Natalie Grinham

Natalie Grinham
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Marie Grinham
Born (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978
Toowoomba, Australia
Years active22
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
 Australia (until February 2008)
HandednessRight Handed
Turned pro1995
Coached byAllistair McCaw
Retired2014
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (February, 2007)
Title15
Tour final36
World OpenF (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2004 Kuala Lumpur Singles
2006 Belfast Singles
2007 Madrid Singles
2005 Hong Kong Singles
World Team Championships
2002 Odense Team
2004 Amsterdam Team
2000 Sheffield Team
World Doubles Championships
2004 Chennai Doubles
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne Singles
2006 Melbourne Doubles
2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles
2002 Manchester Doubles
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
2009 Amsterdam Singles
2011 Rotterdam Singles
World Games
2009 Kaohsiung Singles
2013 Cali Singles
Updated on 12 April 2022

Natalie Marie Grinham (born 16 March 1978 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian former professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games gold medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached her highest career ranking in 2007 when she became the World No. 2. She represented Australia in international squash competitions up to 2006. She is married to the Dutch squash player Tommy Berden, and took up Dutch citizenship in February 2008. Both Tommy and Natalie became the first husband and wife team to win a joint championship in squash after winning the respective trophies at the inaugural edition of the Tranzparanz Open in June 2006 which was held in Almere, Netherlands.

Natalie's older sister Rachael Grinham is also one of the world's former leading professional squash players.