Nour El Tayeb
Nour El Tayeb (Arabic: نور الطيب; born March 8, 1993, in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of three in March, 2018.[1][2]

Nour El Tayeb - February 2017, Cleveland, Ohio USA
![]() Tayeb at the 2020 Cleveland Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | The Black Widow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cairo, Egypt | March 8, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Haitham Effat Hossam Shaddad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 3 (March, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated: December, 2020. |
Early life
The highlight of her junior career was, at age sixteen, reaching the final of the World Juniors in 2009, beating top seed Dipika Pallikal on the way before losing to fellow Egyptian Nour El Sherbini.
Squash achievements
- Winner – WISPA Young Player of the Year 2010 [3]
- Winner – Internationaux De Creteil, Paris, France
- Winner – British Junior Open U13, U15, U17, and U19
- Winner – Pioneer U11 and U13
- Winner – First National Championships U11 and U15
- Winner - World Junior Champion 2011
Major World Series final appearances
Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2014 | ![]() | 11–4, 12–10, 11-8 |
U.S. Open: 2 final (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2015 | ![]() | 11–6, 9–11, 6–11, 11–8, 11-7 |
Malaysian Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2014 | ![]() | 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11-7 |
Personal life
She is married to fellow squash professional Ali Farag, and the pair set a new record, becoming the first married couple to both win a major title on the same day after winning the US Open in 2017.[4] She Retired on December 7, 2020, on announcing her first pregnancy.[5]
References
External links
- Nour El Tayeb at WISPA (archived)
- Nour El Tayeb at WSA (archived)
- Nour El Tayeb at Squash Info
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