Laurens Jan Anjema

Laurens Jan Anjema
Full name	Laurens Jan Anjema
Nickname(s)	L.J.
Country	Netherlands
Born	1 December 1982 (age 41); The Hague, Netherlands
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86.6 kg (191 lb)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2016
Plays	Left Handed
Racquet used	Harrow
Website	www.laurensanjema.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 9 (December, 2010)
Title(s)	12
Tour final(s)	32

Laurens Jan Anjema (born 1 December 1982 in The Hague) is a former 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 Golán 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 qualified for the 2011 PSA World Series Finals, the top 8 players of the PSA World Series in 2011.

In December 2010, Anjema became the first Dutch player to reach the top 10 of the PSA World Rankings. He is a 10-time Dutch national champion, only second to his father Robert Jan Anjema, who won 12 national titles. He retired in June 2016 after a disappointing season coming back from injury.

In July 2018, Anjema won the World Masters Squash Championships Men's Over-35 title in Charlottesville, Virginia, defeating fellow former professional Alister Walker 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-2).^[2]