Delia Arnold
Malaysian squash player
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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]
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| Born | 26 January 1986 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ahmed Malik, Peter Genever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 12 (September, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Arnold, 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.[1] 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.[1]
In 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from squash.[5]
Personal life
She married badminton international Robert Lin Woon Fui.[5]
WISPA Titles
All Results for Delia Arnold in WISPA World's Tour tournament[6][7]
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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 |