Yasser El Halaby
Appearance
Country | ![]() |
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Residence | New York City, United States |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | September 30, 1984
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2000 |
Retired | Active |
Racquet used | Dunlop |
Men's singles ![]() | |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (February 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 77 (December 2009) |
Last updated: December 22, 2009. |
Yasser El Halaby (born September 30, 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player.
Career
[edit]El Halaby attended Princeton University from 2002-2006. He won the College Squash Association individual championships an unprecedented four straight times. He also was a member of a squad that almost toppled the Trinity College (Connecticut) squash team's 100+ match win streak, but he failed to convert four match balls against Freshman Gustav Detter and lost (it later emerged that El Halaby was competing with two torn Achilles tendons).[1]
El Halaby has represented Egypt at the international level. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 40 in February 2008.[2][3]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Yasser El Halaby – PSA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-13)
- Yasser El Halaby at Squash Info