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Linda Elriani

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Linda Elriani
Country England
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 52)
Eastbourne, England
ResidenceEastbourne, England
Turned pro1990
Racquet usedKarakal
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (January 2000)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Singles
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Melbourne Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Doha Singles
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sheffield Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Petaling Jaya Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Stuttgart Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Odense Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Amsterdam Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Doubles
Updated on July 2013.

Linda Elriani (née Charman; born 21 November 1971 in Eastbourne, United Kingdom) is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England.

As a player, Elriani turned professional in 1990. She appeared in 32 professional tour finals, winning 15 titles. She also won the British National Championship title in 2005. Elriani reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in 2000. She was the captain of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2000. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles, partnering Fiona Geaves.

Elriani retired from the professional tour in 2006.[1]

She is married to the French squash player Laurent Elriani. Laurent was honored as the United States Olympic Committee National Coach of the Year in 2017, for coaching an incredible quartet of young squash players, which included the reigning U19 and U17 boy's champions and the number 1 ranked U19 and U17 boys. Laurent has been a lead coach on the US Squash annual trip to the British Junior Open. https://ussquash.org/2017/10/laurent-elriani-presented-usoc-coach-of-the-year-award/

 

World Team Championships

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Finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Australia Australia 2-1
Runner-up 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships Stuttgart, Germany Australia Australia 3-0
Winner 2000 Women's World Team Squash Championships Sheffield, England Australia Australia 2-1
Runner-up 2002 Women's World Team Squash Championships Odense, Denmark Australia Australia 2-1
Runner-up 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands Australia Australia 2-0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Squash Info | England Squash Stalwart Linda Elriani Confirms Her Retirement | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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