Ali Farag (Egypt)
Statistics:
Ranking History
2
PSA Ranking
Age:
33
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 2024 | Led Egypt to title success in World Team Championship | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | [1] | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | - |
Event Summary (8)
| Date | Seeding | Event | Ctry | Tour | Round Reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | [1] | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | PSA Tour | 1st round |
| Apr 2025 | [1] | El Gouna International Open | EGY | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| Feb 2025 | [1] | Texas Open | USA | PSA Tour | Winner |
| Jan 2025 | [1] | Tournament of Champions | USA | PSA World Series | Winner |
| Dec 2024 | - | World Team Championship | HKG | - | - |
| Dec 2024 | [1] | Hong Kong Open | HKG | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| Nov 2024 | [1] | Singapore Open | SGP | PSA Tour | Winner |
| Oct 2024 | [1] | US Open | USA | PSA World Series | Winner |
| 1996-2024 | 172 events |
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Match Summary (Played 33 - Won 31, Lost 2)
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Event | Ctry | Rnd | Score | PSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Mostafa Asal | L | El Gouna International Open | EGY | F | 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 5-11 (91m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Joel Makin | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | sf | 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 (81m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Youssef Soliman | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | qf | 11-4, 11-2, 11-5 (37m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Jonah Bryant | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | L16 | 12-10, 11-3, 11-3 (40m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Aly Ezzat | W | El Gouna International Open | EGY | r1 | 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (24m) | Y |
| Feb 2025 | Mostafa Asal | W | Texas Open | USA | F | 11-9, 11-4 ret. (33m) | Y |
| Feb 2025 | Victor Crouin | W | Texas Open | USA | sf | 11-5, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m) | Y |
| Feb 2025 | Eain Yow Ng | W | Texas Open | USA | qf | 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (38m) | Y |
| Feb 2025 | Youssef Ibrahim | W | Texas Open | USA | r2 | 12-10, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6 (93m) | Y |
| Jan 2025 | Diego Elias | W | Tournament of Champions | USA | F | 9-11, 12-10, 14-12, 11-1 (64m) | Y |
| Jan 2025 | Paul Coll | W | Tournament of Champions | USA | sf | 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (46m) | Y |
| Jan 2025 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | W | Tournament of Champions | USA | qf | 8-11, 7-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-9 (72m) | Y |
| Jan 2025 | Abdulla Al-Tamimi | W | Tournament of Champions | USA | L16 | 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 (41m) | Y |
| Jan 2025 | Youssef Soliman | W | Tournament of Champions | USA | r1 | 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 (51m) | Y |
| Dec 2024 | Mohamed ElShorbagy | W | World Team Championship | HKG | - | 6-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-9 (50m) | N |
| Dec 2024 | Victor Crouin | W | World Team Championship | HKG | - | 1-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6 (58m) | N |
| Dec 2024 | Raphael Kandra | W | World Team Championship | HKG | - | 11-2, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5 (30m) | N |
| Dec 2024 | Iker Pajares | W | World Team Championship | HKG | - | 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (35m) | N |
| Dec 2024 | Tomo Endo | W | World Team Championship | HKG | - | 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 (32m) | N |
| Dec 2024 | Mostafa Asal | L | Hong Kong Open | HKG | F | 5-11, 11-4, 8-11, 5-11 (52m) | Y |
| Dec 2024 | Diego Elias | W | Hong Kong Open | HKG | sf | 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 (64m) | Y |
| Dec 2024 | Mazen Hesham | W | Hong Kong Open | HKG | qf | 11-6, 11-9, 15-13 (56m) | Y |
| Dec 2024 | Baptiste Masotti | W | Hong Kong Open | HKG | r2 | 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (56m) | Y |
| Dec 2024 | Henry Leung | W | Hong Kong Open | HKG | r1 | 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (42m) | Y |
| Nov 2024 | Diego Elias | W | Singapore Open | SGP | F | 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-4 (70m) | Y |
| Nov 2024 | Eain Yow Ng | W | Singapore Open | SGP | sf | 13-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6 (52m) | Y |
| Nov 2024 | Balazs Farkas | W | Singapore Open | SGP | qf | 11-5, 11-4, 12-10 (26m) | Y |
| Nov 2024 | Alex Lau | W | Singapore Open | SGP | r2 | 11-3, 11-4, 11-6 (25m) | Y |
| Oct 2024 | Diego Elias | W | US Open | USA | F | 11-4, 11-8, 11-4 (39m) | Y |
| Oct 2024 | Mazen Hesham | W | US Open | USA | sf | 11-7, 11-9, 11-1 (38m) | Y |
| Oct 2024 | Youssef Ibrahim | W | US Open | USA | qf | 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10 (59m) | Y |
| Oct 2024 | Patrick Rooney | W | US Open | USA | L16 | 13-11, 11-6, 11-9 (40m) | Y |
| Oct 2024 | Baptiste Masotti | W | US Open | USA | r1 | 12-10, 11-5, 11-6 (33m) | Y |
| 1996-2024 | 604 matches |
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