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Nour El Sherbini

Nour El Sherbini in 2024.
Full name	Nour Atef Ahmed Zaki El Sherbini
Nickname(s)	The Warrior Princess
Country	Egypt
Residence	Alexandria, Egypt
Born	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29) Alexandria, Egypt
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Turned Pro	2009
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Omar el Sherbini , Roushdy Mabrouk
Racquet used	Tecnifibre Carboflex 125ns X-top v2
Website	www.nourelsherbini.com
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1 November 2020)
Current ranking	No. 2 (15 December 2024)
Title(s)	40
Tour final(s)	65
World Open	W (2015, 2016, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022, 2023)
Medal record Women's squash Representing  Egypt World Championships Gold 2015 Kuala Lumpur Singles Gold 2016 El Gouna Singles Gold 2018–19 Chicago Singles Gold 2019–20 Cairo Singles Gold 2020–21 Chicago Singles Gold 2022 Cairo Singles Gold 2023 Chicago Singles Silver 2013 Penang Singles Silver 2017 Manchester Singles Silver 2024 Cairo Singles World Team Championships Gold 2012 Nîmes Team Gold 2016 Issy-les-Moulineaux Team Gold 2018 Dalian Team Gold 2022 Cairo Team Gold 2024 Hong Kong Team Bronze 2014 Niagara-on-the-Lake Team

Nour El Sherbini (born on November 1, 1995) is an amazing professional squash player from Egypt. She is known as "The Warrior Princess" because of her strong playing style. Nour has been ranked as the world's number one female squash player. She is the only Egyptian player to win the most titles in the PSA Women's World Championship.

Nour has won many big tournaments. She has won the British Open four times and the US Open once. Overall, she has won 40 titles, including the PSA Finals twice.

Early Life and Training

Nour was born and grew up in Alexandria, Egypt. She started playing squash when she was only 6 years old. By the time she was 8, she was already competing in tournaments.

She trains at the Alexandria Sporting Club (ASC) in Alexandria. Her older brother, Omar el Sherbini, also played squash. Nour enjoyed watching him play and learned a lot from his training sessions. She says that sports are a big part of her family. Her father was a football player and a good swimmer, and her mother was also a good athlete.

Junior Career Highlights

Nour quickly became a star in junior squash. She won the British Junior Open in the Under-13 age group in both 2007 and 2008. In 2009, she won the British Junior Open again, this time in the Under-15 category.

In November 2009, Nour was given the "Young WISPA Squash Player of the Year" award. She felt that winning her first British Junior Open title really pushed her to achieve more.

When she was just 13, Nour joined the WISPA (Women's International Squash Players Association) tour. In August 2009, at only 13 years old, Nour made history. She became the youngest world champion ever in squash when she won the women's title at the World Junior Squash Championships (Under-19). She also helped the Egyptian team win the World Team title that year, which she described as "extraordinary."

Professional Career Beginnings

Rising to the Top 10

Nour officially became a professional player in 2009. By 2012, when she was only 16, Nour had climbed 208 spots in the world rankings. She reached the world No. 7 position, which was amazing for someone so young.

Her first professional tournament was the Heliopolis Open. She won her first professional title at the Heliopolis Open in 2010. The next year, she won the Alexandria International Open.

In 2012, Nour reached the semi-finals of big tournaments like the Tournament of Champions in New York and the KL Open in Malaysia. These results helped her get into the world's top 20 players. She even made it to the final of the British Open, a very important event. She was the youngest ever woman to reach the British Open final.

Becoming World No. 1

Nour reached the top of the squash world in April 2016, becoming the world No. 1 player. This was a huge achievement!

In May 2023, she won the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship. She beat the top-ranked player, Nouran Gohar, in the final. This was her seventh World Championship title. This amazing win put her second on the list of all-time World Championship winners, right behind the legendary Nicol David.

Representing Her Country

Junior Team Success

Nour has proudly represented Egypt in many team championships.

• In 2009, she helped the Egyptian team win the gold medal at the Women's World Junior Team Championships.
• In 2011, she was part of the Egyptian team that won their fifth title at the WSF World Junior Team Championship.
• The 2013 World Junior Team Championships was her last time playing with the junior national team.

Senior Team Success

Nour also played a key role in the senior Egyptian team.

• In 2012, she helped Egypt win back the world team title at the 2012 WSF World Team Championships.
• In 2014, her team won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.
• She won her second world team title in 2016, as part of the gold medal-winning Egyptian team.
• In 2018, she won her third world team title.
• In 2022, she won her fourth world team title with the Egyptian team.
• In December 2024, Nour helped Egypt win their fourth straight title at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

Major Tournament Achievements

Nour El Sherbini has played in many important squash finals. She has won the World Squash Championships seven times and been a runner-up three times. She has also won the PSA World Tour Finals twice.

British Open

Nour has reached the final of the British Open six times. She has won this prestigious title four times and been a runner-up twice.

US Open

She has played in five US Open finals. She won the title once, in 2023, and was a runner-up four times.

Other Big Wins

Nour has also won other major tournaments:

• The Hong Kong Open once (2017).
• The Windy City Open twice (2020, 2024), and was a runner-up three times.
• The El Gouna International once (2021), and was a runner-up twice.
• The Tournament of Champions five times (2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024), and was a runner-up once.
• The Paris Squash twice (2023, 2024).

She has also been a runner-up twice at the Qatar Classic.

Awards and Achievements

Nour El Sherbini at the World Junior Squash Championships in Doha, 2012

• British Junior Open Champion GU13: 2007, 2008
• British Junior Open Champion GU15: 2009
• World Junior Champion: 2009, 2012
• Young WISPA Player of the Year: 2009
• Young Female Player of the Year: 2009
• British Junior Open Champion GU19: 2010, 2012
• Heliopolis Open WISPA Champion: 2010
• Alexandria International Open WISPA Champion: 2011
• Youngest ever to reach the final of the British Open: 2012
• First Egyptian to reach the final of the British Open: 2012
• Youngest ever to be in the top ten in the world (No. 7): June 2012
• First Egyptian to win the British Open: 2016
• PSA Player of The Year: 2017/18

See also

In Spanish: Nour El-Sherbini para niños