The seven times Dutch champion enjoyed an excellent run of form in 2004, winning eight WISPA titles: the Kuala Lumpur Open, Qatar Airways Challenge, Irish Open, Malaysian Open, Brunei International, Mexican Open, Qatar Classic and World Open.

Since then not only did she become a star in her homeland but also moved into hot pursuit of the number one slot in the rankings. Eventually though the world number one status was secured in December 2005 rankings, but this pre-eminence was only to last one month as Nicol David took not only her World Open crown but top spot too.

Since then, a further string of successes at the start of 2006 including two wins over David in Tour finals, propelled her back to number one in April 2006, before David regained the position in August 2006.

Like so many champions before her, her late twenties saw a leap forward in form, and having turned thirty just before regaining top spot the titian haired Dutch star is focused to regain it.

Early 2007 was characterised by some early round defeats as she struggled to maintain an injury free period & build up confidence. But she signalled that she was clear of the problem when she competed in her home open event, reaching the quarters of the Forexx Dutch Open before losing to eventual runner up Rachael Grinham.