Linda Elriani
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Linda Elriani (née Charman; born 21 November 1971) is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England. She reached a career high ranking of 3 in the world during January 2000.[1]
Biography
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 won nine gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1997 to 2006. She won two of them under the name Linda Charman-Smith (2001 and 2002) and the final two wins were played under her married name of Linda Elriani.[2][3]
Elriani retired from the professional tour in 2006.[4]
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
Finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Template:Flagicon Australia | 2-1 |
| Runner-up | 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | Template:Flagicon Australia | 3-0 |
| Winner | 2000 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Sheffield, England | Template:Flagicon Australia | 2-1 |
| Runner-up | 2002 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Odense, Denmark | Template:Flagicon Australia | 2-1 |
| Runner-up | 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Template:Flagicon Australia | 2-0 |
See also
References
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External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Eastbourne
- English female squash players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash
- Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- World Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen