Shelley Kitchen
Shelley Kitchen | |
Shelley Kitchen (foreground) versus Nicol David at the 2006 Malaysian Open | |
Nationality: | New Zealand |
Birthday: | 2nd December 1979 |
1st professional season: | 1999 |
Resignation: | 2010 |
Playing hand: | Right |
successes | |
Career title: | 15th |
Career finals: | 22nd |
Best placement: | 6 (September 2008) |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Shelley Celia Kitchen , MNZM (born December 2, 1979 in Kaitaia ) is a former New Zealand squash player .
Career
Shelley Kitchen began her professional career in 1999 on the WSA World Tour and won 15 titles on it. She achieved her best placement in the world rankings with sixth place in September 2008. One of her greatest successes was winning the 2006 World Cup in doubles with compatriot Tamsyn Leevey . Two years earlier she was runner-up in the mixed world with Glen Wilson . At the Commonwealth Games 2006 she won the bronze medal in singles and the silver medal in doubles on the side of Tamsyn Leevey. She was a regular for the New Zealand national team for many years .
Shelley Kitchen ended her career in December 2010. She was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in January 2011 .
Private
Shelley Kitchen is married to former Australian squash player Anthony Ricketts . The couple have two daughters.
Achievements and honors
- World Champion in doubles: 2006 (with Tamsyn Leevey )
- Vice world champion in mixed: 2004 (with Glen Wilson )
- Won WSA -Titel: 15
- Commonwealth Games : 1 × silver ( doubles 2006 ), 1 × bronze (singles 2006)
- New Zealand Champion : 4 titles (2005-2008)
Web links
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ No regrets for Shelley Kitchen ( Memento from January 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ New Year Honors 2011 ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet dated December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kitchen, Shelley |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kitchen, Shelley Celia (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaitaia , New Zealand |