Women's International Squash Players Association

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Women's International Squash Players Association
SportWomen's Professional Squash
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationWISPA
Founded1983
Location London, United Kingdom
Chairman Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer
Replaced Women's Squash Association (WSA)
Closure date 2011

The Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) was the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit between 1983 and 2011. [1] The WISPA World Tour involved over 80 tournaments annually worldwide. Over 200 players were registered with the WISPA.

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The goals of the association were to:

The new women's squash game is governed now by the Women's Squash Association (WSA).

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References

  1. "WISPA 2011 - news from the Women's Prosessional Squash Tour".