Nicol David

Nicol David is a Malaysian former professional squash player who held the women’s world number-one ranking for a record 108 consecutive months.

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2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship: The 2008 edition of the women’s world championship, won by Nicol David in Manchester. This title began her run of five consecutive World Open championships.
Women's Squash Association: The former governing body and professional tour organization for women’s squash. Its rankings recorded David’s unprecedented consecutive time at number one.
Liz Irving: An Australian squash coach who coached Nicol David for much of her professional career. Irving guided David through the period in which she became world number one.
Squash in Malaysia: The development and practice of squash in Malaysia, including its national teams and professional players. David’s success became the most prominent symbol of the sport’s Malaysian growth.
2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship: The 2010 women’s World Open squash championship, won by Nicol David in Cairo. Her victory extended the sequence of world titles that defined her peak.
Professional squash: Organized competitive squash played for prize money and professional rankings. The tour supplied the events and ranking points behind her career dominance.
Sarah Fitz-Gerald: An Australian squash player who won five women’s world individual titles. Fitz-Gerald’s championship legacy preceded David’s era of dominance.
National Sports Council of Malaysia: Malaysia’s government agency for developing and supporting high-performance sport. Public sports institutions helped sustain the elite training environment in which David competed.
2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship: The 2014 women’s World Open squash championship, won by Nicol David in Cairo. Her eighth world title made her the event’s most successful champion at the time.
World squash rankings: Ordered lists ranking professional squash players by competitive results. David’s 108-month reign is measured through the women’s world rankings.