The WISPA World Tour 2010 is the international
squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the
Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) for the 2010
squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the
World Open held in
Sharm el-Sheikh in
Egypt. The tour features three categories of regular events, the
World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1]
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
WISPA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2010 season:
Shelley Kitchen (born 2 December 1979 in the
Kaitaia,
New Zealand) joined the pro tour in 2000, reached the singles no. 6 spot in September 2008. She won 12
WISPA World Tour titles including the
Australian Open, the
Singapore Open and the Harrow Greenwich Open. She retired in February after competing of the New Zealand Open.[3]
Annelize Naudé (born 1 January 1977 in the
Kempton Park,
South Africa) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 13 spot in January 2006. She won 5
WISPA World Tour titles including Danish Open in 2002, Swiss Open in 2004 and reached the final of the
Singapore Open in 2001. She retired in January 2010.[4]
Sharon Wee (born 5 October 1977 in
Malacca,
Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 1997, reached the singles no. 18 spot in December 2006. She won 8
WISPA World Tour titles including Japan Open in 2002 and the Berkshire Open in 2006. She retired in December 2010 after losing in quarter final of the
Carol Weymuller Open in November 2010.[5]