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01/09/2008 - Shelley Kitchen's squash career has hit a new high. |
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The 28-year-old kiwi is up to number six in the latest world squash rankings, one better than her previous career-best of seven.
It is a welcome boost for Kitchen, as she prepares for the prestigious World Open in Manchester starting on October 12.
Fellow kiwi Jaclyn Hawkes is also on the improve, up one place to 18 on the September list, while Louise Crome is at number 23 on the world, slipping one place on her career best ranking of 22 set last month.
Rising star Joelle King has continued her steady progress up the rankings, up another three places to number 52 this month while Kylie Lindsay's equalled her career best of 68, up five places on the previous list.
Meanwhile as Malaysia's Nicol David moves into her 26th successive month as world number one, Australia's world champion Rachael Grinham overtakes her younger sister Natalie to reclaim second place in the September Women's World Squash Rankings published by the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA).
It was in June 2006 that Natalie Grinham - now playing under the Netherlands flag - first moved past her sibling in the list. But 31-year-old Queenslander Rachael followed her victory over Natalie in the first World Open final featuring two sisters in Madrid last October by reaching four further WISPA World Tour finals - and cemented her status as the current player who has appeared in the most finals when she beat Vanessa Atkinson in last month's Alexandria Sporting Club Open final in Egypt to win her 28th Tour crown.
Natalie Grinham slips to three in the new list, ahead of USA's Natalie Grainger at four and England's Jenny Duncalf at five.
Full rankings..
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www.wispa.net/view_rankings.asp
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