Ali Farag (Egypt)
Statistics:
Ranking History
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PSA Ranking
Age:
32
Gender:
Male
Birthplace:
Cairo
Residence:
Cairo
Height:
183cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight:
70kg (11 st)
Joined PSA:
2009
Turned Pro:
2009
Coach:
Wael Farag, Mike Way, Karim Darwish, Hossam Shaddad
University:
Harvard
Highest WR:
1 (1 Mar 2019)
Club:
Wadi Degla
Racket:
Dunlop
Twitter:
Follow @AliFarag
Career Highlights
| Dec 2023 | Led Egypt to a sixth World Team Championship title | |
| Jun 2022 | Wins PSA Men’s Spirit of Squash Award | |
| Dec 2021 | Stands down as President of the PSA | |
| Jun 2020 | Wins 2019/20 PSA 'Spirit of Squash' award | |
| Dec 2019 | Member of Egypt's World Team Championship-winning squad | |
| May 2019 | Wins 2018/19 PSA 'Player of the Year' & 'Spirit of Squash' award | |
| Dec 2017 | Elected Men's President of PSA | |
| Dec 2017 | Member of Egypt's World Team Championship-winning team | |
| Oct 2017 | With wife Nour El Tayeb at US Open, become first married couple to win same major sports title on same day | |
| May 2017 | Wins 2016/17 PSA 'Spirit of Squash' award | |
| May 2016 | Wins 2015/16 'PSA Fans' Player of the Season' award | |
| May 2016 | Wins 2015/16 'PSA Spirit of Squash' award |
News
Upcoming Events
| Date | Seeding | Event | Ctry | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | [1] | Paris Squash | FRA | Timothy Brownell |
Event Summary (7)
| Date | Seeding | Event | Ctry | Tour | Round Reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | [1] | Egyptian Open | EGY | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| Jun 2024 | [1] | World Tour Finals | USA | PSA World Series | Winner |
| Jun 2024 | [1] | British Open | ENG | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| May 2024 | [1] | World Championship | EGY | PSA World Series | Semi-finals |
| Apr 2024 | [1] | El Gouna International Open | EGY | PSA World Series | Winner |
| Apr 2024 | [1] | Black Ball Open | EGY | PSA Tour | Runner-up |
| Mar 2024 | [1] | Optasia Championship | ENG | PSA Tour | Runner-up |
| 1996-2024 | 163 events |
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Match Summary (Played 33 - Won 28, Lost 5)
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Event | Ctry | Rnd | Score | PSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | Mostafa Asal | L | Egyptian Open | EGY | F | 3-11, 11-13, 11-5, 8-11 (82m) | Y |
| Sep 2024 | Diego Elias | W | Egyptian Open | EGY | sf | 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 (49m) | Y |
| Sep 2024 | Mazen Hesham | W | Egyptian Open | EGY | qf | 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (34m) | Y |
| Sep 2024 | Nicolas Mueller | W | Egyptian Open | EGY | L16 | 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (48m) | Y |
| Sep 2024 | Curtis Malik | W | Egyptian Open | EGY | r2 | 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 (40m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mostafa Asal | W | World Tour Finals | USA | F | 11-5, 5-2 ret. (17m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Paul Coll | W | World Tour Finals | USA | sf | 11-10, 11-6 (30m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | W | World Tour Finals | USA | P | w/o | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mostafa Asal | W | World Tour Finals | USA | P | 11-10, 11-6 (33m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Karim Abdel Gawad | W | World Tour Finals | USA | P | 11-7, 11-2 (22m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mostafa Asal | L | British Open | ENG | F | 5-11, 11-2, 11-13, 11-4, 10-12 (79m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Joel Makin | W | British Open | ENG | sf | 11-3, 11-9, 11-7 (54m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mazen Hesham | W | British Open | ENG | qf | 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (37m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Mohamed Abouelghar | W | British Open | ENG | L16 | 11-8, 16-14, 11-3 (43m) | Y |
| Jun 2024 | Omar Mosaad | W | British Open | ENG | r2 | 11-1, 11-3 ret. (42m) | Y |
| May 2024 | Diego Elias | L | World Championship | EGY | sf | 5-11, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11 (85m) | Y |
| May 2024 | Tarek Momen | W | World Championship | EGY | qf | 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (52m) | Y |
| May 2024 | Leandro Romiglio | W | World Championship | EGY | L16 | 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (29m) | Y |
| May 2024 | Greg Lobban | W | World Championship | EGY | r2 | 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (34m) | Y |
| May 2024 | Todd Harrity | W | World Championship | EGY | r1 | 8-11, 11-3, 11-1, 11-5 (38m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Mostafa Asal | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | F | 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5 (58m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Tarek Momen | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | sf | 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (47m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | qf | 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (42m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Nicolas Mueller | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | L16 | 7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5 (41m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Curtis Malik | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | r2 | 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (34m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Mostafa Asal | L | Black Ball Open | EGY | F | 10-12, 5-11, 11-7, 8-11 (56m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Mazen Hesham | W | Black Ball Open | EGY | sf | 5-11, 11-5, 11-2, 8-11, 11-2 (59m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Miguel Rodriguez | W | Black Ball Open | EGY | qf | 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 (48m) | Y |
| Apr 2024 | Curtis Malik | W | Black Ball Open | EGY | r2 | 12-10, 11-3, 11-7 (35m) | Y |
| Mar 2024 | Paul Coll | L | Optasia Championship | ENG | F | 11-8, 11-2, 10-12, 10-12, 9-11 (91m) | Y |
| Mar 2024 | Karim Abdel Gawad | W | Optasia Championship | ENG | sf | 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 (47m) | Y |
| Mar 2024 | Marwan ElShorbagy | W | Optasia Championship | ENG | qf | 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (40m) | Y |
| Mar 2024 | Dimitri Steinmann | W | Optasia Championship | ENG | r2 | 16-14, 11-8, 13-11 (59m) | Y |
| 1996-2024 | 562 matches |
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