Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed

Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed
Born (1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 (age 25)
Alexandria, Egypt
ResidenceAlexandria, Egypt
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byJacques Swanepoel
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 18 (June, 2015)
Updated on December, 2019.

Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Alymohmed is an Egyptian squash player who played on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour from 2011 to 2015. Her accomplishments as a player include five British Junior Open titles, four professional tournament wins and being runner-up in two professional events. She also recorded four wins against top 10 players. In fall 2017, she enrolled at Columbia University and played on the women's team.

Early life and education

Mohamed was born May 29, 1999, in Egypt and attended Riada International School in Alexandria, Egypt. Her sister Farida Mohamed is also a professional squash player and, as of December 2019, was ranked #55 in the world.[1]

Professional Tour Experience

In 2013, as a 14 year old, Mohamed won the Malaysian Tour Grand Final, making her the youngest player ever to win a tour title. She followed that up with titles at the 2014 Edinburgh and Paderborn Opens before she won the 2014 World Junior Championship, a tournament in which she defeated both Nour El Sherbini and Nouran Gohar. Her first International 25k win came at the 2014 Atlantis Open where, as the 6th seed, she defeated Nour El Tayeb in an all-Egyptian final to take home the crown. Mohamed reached the final of the 2015 HKFC International tournament, losing to Annie Au. Her strong performance throughout her professional career lead to a #18 world ranking, making her the youngest ever to reach top 20 to date. Despite her very young age, Mohamed managed to beat world top 5 players making her one of the most successful female squash players.[2]

Collegiate career

For the 2017-2018 Columbia University college season, her first, she played primarily at the #5 position (of 9 players in a collegiate lineup) and recorded an 11–6 record in Ivy League play. The 2018–2019 season saw her playing at the number 2 and 3 positions. She was named as a Second Team All American for the 2018–2019 season.[3] She began her third year (the 2019–2020 season) playing at the number one team position.[4] For the 2019-2020 Columbia University college season, she played at the #1 position. She was the first ever Columbia Squash woman to be named as a First Team All American for the 2019–2020 season. Mohamed suffered serious knee and shoulder injuries during her collegiate career, yet she managed to become one of the best collegiate players and went undefeated in her final season.

Major Results

Outcome Event Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner British Junior Open U13 2011 Malaysia Andrea Lee 11–3, 11–8, 12-10
Winner British Junior Open U13 2012 Egypt Amina Yousry 11–8, 11–8, 11-3
Winner British Junior Open U15 2013 Malaysia Sivasangari Subramaniam 11–8, 11–6, 14-12
Winner Malaysian Tour Grand Final 2013 Hong Kong Tong Tsz Wing 11–4, 11–8, 11-6
Winner British Junior Open U17 2014 Egypt Hana Ramadan 11–6, 11–3, 11-4
Winner Edinburgh Open 2014 France Coline Aumard 11–4, retired
Winner Paderborn Open 2014 Scotland Lisa Aitken 11–5, 11–6, 11-6
Winner WSF World Junior Championship 2014 Egypt Nouran Gohar 6–11, 11–2, 11–7, 11-6
Winner Atlantis Open 2014 Egypt Nour El Tayeb 11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11-7
Runner Up HKFC International 2015 Hong Kong Annie Au 7–11, 11–8, 11–9, 4–11, 8-11
Runner Up NSCI Open 2015 India Joshna Chinappa 8–11, 9–11, 6-11
Runner Up WSF World Junior Championship 2015 Egypt Nouran Gohar 6-11, 11–7, 7–11, 15-17

References

  1. ^ "Women's PSA World Rankings".
  2. ^ "Professional Squash Association Official Biography".
  3. ^ "2018-2019 College All Americans". www.csasquash.com.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  4. ^ "Habiba Mohamed Columbia University Bio".