Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 25 April 1977||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 2 (December, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: August, 2013. |
Ahmed Barada (born 25 April 1977 in Cairo) is an Egyptian former professional squash player. He finished runner-up at both the World Open and the Super Series Finals in 1999 (losing in both finals to Peter Nicol). His career-high world ranking was World No. 2, which he reached in December 1998.
He represented the winning Egyptian team in the 1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships held in Cairo.
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