Career
A solid international level player throughout the 1990s, Nathanael had most of her early success in mixed doubles. They were bronze medalists at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. In women"s doubles Nathanael was competitive internationally with a variety of partners.
They were twice runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships (1995, 1997), were quarter-finalists at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and earned bronze medals together at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.