Ali Farag (Egypt)

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

Retired: May 2025

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	Member of Egypt's World Team Championship-winning team
Dec 2017	Elected Men's President of PSA
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 Spirit of Squash' award
May 2016	Wins 2015/16 'PSA Fans' Player of the Season' award

News

1 Oct 2025	Dessouky Downs Ibrahim In Doha to Reach First Major Semi Since 2021
17 Sep 2025	Sixth Seed Gawad Fires Back To Upset Makin To Make Egyptian Open Semis
5 Sep 2025	Hutton Gatecrashes London Classic Quarters After Toppling Tinne
8 Jun 2025	Peruvian Elias & Egypt's Gohar Crowned British Open Champions
18 May 2025	El Sherbini & Asal Crowned PSA World Champions

Upcoming Events

None

Event Summary (1)

Date	Seeding	Event	Ctry	Tour	Round Reached
May 2025	[1]	World Championship	USA	PSA World Series	Runner-up
1996-2025	180 events	Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available. To view full historical event history, you must log in to or sign up for a premium account.

Match Summary (Played 6 - Won 5, Lost 1)

Date	Opponent	W/L	Event	Ctry	Rnd	Score	PSA
May 2025	Mostafa Asal	L	World Championship	USA	F	7-11, 8-11, 3-11 (41m)	Y
May 2025	Diego Elias	W	World Championship	USA	sf	11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (41m)	Y
May 2025	Tarek Momen	W	World Championship	USA	qf	11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (35m)	Y
May 2025	Leonel Cardenas	W	World Championship	USA	L16	w/o	Y
May 2025	Veer Chotrani	W	World Championship	USA	r2	7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 12-10 (32m)	Y
May 2025	Bernat Jaume	W	World Championship	USA	r1	12-10, 11-9, 11-4 (29m)	Y
1996-2025	641 matches	Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available. To view full historical match history, you must log in to or sign up for a premium account.