Cardwell closes in on top 50
09-Feb-2012 -
Cardwell, daughter of Squash Australia Hall of Famer Vicki Cardwell, claimed her first ever win as a professional when she took out the Australia Day Challenge in Brisbane.
The 20-year-old Cardwell has moved up two places to a career-high 55th in the world.
Australia’s three highest ranked women have all slipped in the latest rankings.
Rachael Grinham was down one place to six, Kasey Brown dropped two spots to eight and Donna Urquhart was down one to 15.
Malaysia’s Nicol David remained at number one ahead of English pair Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro.
New South Welshman Cameron Pilley was Australia’s highest ranked male player, up one place to 15, while Ryan Cuskelly was at 38 and Zac Alexander 44.
Englishman Nick Matthew reclaimed top spot from countryman James Willstrop, with Frenchman Gregory Gaultier at number three.
February rankings (last month in brackets):
Men
1 (2) Nick Matthew (ENG)
2 (1) James Willstrop (ENG)
3 (3) Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
4 (5) Karim Darwish (EGY)
5 (4) Ramy Ashour (EGY)
6 (6) Amr Shabana (EGY)
7 (7) Peter Barker (ENG)
8 (8) Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY)
9 (9) Laurens Jan Anjema (NED)
10 (10) Azlan Iskandar (MAS)
Australians
15 (16) Cameron Pilley
38 (36) Ryan Cuskelly
44 (43) Zac Alexander
54 (55) Aaron Frankcomb
58 (57) Matthew Karwalski
80 (82) Mike Corren
85 (89) Rex Hedrick
90 (92) Wade Johnstone
94 (97) Steve Finitsis
Women
1 (1) Nicol David (MAS)
2 (2) Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
3 (4) Laura Massaro (ENG)
4 (3) Madeline Perry (IRL)
5 (7) Raneem El Weleily (EGY)
6 (5) Rachael Grinham (AUS)
7 (8) Natalie Grinham (NED)
8 (6) Kasey Brown (AUS)
9 (9) Annie Au (HKG)
10 (10) Camille Serme (FRA)
Australians
15 (14) Donna Urquhart
34 (34) Melody Francis
46 (44) Lisa Camilleri
55 (57) Sarah Cardwell
70 (71) Tamika Saxby
72 (74) Maggy Marshall
81 (82) Christine Nunn
82 (84) Vanessa Pickerd
83 (86) Samantha Davies
93 (98) Bethany Brazier
94 (94) Zoe Petrovansky