Linda Elriani

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

Linda Elriani
Country England
ResidenceEastbourne, England
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971
Eastbourne, England
Turned Pro1990
Racquet usedKarakal
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (January 2000)
Last updated: July 2013.

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.

She is married to the French squash player Laurent Elriani. Laurent Elriani 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

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

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up1996 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsPetaling Jaya, Malaysia Australia2-1
Runner-up1998 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany Australia3-0
Winner2000 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsSheffield, England Australia2-1
Runner-up2002 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsOdense, Denmark Australia2-1
Runner-up2004 Women's World Team Squash ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands Australia2-0

See also

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