=Badminton player from Malaysia but she's 'first a Punju' |last=Naik |first=Shivani |date=3 April 2008 |work=The Indian Express |page=1 |access-date=23 March 2010 |location=Hyderabad, India}}

who is also a former state athlete and footballer.{{cite web|last=Ritikos|first=Jane|date=7 December 2005|title=PM applauds Nicol and family|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/7/nation/12795411&sec=nation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062433/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F12%2F7%2Fnation%2F12795411&sec=nation|archive-date=29 June 2011|access-date=15 March 2010|publisher=The Sgtar|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://ekerjaya.com/nicol-david/2007/12/26/ |title=Nicol David |date=26 December 2007 |publisher=Ekerjaya.com |access-date=15 March 2010}} {{in lang|ms}} She has two sisters, Lianne and Cheryl,{{cite web |url=http://www.squash360.com/Articles/Profiles/Get-to-Know-...-Nicol-David.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130803001716/http://www.squash360.com/Articles/Profiles/Get-to-Know-...-Nicol-David.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2013 |title=Get to know Nicol David |publisher=Squash360.com |access-date=14 March 2010}} both of whom are accomplished squash players at the national level.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19940611&id=kuIVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1052,198631 |title=Nicol a terror at 10 |last=Rokk |first=Lazarus |author2=Megan, M. K. |date=11 June 1994 |work=NSTP |page=37 |access-date=14 March 2010 |location=Malaysia }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} As a youngster, mathematics was David's best subject at school;{{Cite web|url=http://www.undp.org.my/partnerships/undp-partnerships-in-malaysia/national-goodwill-ambassador/fast-facts |title=Nicol Ann David, United Nations Development Programme Malaysia |publisher=UNDP Malaysia Official Website |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113101241/http://www.undp.org.my/partnerships/undp-partnerships-in-malaysia/national-goodwill-ambassador/fast-facts |archive-date=13 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} 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 As in her Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) and seven As in her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM); the equivalent to GCSE, which she studied at Convent Green Lane Secondary School in Green Lane, Penang.{{cite web|last=Sivabalan|first=S.|date=22 July 2007|title=Honour for Nicol|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/7/22/sports/18374545&sec=sports|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062520/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F22%2Fsports%2F18374545&sec=sports|archive-date=29 June 2011|access-date=15 March 2010|work=The Star|location=Semenyih|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.azuanzahdi.com/nicol/index.php/2009/10/nicol-david-arena-court-naming-ceremony/ |title=Nicol David Arena - Court Naming Ceremony - Nicol David Online |access-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713224200/http://www.azuanzahdi.com/nicol/index.php/2009/10/nicol-david-arena-court-naming-ceremony/ |archive-date=13 July 2011 |df=dmy }} She was raised a Roman Catholic."Examining Nicol David". http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/Article_NicolDavid01.htm 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

File:Nicol David 2.jpg

David played squash when she was five years old, and received coaching at the age of eight. While training at the Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre, David was talent spotted by Ee Phoeh Hoon,{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/malaysiamarvels.htm |title=Malaysia Marvels at Nicol's success... |date=5 June 2005 |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=15 March 2010}} who led her to represent her home state of Penang, along with her sisters. David's squash career began in 1992 when she won silver in the Under-14 category of the Penang State Junior Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/ndavid1.htm |title=Nicol David Gains Sponsor |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610084939/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/ndavid1.htm |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Her first national level victory was also in 1992 at the Milo-Dunlop Sport National Junior Interstate Championship, where she won silver in the Under-16 category. In 1994, David was chosen to join the Penang state squash team for the Malaysian Games (SUKMA) tournament where she helped Penang win a gold medal in the team event, despite being ill at the time.{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/8/30/lifefocus/4586783&sec=lifefocus |title=The girl behind the icon |last=Mui Yoon |first=Chin |date=30 August 2009 |work=The Star |access-date=15 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112130745/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F8%2F30%2Flifefocus%2F4586783&sec=lifefocus |archive-date=12 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }} In the same year, she won her first two international titles – the Hong Kong U-13 and the Scottish Junior Open Under-12.

David won the Women's World Junior Squash Championships of 1999 beating her compatriot Lynn Leong in the final in Antwerp, Belgium, making her the youngest woman to become the world junior champion at the age of 15. In the process, she defeated three players ranked in the world top 20. She successfully defended the title in Penang in 2001, becoming one of only two players in the history of squash to have won it twice;{{cite web |url=http://www.unitedsquashleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127&Itemid=2 |title=Raneem El Weleily Celebrates World Double In Hong Kong |publisher=Unitedsquashleague.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717163420/http://www.unitedsquashleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127&Itemid=2 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} her coach was Richard Glanfield.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/Article_NicolDavid01.htm |title=Examining Nicol David |date=March 2001 |work=Squashplayer.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2010}}

In 1999, David began to win major junior tournaments, including the British Junior Open (Under-17 champion), the German Junior Open (Under-19, Champion), the SEA Games (Champion in the Senior and Team categories), and the Asian Junior Champion for both individual and team events.

David's biggest win, however, was the World Junior Championships, played in Antwerp. It took just half an hour for the then 15-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl to obtain world junior champion status, beating Lynn Leong 9–5, 9–3 and 9–2 in the final to become the youngest ever winner of the title. David reached the quarterfinals of the previous World Junior Championships in August 1997 in Brazil, as a thirteen-year-old and had since claimed both the Asian junior and senior titles, as well as the gold medal in the Asian Games in December 1998.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/events/junwom99.htm |title=Nicol cruises to title. |work=Squashplayer.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2010}} David also is one of a few squash player to have won all the age categories in the British Junior Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/bjo/history.htm |title=History |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=15 March 2010}}

File:Squash David Kitchen.jpg during the 2007 CIMB Malaysian Open.]]

David joined WISPA and turned professional in 2000{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/5/sports/3407558&sec=sports |title=Squash: $pecial reward for Nicol |last=Singh |first=Aftar |date=5 March 2009 |work=The Star |access-date=13 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062540/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F3%2F5%2Fsports%2F3407558&sec=sports |archive-date=29 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 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 with a score of 9–1, 9–0 and 9–5.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/wispa53.htm |title=Nicol David takes first WISPA crown at age 16! |publisher=Squashtalk |access-date=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015005653/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/wispa53.htm |archive-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Within a month, [https://www.equatorial.com/ Hotel Equatorial] announced its two-year worldwide sponsorship for her.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/ndavid1.htm |title=Nicol David gains sponsor. |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610084939/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/ndavid1.htm |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David also won a sponsorship on the WISPA tour by Dunlop squash.

In 2001, David, who has played under Dunlop Sport sponsorship for most of her junior career and WISPA career, signed a two-year deal to play with Head rackets with local conglomerate Mulpha Sports.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/malaysia2001/2001R-3.htm |title=Head gains positive image. |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720183939/http://www.squashtalk.com/malaysia2001/2001R-3.htm |archive-date=20 July 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} In July, David won the World Junior title for a second time, beating Omneya Abdel Kawy in just 17 minutes with a score of 9–2, 9–4 and 9–2 in the final.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/malaysia2001/2001B-9.htm |title=Nicol David earns second title |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231137/http://www.squashtalk.com/malaysia2001/2001B-9.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She remained the only female squash player to have achieved this until 2007, when Raneem El Weleily won her second World Junior Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/world_junior_women.htm |title=A second title for Raneem |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=14 March 2010}} David also won the individual event in the Asian Junior Squash Championships by defeating her compatriot Tricia Chuah in the final with a score of 9–5, 9–6 and 9–0; and helped the Malaysian team to the team event title.{{cite web |url=http://www.ispsquash.com/AsianJuniorsChampionshipFrom1997.htm |title=Results of Asian Junior Squash Championship from 1997–2005 |publisher=Indian Squash Professionals |access-date=12 March 2010}}

In 2002 David, together with her mixed double event partner Ong Beng Hee, won a Commonwealth Games silver medal for Malaysia after losing to Glen Wilson and Leilani Rorani in the final.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm |title=Commonwealth games results |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 March 2010}} Earlier in the year, David defeated Ellen Petersen of Denmark with a score of 9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4 to win the second Kuala Lumpur Open title of her career.{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=01SQWI48 |title=Nicol David player profile |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010}} David failed to retain her Asian Games gold medal in 2002, when she was beaten 9–7, 9–5 and 9–7 by Rebecca Chiu of Hong Kong in the final in Busan, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/2009docs/WorldChampResults/AsianGames.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5qbAfrBbc?url=http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/2009docs/WorldChampResults/AsianGames.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2010 |title=Asian Games |publisher=WSF |access-date=15 March 2010 }}

David was the losing finalist twice in 2003, losing to the more experienced Cassie Jackman on her home ground and then to Linda Elriani in the Monte Carlo Classic in November.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/malaysia12.htm |title=Kenneth Low retains YTL Title, Owens garners women's |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015005812/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/malaysia12.htm |archive-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She reached the semi-final of the World Open in Hong Kong, where she was again beaten by Jackman with a score of 9–6, 9–3, 9–4.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/womensworld/2003/report-CM6.htm |title=World champions prevail |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604225502/http://www.squashtalk.com/womensworld/2003/report-CM6.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David did not perform well in the other major WISPA events; she was eliminated in the first round of the Carol Weymuller US Open,{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=03SQWI25 |title=Carol Weymuller US Open 2003 – Results |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010}} in the British Open{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=03SQWI2D |title=British Open 2003 – Results |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010}} and in the Texas Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=02SQWI3E |title=Texas Open 2003 – Results |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010}} In the Qatar Classic Open, David lost in the second round to Natalie Grinham with a score of 9–2, 7–9, 9–0 and 9–4.{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=03SQWI36 |title=Qatar Classic 2003 – Results |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010}}

In 2004 David again failed to win any title. Her achievements included getting into the final of both the Kuala Lumpur Open and the Malaysian Open. David started to progress in the very last month of the year by reaching the final of the Shanghai WISPA WorldStars Championship{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/shanghai_worldstars.htm |title=Jackman shines in Shanghai |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=14 March 2010}} and the semi-finals of the World Open,{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/wwo_reports.htm |title=Natalie Grinham beats Malaysia |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=14 March 2010}} to rise two places to number four in the January 2005 WISPA rankings.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=89&z=14 |title=Grinham holds on to top spot. |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133210/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=89&z=14 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

File:Nicol David Khai.jpg

Defeated only twice in 2005, the 21-year-old from Penang returned to her home country in July after winning the gold medal at the World Games in Germany.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/hongkong/2005/hh2005-5.htm |title=Nicol David Realizes Malaysia's Hopes by Winning World Title. |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092009/http://www.squashtalk.com/hongkong/2005/hh2005-5.htm |archive-date=3 December 2010 |df=dmy-all }} she then became the first local player to win the Women's CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championship title in the event's 31-year history.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=207&z=15 |title=David does it at home. |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133557/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=207&z=15 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} In October, David proved that her success in the World Games and in the Malaysian Open was not by chance by becoming the first Malaysian to win a British Open title, the first Asian to win the women's crown, when she beat Australia's Natalie Grinham in the women's final in straight games that lasted in 55 minutes.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=265&z=15 |title=David is British Open champion. |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133625/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=265&z=15 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Within two months after the British Open and the World Games win, David won the World Open in Hong Kong for the first time and world number one ranking for the first time in January 2006. Later in the year, she was voted by her fellow members of the Women's International Squash Players Association as the WISPA Player of The Year 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=303&z=15 |title=Nicol David honoured by WISPA. |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133635/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=303&z=15 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David became the World's number 1 female squash player in January 2006 at the age of 23 to become the first Malaysian and the first Asian woman to be ranked World number 1 in the sport.{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/news/5250E138-188B-76AA-00C6BE29985BBCB6.html |title=Gatorade 'Sweat Test' conducted on Dato' Nicol Ann David and Other Squash Players |last=Chew |first=Ariel |work=Brainchild & Sputnik Communications Sdn Bhd |publisher=Virtualmalaysia |access-date=13 March 2010 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=306&z=15 |title=Nicol David Confirmed As World Number One |date=30 December 2005 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133818/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=306&z=15 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She also became the twelfth holder of the position since the rankings were first produced in April 1983. David started the year on a low, losing twice to Vanessa Atkinson in February, in the Apawamis Open and in the Kuala Lumpur Open, both in the final. The two straight loses to Atkinson saw David's world rank dropped to number 2.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=364&z=16 |title=Vanessa Atkinson Retains World No1 Ranking |date=2 May 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133841/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=364&z=16 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David started to show progress later in the year and recovered from the setback to win six straight tour titles and reclaimed the World number 1 spot.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=413&z=16 |title=Nicol David Reclaims World Number One Ranking |date=1 August 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134152/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=413&z=16 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David successfully defended her World Open title on 25 November 2006, at the Ulster Hall in Belfast by defeating Natalie Grinham in the final that was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open".{{cite web |url=http://squashtalk.com/html/news/nov06/news06-11-742.htm |title=Nicol David fights to the death for her second World Open title |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123318/http://squashtalk.com/html/news/nov06/news06-11-742.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} She became the first Malaysian athlete to win a world championship title for the second consecutive time, and the fourth person in history to retain the World Open Squash Championship. David also captured the Qatar Airways Challenge Open,{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=06SQWI17 |title=Qatar Airways Challenge 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010}} the Dunlop British Open Championship,{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=05SQWI79 |title=Dunlop British Open 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010}} the Hong Kong Open,{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=06SQWI35 |title=Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong Open 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010}} the Penang Open{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=06SQWI2F |title=Hotel Equatorial Penang Open 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010}} and the CIMB Malaysian Open.{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&tour=06SQWI1E |title=CIMB Malaysian Women's Open 2006 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=13 March 2010}} David topped the December WISPA ranking with a points average of almost twice that of her nearest rival, Rachael Grinham,{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/rankings/2006rankings/wispa68.htm |title=Nicol David keeps number 1, Vanessa drops to number 3. |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024173548/http://www.squashtalk.com/rankings/2006rankings/wispa68.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} and in the same month, in the second annual WISPA Awards, she was voted best female player of the year for the second time.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/world_squash_awards_2006.htm |title=Back to Pall Mall |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=13 March 2010}}

File:Squash Malaysia Open 2007.jpg at the 2007 CIMB Open at National Squash Complex, Bukit Jalil, Selangor.]]

David captured another six titles in the early months of 2007, then lost the final of the British Open to Australian Rachael Grinham in a five set final lasting 87 minutes.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishopensquash.com/today07.htm |title=Comeback Queen Rachael denies Nicol |publisher=Britishopensquash.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614012154/http://www.britishopensquash.com/today07.htm |archive-date=14 June 2008 |url-status=dead}} A month later, David again failed to defend her World Open title when she stumbled in the second round, losing to Shelley Kitchen with a score of 0–9, 1–9, 9–2, 9–3 and 6–9 in 69 minutes.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.org.uk/wwo/07-round2.htm#WHAT_HAPPENED..._ |title=Nicol Queen Nicol is out |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719042324/http://www.squashsite.org.uk/wwo/07-round2.htm |archive-date=19 July 2008}} It was the first time since April 2004 that David did not qualify for the quarters of a tournament, losing to the same person who denied her the bronze medal of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 9 months previously.{{cite web |url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Squash/Mon%2020%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20SQ100170110010?ScheduleItemID=28071 |title=Women's Singles Bronze Medal match |publisher=Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games Official Website |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803082053/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Squash/Mon%2020%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20SQ100170110010?ScheduleItemID=28071 |archive-date=3 August 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} In December, David won the inaugural Asian Sportswoman of the Year, beating more than 100 competitors who represented 25 sporting bodies.{{cite web |url=http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=1716&tp=n |title=China's Liu Xiang and Malaysia's Nicol David named top Asian athletes |date=14 December 2007 |publisher=International Sports Press Association (AIPS) |access-date=13 March 2010 |location=Kuala Lumpur}}

In 2008, David won ten tour titles and was unbeaten.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/4016601/Nicol-David-caps-perfect-year-by-striving-for-perfection.html |title=Nicol David caps perfect year by striving for perfection |last=Gilmour |first=Rod |date=29 December 2008 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=23 March 2010}} David completed her most successful year to date, retaining her Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open title for the third successive year in November to bring her 2008 WISPA World Tour title total to ten, extending her unbeaten Tour record since October 2007 to 53 matches.{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghaisquash.com/ShowArticles.aspx?ChannelId=1&ArticleId=1c04fb7a-5995-45c3-850e-aaeeb8192668&ClassId=148&Cur=CurNews&Title=Serme%20In%20Semi%20After%20Chopping%20Grinham%20In%20Chennai |title=Nicol David & Amr Shabana Retain Hong Kong Crowns |publisher=Shanghaisquash.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716050630/http://www.shanghaisquash.com/ShowArticles.aspx?ChannelId=1&ArticleId=1c04fb7a-5995-45c3-850e-aaeeb8192668&ClassId=148&Cur=CurNews&Title=Serme%20In%20Semi%20After%20Chopping%20Grinham%20In%20Chennai |archive-date=16 July 2011}} David celebrated her second full calendar year as world number one in the December Women's World Squash Rankings thus bringing her reign at the top of women's squash to 30 straight months.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1084&z=20 |title=30 Months Notched Up for Nicol David |date=31 December 2008 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=23 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134550/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1084&z=20 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David's WISPA title successes in 2008 began with the Apawamis Open in New York in February, and continued with the KL Open on home soil in Malaysia, the British Open title in England, Seoul Open in South Korea, Malaysian Open, the Singapore Masters, Dutch Open, World Open in England, Qatar Classic and the Hong Kong Open. Away from the tour, David secured her sixth successive biennial Asian Championship crown in February, after winning the first in July 1998 when aged just 14,{{cite web |url=http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/resultspage.asp?Key=833 |title=Malaysian Champions Retain Asian Titles In Taiwan |date=21 February 2006 |work=Squashplayer.co.uk |access-date=14 March 2010}} and then lead Malaysia to the bronze medal in the Women's World Team Championship in Cairo.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html2/news08/dec/news08-12-710.htm |title=Nicol David completes her best year on tour |publisher=Squashtalk.com |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015010015/http://www.squashtalk.com/html2/news08/dec/news08-12-710.htm |archive-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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With a lead over her nearest rival, she led in the Women's World Squash Rankings published on 1 January 2009 by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) – thus moving into her 30th successive month as the world's number one female player. David headed an unchanged top four, with Natalie Grinham (Netherlands) at No. 2; her older sister Rachael Grinham (Australia) at No. 3; and Natalie Grainger, of the United States, at No. 4. In her first tournament of the year, the Kuala Lumpur Open, David's 17-month, 56-match winning run was brought to an end when she lost to Natalie Grainger in the final.{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWSB84qwy-iw4Cw3Ojlwjf4yKtdQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331104410/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWSB84qwy-iw4Cw3Ojlwjf4yKtdQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 March 2009 |title=Grainger brings David's marathon run to end |date=7 March 2009 |agency=AFP |access-date=14 March 2010}} After the defeat, David recovered to capture the inaugural Cayman Islands Open. She managed to avenge her loss to Grainger early in the year by beating her 11–8, 11–6 and 11–5 in the final. It is her 35th tour crown and her 50th appearance in a WISPA Tour final.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/events/3706-womens-cayman-islands-open-2009 |title=$37,500 Women's Cayman Islands Open, South Sound Squash Club, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands results. |publisher=SquashInfo.com |access-date=14 March 2010}} A week later, David went on to win her second title of the year by again dispatching Grainger, this time in four sets.

Twenty-one days after winning the Texas Open title, David captured her second Seoul City Open crown by defeating Jenny Duncalf in four sets. A month later, on 24 July, she retained her World Games women's singles title with a win over archrival Natalie Grinham of the Netherlands in straight sets.{{cite news |author=Singh, Aftar |url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/7/25/sports/4388168&sec=sports |title=Nicol David retains World Games crown |work=The Star |date=25 July 2009 |access-date=14 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901222110/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F7%2F25%2Fsports%2F4388168&sec=sports |archive-date=1 September 2009 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/world_games_09.htm |title=Nicol grabs Gold |author=Shye-chang, Wu |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=14 March 2010}} A week later, on 1 August, David picked up her fifth consecutive Malaysian Open title, winning 11–6, 11–8, 9–11, 11–7 in a 60-minute match against 25-year-old Londoner, Alison Waters. David thus became the first player to win five Malaysian Open titles in a row since its inception in 1975.{{cite news |url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newssport.php?id=429592 |title=Nicol Wins Fifth Consecutive Malaysian Open Title |publisher=Bernama |date=1 August 2009 |access-date=14 March 2010}}

Dominating on the squash courts, David beat Natalie Grinham to win her third consecutive Singapore Masters championship, and her third title within a month. She overcame Natalie in three sets with a score of 11–9, 11–8 and 11–9 for her fifth WISPA title of the year. David celebrated another milestone in her squash career by moving into her 41st month as world number one in the September Women's World Rankings thus surpassing her mentor Sarah Fitz-Gerald as the player with the third longest ever reign at the top of the women's rankings.{{cite news |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1246&z=1 |title=Nicol David celebrates new World Ranking record |publisher=WISPA |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134619/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1246&z=1 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} On 12 September, David lost to Madeline Perry in the British Open quarter-final in a five set match that lasted for 76 minutes; 15 days later, she recovered to defeat arch-rival Natalie Grinham in the final of the World Open Championship, obtaining the title for a record fourth time. David ended the year on a low when she lost in the semis to Jenny Duncalf in both the Qatar Classic and the US Open, the former ending in five sets.{{cite news |author1=Cubbins, Steve |author2=Gommendy, Framboise |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/qatar/09day6.htm |title=Jenny does it again, Rachael on top |publisher=Squashsite |date=22 November 2009 |access-date=14 March 2010}}

David started 2010 ranked number 1 for the 42nd consecutive month.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1342&z=21 |title=David on top for 42nd Month |date=30 December 2009 |publisher=WISPA |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134643/http://www.wispa.net/NM/anmviewer.asp?a=1342&z=21 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She appeared in the WISPA calendar for the month of January.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/wispa_calendar.asp |title=2010 WISPA calendar and DVD order form |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324155222/http://www.wispa.net/wispa_calendar.asp |archive-date=24 March 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} David competed in her first tournament in March, the US$53,000 Chennai Open;{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/3681-nicol-david-gets-2010-campaign-underway-in-chennai |title=Nicol David Gets 2010 Campaign Underway In Chennai |date=4 March 2010 |publisher=SquashInfo |access-date=12 March 2010}} she won all her matches in straight sets and was crowned as the champion, avenging two straight defeats to Jenny Duncalf in late 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/3686-nicol-david-revenge-leads-to-malaysian-double-in-chennai |title=Nicol David Revenge Leads To Malaysian Double In Chennai |date=7 March 2010 |publisher=SquashInfo |access-date=12 March 2010}} Thirteen days later, in the Kuala Lumpur Open, David defeated the fourth seeded Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy who upset second seed Jenny Duncalf in the semi-finals in straight sets to win her second successive WISPA title of the year.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/3703-top-seeds-triumph-in-kl-open |title=Top Seeds Triumph In KL Open |date=20 March 2010 |publisher=SquashInfo |access-date=23 March 2010}} It was David's sixth title in the Kuala Lumpur Open tournament as she had previously won it in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008.{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/3/20/sports/20100320201842&sec=sports |title=Squash: Nicol wins KL Open Championship |date=20 March 2010 |work=Bernama |publisher=The Star |access-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323075607/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F3%2F20%2Fsports%2F20100320201842&sec=sports |archive-date=23 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}

David had won five more tour titles since April. This include winning the "prestigious"{{cite web |url=http://www.livesportsevent.com/events-squash/womens_world_open_squash_2010_live.html |title=Womens World Open Squash 2010 Live |date=18 September 2010 |access-date=2 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120153653/http://www.livesportsevent.com/events-squash/womens_world_open_squash_2010_live.html |archive-date=20 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldopensquash2011.com/news04.htm |title=World Open Squash 2011 in Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam |work=Worldopensquash2011.com |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029015602/http://www.worldopensquash2011.com/news04.htm |archive-date=29 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.sohosquareworldopen.com/2010/?p=6 |title=Women's World Open for Soho Square |publisher=Squashsite |date=25 June 2009 |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729190826/http://www.sohosquareworldopen.com/2010/?p=6 |archive-date=29 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }} World Open title on 22 September. The World Open win was David fifth thus equalling Sarah Fitz-Gerald's record for the most times World Open win.{{cite web |author=Eaton, Richard |url=http://www.sohosquareworldopen.com/2010/?p=1530 |title=David equals her sparring partners record |publisher=Squashsite |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923150819/http://www.sohosquareworldopen.com/2010/?p=1530 |archive-date=23 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} In October, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, David defeated Jenny Duncalf 11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to win the gold medal. David did not drop a game in the entire tournament, just as she did in the 2010 World Open in Egypt.{{cite web|url=http://squash.me.uk/cgames/?p=1390 |title=Day Five – the Finals |work=Squashsite |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=8 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012013051/http://squash.me.uk/cgames/?p=1390 |archive-date=12 October 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

Nicol David added another feather to her cap, becoming the first player – male or female – to win the US Open for the third straight year. The 31-year-old Nicol, a seven-time world champion and five-time British Open winner, exacted sweet revenge over Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini to win the US$115,000 (RM479,320) tournament in Philadelphia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/squash/2014/10/19/nicol-david-us-open|title=Nicol David wins third straight US Open title|first=KNG ZHENG|last=GUAN|date=19 October 2014|website=The Star Online}}

{{Main|Nicol–Natalie Grinham rivalry}}

David and Natalie Grinham have a long rivalry history. As of March 2012, they have met 36 times, with David leading their overall head-to-head series 29–7.{{cite web |url=http://www.squash.me.uk/wwo/2009/today.68.gif |title=Overall Head to Head |work=SquashInfo.com |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=15 March 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Grinham is David's most frequent opponent on tour{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457&page=htoh&r1=all |title=Nicol David profile: Head to Head – All |publisher=WISPA |access-date=15 March 2010}} and 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including two in the World Open tournament. The World Open 2006 final between David and Grinham was said to be "one of the great finals of the Women’s World Open".

The longest match between the duo is in the 2007 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open; which saw David went on to win in a five set match that lasted in 102 minutes. David won 6–9, 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/CIMB_KL_07.htm |title=Big win for Abbas, Nicol wins another thriller |date=17 March 2007 |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=10 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310095434/http://www.squashsite.co.uk/CIMB_KL_07.htm |url-status=dead }} On 27 September 2009 in the $118,000 2009 Women's World Open final, David won the match in four sets 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 to become only the third player in the history of the championships to win four titles, alongside Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald and New Zealander Susan Devoy.{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/3400-nicol-david-wins-fourth-world-open-title |title=Nicol David Wins Fourth World Open Title |date=27 September 2009 |publisher=SquashInfo |access-date=23 March 2010}}

All results for David in WISPA World Tour tournaments:{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00457 |title=WISPA Player Profile |publisher=WISPA |access-date=14 March 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player-302 |title=SquashInfo: Nicol David |publisher=SquashInfo.com |access-date=14 March 2010}}

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Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsquash.me.uk/2009docs/WorldChampResults/WomensTeam&Open.pdf |title=Women's World Open |publisher=WSF |access-date=23 March 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

1998 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Games – Singles Gold (1)

2000 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (2)

2002 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (3), Asian Championship – Team Champion (1), Asian Games – Singles Silver, Commonwealth Games – Mixed Doubles Silver

2004 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (4), Asian Championship – Team Champion (2)

2005 World Games – Singles Champion (1)

2006 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (5), Asian Championship – Team Champion (3), Asian Games – Singles Gold (2)

2008 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (6), Asian Championship – Team Champion (4)

2009 World Games – Singles Champion (2)

2010 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (7), Asian Games – Singles Gold (3), Asian Games – Team Gold (1), Commonwealth Games – Singles Gold (1), Commonwealth Games – Mixed Doubles Bronze

2011 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (8)

2013 World Games – Singles Champion (3)

2014 Asian Championship – Team Champion (5), Asian Games – Singles Gold (4), Asian Games – Team Gold (2), Commonwealth Games – Singles Gold (2)

2015 Asian Championship – Singles Champion (9)

2018 Asian Games – Singles Gold (5)

1995 Scottish Junior Open – Under-14 Champion

1996 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-14 Champion

1997 British Junior Open – Under-14 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-15 Champion, Australian Junior Open – Under-17 Champion

1998 British Junior Open – Under-16 Champion, Scottish Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, Asian Junior Squash Grand Circuit Final – Under-19 Champion

1999 World Junior Champion (1), British Junior Open – Under-17 Champion, British Junior Open – Under-19 Champion, Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (1), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (1), German Junior Open – Champion, Malaysian Junior Open – Champion

2001 World Junior Champion (2), Asian Junior Championship – Singles Champion (2), Asian Junior Championship – Team Champion (2)

{{Performance timeline female squash legend}}

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.

Note: NA = Not Available

On 7 June 2008, David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B.{{cite web |url=http://mstar.com.my/berita/cerita.asp?file=/2008/6/7/TERKINI/Mutakhir/Nicol_David_dikurnia_Darjah_Bakti_cipta_sejarah&sec=mstar_berita |title=Nicol David dikurnia Darjah Bakti, cipta sejarah |date=7 June 2008 |publisher=MStar Online |access-date=23 March 2010 |location=Kuala Lumpur |language=ms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324084050/http://mstar.com.my/berita/cerita.asp?file=%2F2008%2F6%2F7%2FTERKINI%2FMutakhir%2FNicol_David_dikurnia_Darjah_Bakti_cipta_sejarah&sec=mstar_berita |archive-date=24 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} in conjunction with the birthday of His Majesty Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975. The award is limited to 10 recipients who have made significant contributions in the arts, sciences and the humanities.{{cite web |url=http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=337914 |title=Squash Queen Is First Recipient Of Order Of Merit |publisher=Bernama |access-date=14 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182631/http://bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=337914 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

On 12 July 2008, David was among 497 people honoured in conjunction with the 70th birthday of the Penang State Governor Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/12/sports/20080712185458&sec=sports |title='Just Nicol' conferred Datukship |last=Chin |first=Christina |author2=Andrea Filmer |author3=Looi Sue-Chern |date=12 July 2008 |work=The Star |access-date=16 March 2010 |location=Georgetown |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622001334/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F7%2F12%2Fsports%2F20080712185458&sec=sports |archive-date=22 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }} David was also one of the 28 people who received the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri award (DSPN),{{cite web |url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=345610 |title=Nicol David Among 497 To Receive Penang Honours |date=12 July 2008 |publisher=Bernama |access-date=23 March 2010 |location=Penang}} which carries the title Datuk, making her the youngest person ever to be conferred Datukship in Penang. The former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a fellow Penangite,{{cite web |url=http://www.pmo.gov.my/?menu=page&page=1880 |title=Biography |work=Official Website of the Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia |access-date=16 March 2010}} once quipped that David is "now more famous than me". In July 2007, David received Master of Arts honoris causa; an honorary degree by the University of Nottingham. David has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.wispa.net/players_of_year.asp |title=WISPA Players of the Year |publisher=WISPA |access-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221093840/http://wispa.net/players_of_year.asp |archive-date=21 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}

David was given the honour of carrying the Olympic torch for Malaysia during the build up to the Athens Olympics of 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/jtorch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421010529/http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/jtorch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2008 |title=Malaysian Star Nicol David Carries Olympic Torch In KL. |publisher=Worldsquash.org.uk |access-date=14 March 2010 }}{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2965703.cms |title=Olympic torch arrives in Malaysia |date=20 April 2008 |work=The Times of India |location=India |access-date=16 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}} and was appointed UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador for Malaysia.{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=4300&Cr=goodwill&Cr1=undp |title=Malaysian squash star appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UN development agency |date=26 July 2002 |publisher=United Nations News Centre |access-date=14 March 2010}}

On 23 September 2019, David was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Sports Science by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).{{cite news |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/523877/former-squash-queen-inspire-malaysian-athletes |title=Former squash queen to inspire Malaysian athletes|author= Mohamed Basyir|date=23 September 2019|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=14 December 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rojakdaily.com/news/article/7710/datuk-nicol-david-receives-honorary-doctorate-in-sports-science|title=Datuk Nicol David Receives Honorary Doctorate In Sports Science|author=Jessica Chua|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Rojak Daily|access-date=14 December 2019}}

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• 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2000){{cite web|url=http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2009/06/06/chong-wei-penerima-kedua-anugerah-darjah-bakti/|title=Chong Wei penerima kedua Anugerah Darjah Bakti|language=ms|work=Bernama|publisher=mStar|date=6 June 2009|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802102113/http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2009/06/06/chong-wei-penerima-kedua-anugerah-darjah-bakti/|url-status=dead}}
• 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006){{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/51996|title=It's now 'Tun' Musa Hitam|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=3 June 2006|access-date=12 August 2018}}
• 50px Order of Merit (DB) (2008){{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/node/163779|title=Nicol receives award from King|language=en|publisher=The Sun Daily|date=21 August 2008|access-date=2 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa|website=www.istiadat.gov.my|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719195551/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp|url-status=dead}}
• 50px Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2017){{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2017/09/10/chong-wei-all-fired-up-good-things-whet-world-no-7s-appetite-for-glory/|title=Chong Wei all fired up|author=Rajes Paul|work=The Star|date=10 September 2017|access-date=29 July 2018}}
• {{Flag|Penang}} :
• 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2008){{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2008/07/12/just-nicol-conferred-datukship/|title='Just Nicol' conferred Datukship|author=Christina Chin, Andrea Filmer, Looi Sue-Chern|work=The Star|date=12 July 2008|access-date=2 August 2018}}

The ACE Pictures has on 7 June 2021 announced a biopic in English based on David's life story titled 'I am Nicol David' will soon be produced.{{cite web|title=Former Squash Champion Collaborates ACE Pictures Entertainment to Produce Biopic "I am Nicol David" |url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/content/advertise/former-squash-champion-collaborates-ace-pictures-entertainment-produce-biopic-i-am-nicol|date=7 June 2021|website=The Edge Markets|access-date=16 June 2021}}{{cite news|title="I am Nicol David" biopic to depict squash queen's story|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/i-am-nicol-david-biopic-depict-squash-queens-story-302081|date=7 June 2021|work=Bernama|publisher=Astro Awani|access-date=16 June 2021}}

• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• List of WISPA number 1 ranked players
• WISPA Awards
• British Open Squash Championships
• British Junior Open Squash

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• {{note label|Natalie|a|a}} Natalie Grinham switched allegiance to the Netherlands from March 2008 onwards.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/natalie_goes_dutch.htm |title=Natalie goes Dutch |date=26 February 2008 |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609205607/http://www.squashsite.co.uk/natalie_goes_dutch.htm |url-status=dead }}

• {{note label|Minutes|b|b}} H represents hour while MM represents minutes.
• {{note label|PAR scoring|c|c}} WISPA tournament uses PAR scoring from 21 July 2008 onwards.{{cite web |url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/wispa.htm |title=WISPA to move to PAR Scoring |date=12 May 2008 |publisher=Squashsite |access-date=16 March 2010 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121082109/http://www.squashsite.co.uk/wispa.htm |url-status=dead }}

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{{commons category|Nicol David}}

• {{Official website|http://www.nicoldavid.com/}}
• [http://squashstars.com/ Squash Stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403233017/http://squashstars.com/ |date=3 April 2014 }}
• {{WISPA|id=T00457|name=Nicol David}}
• {{WSA|id=nicol-david}}
• {{SquashInfo|id=302|name=Nicol David}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160113124859/http://www.malaysiaresume.com/contribute/datuk-nicol-ann-david Malaysia’s Résumé – Datuk Nicol Ann David]
• [https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7858/nicol-david]

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