Farida Mohamed (born 15 January 2002 in Alexandria),[1] is an Egyptian professional squash player. Farida is known as “The Bazooka” for her power and explosiveness.[2] As of July 2022, she was ranked number 15 in the world.[1] She won the 2018 Growthpoint South Africa Open PSA professional tournament, which was her first appearance on the PSA world tour, beating fellow Egyptian Menna Nasser in the final.[3][4][5]
| Country | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 2002 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Turned Pro | 2018 |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | Tameem El Welily & Ahmed Shohayeb |
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (July 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 16 (December 2022) |
| Title(s) | 5 |
| Tour final(s) | 7 |
| Last updated: August 2022. | |
Her sister is the Columbia Lions women's squash player Habiba Mohamed Ahmed Aly Mohamed. Habiba graduated Columbia class of 2022 and farida is enrolled in Columbia University class of 2024 and she is currently playing at number 1 on her team at Columbia.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Farida Mohamed at Squash Info
- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Squash Info | Women's South African Open 2018". Squash. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "South African Open Squash 2018 Pretoria". squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Farida Mohamed - Women's Squash". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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