Ali Farag (Egypt)
Statistics:
Ranking History
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 |
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Event Summary (3)
| Date | Seeding | Event | Ctry | Tour | Round Reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | [1] | World Championship | USA | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| Apr 2025 | [1] | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | PSA Tour | Winner |
| Apr 2025 | [1] | El Gouna International Open | EGY | PSA World Series | Runner-up |
| 1996-2025 | 178 events |
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Match Summary (Played 15 - Won 13, Lost 2)
| 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 |
| Apr 2025 | Diego Elias | W | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | F | 13-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-5 (52m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Joel Makin | W | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | sf | 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5 (80m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Greg Lobban | W | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | qf | 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 (41m) | Y |
| Apr 2025 | Nicolas Mueller | W | Grasshopper Cup | SUI | r2 | 11-5, 11-5 (16m) | Y |
| 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 |
| 1996-2025 | 632 matches |
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