Erin Classen
Country Australia
Born (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004
Perth, Australia
Turned Pro2022
RetiredActive
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 130 (Nov 2022)
Current rankingNo. 141 (Jan 2024)
Last updated: June 2022.

Erin Classen (born 18 August 2004 in Perth) is an Australian professional squash player.[1] As of January 2024, she was ranked number 141 in the world.[2] She won the 2022 Golden Open.[3] She won the 2021 Australian Junior Open U-19, becoming the third Western Australian women to do so.[4][5] Furthermore in 2021 she was the joint winner of the Rebel Sport West Junior Sport Star of the Year, which is arguably the most prestigious sporting award that a West Australian junior athlete can win.[6] Erin was also the youngest player at the age 14 to win the WA Open title and won it again more recently.[7][8] She has played in three world junior championships.[9] Her awards also include receiving in 2021 a Tier 3 scholarship from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program.[8] Eric has also been profiled as one of the possible futures for Australian pro-squash.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Erin Classen | Overview". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Erin Classen at Squash Info
  3. ↑ "PSA Women's Closed | HydroBlast Kalgoorlie 50th Anniversary Golden Open 2022 | Tournaments - SportyHQ".
  4. ↑ "Squash star enters 2022 in a class of her own". PerthNow. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Upsets Continue in the Australian Junior Open Finals". World Squash. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "2021 Sport West Junior Sports Star of the Year: Erin Classen! – Squash WA". squashwa.asn.au. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Erin and Dylan Classen are on the path for "World Doubles domination"". Squash Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Star-studded field for annual squash tournament". Kalgoorlie Miner. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Teuma, Sean (17 July 2023). "Meet 12 of Australia's brightest young squash prospects ahead of World Junior Championships". Daily Telegraph.
  10. ↑ "The future of Australian Squash? – SPORTS MATCH". Retrieved 13 January 2024.


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