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Yasser El Halaby

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Yasser El Halaby
Country Egypt
ResidenceNew York City, United States
Born (1984-09-30) September 30, 1984 (age 39)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Turned Pro2000
RetiredActive
Racquet usedDunlop
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 40 (February 2008)
Current rankingNo. 77 (December 2009)
Last updated: December 22, 2009.

Yasser El Halaby (born September 30, 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player.

Career

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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]

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