Delia Arnold (born 26 January 1986, in Kuala Lumpur) is a former professional squash player who represented Malaysia. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 12.[1]
.jpg) Delia Arnold, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 January 1986 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ahmed Malik, Peter Genever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 12 (September, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editArnold, coached by Ahmed Malik and Peter Genever began playing on the PSA tour in 2003 and reached the World No. 48 rankings by February 2006. More than ten months later, she moved up to the 34th spot.
In 2010, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[2] Two years later in 2012, she was again part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3] In 2014, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[4]
In May 2015 she defeated world No.3 Alison Waters from England, world No.11 Annie Au from Hong Kong and world No.3 Raneem El Weleily from Egypt in the 2015 Women's British Open Squash Championship where she was eventually defeated by current world No.3 Camille Serme from France in the semi-final.[5] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in September 2015 after beating World Number 2, El Weleily in the quarter-finals of the British Open.[6]
In 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from squash.[7]
Personal life
editShe married badminton international Robert Lin Woon Fui.[7]
WISPA Titles
editAll Results for Delia Arnold in WISPA World's Tour tournament[8][9]
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | Minutes Played |
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| 1. | 6 November 2007 | NSC Satellite No. 3 |  Lim Yoke Wah |
9–2, 9–5, 9–2 | 40 min |
| 2. | 16 August 2008 | NSC Tour 12 No. 2 |  Rebecca Chiu |
2–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–9 | 42 min |
| 3. | 12 December 2008 | NSC Super Satellite No. 5 |  Donna Urquhart |
11–9, 14–12, 11–3 | 31 min |
References
edit- ^ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand". World Squash. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's WSF World Team Championship 2012, La Parnasse Arena, Nimes, France". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "England Reclaim Women's World Team Championship Title". Squash info. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Delia beats world number 2 Raneem to enter semi-finals of British Open - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Delia Arnold retires after 14 years on tour". Squash Mad. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Delia Arnold. SquashInfo (26 January 1986). Retrieved on 7 June 2011.
- ^ Women's International Squash Players Association Archived 21 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Wispa.net. Retrieved on 7 June 2011.
External links
edit- Delia Arnold at WISPA (archived)
- Delia Arnold at WSA (archived)
- Delia Arnold at Squash Info