Yasser El Halaby | |
Residence: | New York City, United States |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1984 |
Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
Weight: | 72kg (159lb) |
Turnedpro: | 2000 |
Retired: | Active |
Racquet: | Dunlop |
Event: | Men's singles |
Highest Ranking: | No. 40 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | February 2008 |
Current Ranking: | No. 77 |
Date Of Current Ranking: | December 2009 |
Updated: | December 22, 2009 |
Yasser El Halaby (born September 30, 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player.
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]