Laurens Jan Anjema

Laurens Jan Anjema
Nickname(s) L.J.
Country  Netherlands
Residence The Hague, Netherlands
Born December 1, 1982
The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86.6 kilograms (191 lb)
Turned Pro 1999
Retired Active
Plays Left Handed
Racquet used Harrow
Men's singles
Highest ranking No. 9 (December, 2010)
Current ranking No. 16 (November, 2014)
Title(s) 12
Tour final(s) 31
Last updated on: November, 2014.

Laurens Jan Anjema, (born December 1, 1982 in Den Haag) is a professional squash player from the Netherlands. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9, after breaking the top 20 in January 2008.[1]

Career overview

Laurens Jan Anjema won the Bluenose Classic in 2008 in a huge match against Borja Golan in 5 games in the final 8–11, 12–10, 11–5, 4–11, 13–11.

In 2011, Anjema reached the final of the US Open and won the Netsuite Open in San Francisco against Omar Mosaad in the final. At the end of the year, he was qualified to the 2011 PSA World Series Finals, the top 8 players of the PSA World Series in 2011.

In December 2010, he became the first Dutch player to reach the top 10 of the PSA World Rankings.

Major World Series final appearances

US Open: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2010 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7

References

  1. ↑ SquashInfo: Laurens Jan Anjema

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