Natalie is the younger sister of Rachael. Her sister chose to base herself in Egypt while Natalie chose Netherlands to maximise her competitive and practice opportunities. Definitely one of the fastest players on the circuit she scampers around the court to great effect and has consistently been in the top six of the rankings since December 2003& getting to second spot in February 2007.

Early March 2006 saw her returning to her homeland to marry Dutch squash professional Tommy Berden, and she might have been expected to have had a poor preparation for the Commonwealth Games which followed straight after. Yet the younger of the Toowoomba Twosome took the Games by storm winning an unprecedented three gold medals. The individual title was taken when she beat Rachael in a sisterly final, then paired up with her to win the Women’s Doubles, and with Joe Kneipp to triumph in the Mixed. Who would have bet on it!

Her great form took her to another World Open final in 2006, where she was thwarted by Nicol David, but at the Seoul Open in April 2007 she got her revenge, ending David's 13 month unbeaten run in the final.