Shelley Kitchen

Shelley Kitchen

Shelley Kitchen (left) after losing the final point to Nicol David
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1979-12-02) December 2, 1979 (age 37) Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned Pro	2000
Retired	2010
Coached by	Nick Taylor
Racquet used	Harrow
Highest ranking	6 (September, 2008)
Last updated on: 20 December 2010.

Shelley Celia Kitchen MNZM (born 2 December 1979, in Kaitaia, New Zealand) is a female professional squash player from New Zealand.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysia in the third-place match to capture the women's singles Bronze Medal. She also won a Silver Medal in the women's doubles, partnering Tamsyn Leevey. Earlier in the year, Kitchen and Leevey won the women's doubles title at the World Doubles Squash Championships. In 2004, Kitchen finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Glen Wilson.

Kitchen had her first child in February 2010. After getting sick in an attempt to come back for the 2010 Commonwealth games, she announced her retirement in December 2010. Kitchen was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2011 New Year Honours, for services to sport.