Career
She reached the World Number. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash competitions up to 2006. Natalie"s older sister Rachael Grinham is also one of the world"s leading professional squash players.
She defeated World Number.
She then went on to claim two more Gold Medals in the doubles competitions – partnering Rachael in the women"s doubles, and Joe Kneipp in the mixed doubles. Natalie has finished runner-up at the three times.
In 2004 she lost in the final to Vanessa Atkinson 9–1, 9–1, 9–5. In 2006 she lost to Nicol David 1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2.
And in 2007 she lost to sister Rachael 9–4, 10–8, 9–2.
She was runner-up at the British Open in 2005, losing in the final to Nicol David 9–6, 9–7, 9–6. Natalie is married to the Dutch squash player Tommy Berden and has lived in the Netherlands since 1999. She became a Dutch citizen in February 2008.
Under the World Squash Federation"s current rules, players must wait for three years before becoming eligible to represent a different country.
Accordingly she has represented the Netherlands from 2009 onwards. Finals: 4 (0 title, 4 runner-up)
British Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Qatar Classic: 2 finals (0 title, 2 runner-up)
Malaysian Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Natalie versus
Nicol David
Natalie Grinham and Nicol David have a long rivalry history. They have met 30 times during their careers, with Nicol leading their overall head-to-head series 23–7.
Nicol is Natalie"s most frequent opponent on tour.
16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including two in the tournament. The 2006 final between Natalie and Nicol is dubbed to be one of the greatest in the Women"s history.