Nour El Tayeb
Egyptian squash player
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Nour El Tayeb (Arabic: نُور الطَّيِّب; born 8 March 1993) is a former professional squash player who represented Egypt. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3, in March 2018.[1][2]
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| Born | March 8, 1993 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Haitham Effat Hossam Shaddad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 3 (March, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
The highlight of her junior career was reaching the final of the World Juniors in 2009 at age sixteen, beating top seed Dipika Pallikal of India on the way, before losing to compatriot Nour El Sherbini.[3]
In 2012, she was part of the team that regained the world team title after winning a gold medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[4]
In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[5]
In 2018, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[6] In 2022, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was her third world team title.[7]
In May 2023, she reached the quarter final of the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, before losing to number 1 seed Nouran Gohar.[8]
Soon after reaching the quarter-final round at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship,[9] she announced her retirement from the PSA tour in July 2024.[10]
Squash achievements
- Winner – WISPA Young Player of the Year 2010 [11]
- 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 |
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| Runner-up | 2014 |  Nicol David | 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 |
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| Runner-up | 2015 |  Laura Massaro | 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 |
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| Runner-up | 2014 | Raneem El Weleily | 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11-7 |
Personal life
She is married to fellow squash professional Ali Farag. 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.[12] The couple came close to repeating the feat in the 2019 US Open, but Tayeb lost her final in a narrow 5-game thriller.[citation needed] She stepped away from the professional squash tour during the 2020–21 season to give birth, but returned the next season and reentered the top 10.[13]