Ross Thorne (born 7 November 1957) is a former Australian professional squash player.
Thorne was born on 7 November 1957 and lived in Queensland. He married Rhonda Shapland who was crowned world champion in 1981. Ross was a world's top-10 player and represented Australia in the 1979, 1981, 1983 & 1985 World Team Squash Championships, finishing runners-up in 1981.[1] Thorne was named the player-manager of the Australian team during the 1987 Men's World Team Squash Championships.