Aifa Azman

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Aifa Azman
CountryMalaysia
Born (2001-12-18) December 18, 2001 (age 23)
Kedah, Malaysia
Residence Kedah, Malaysia
Height5 ft 3.8 in (162 cm)
Weight116 lb (53 kg)
Turned pro2014 [1]
RetiredActive
PlaysRight handed
Coached byAndrew Cross [1]
Racquet usedDunlop
Highest ranking21 (November 2022)
Current ranking39 (14 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cairo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Hong Kong Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team

Aifa Azman (born 18 December 2001) is a Malaysian professional squash player. [2] In November 2022, she achieved her career-high ranking of World No. 21. She was ranked world No. 35, as of September 2024. [3]

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Career

Azman won the 2018 Malaysian Squash Tour II and 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships [4] professional tournaments. She became the youngest Malaysian Winner on the PSA Tour. [5]

She also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games which was also her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance.

In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [6]

After a first round exit at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship in May, [7] Azman helped Malaysia win another bronze medal at the December 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aifa Azman". PSA World Tour.
  2. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. Aifa Azman at Squash Info OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Shamsudin, Shaiful (27 November 2021). "Aifa gegar Skuasy Terbuka Malaysia melalui tiket peluang khas". stadiumastro.com (in Malay). Astro . Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. "Squash: Aifa becomes youngest Malaysian winner on PSA Tour | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. "Egypt beat USA to retain title". World Squash. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. "$565,000 Women's 2023-2024 CIB PSA World Championship 2024, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt". Squash Info. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. "Egypt complete historic clean sweep of WSF World Squash Team Championship titles". World Squash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. "Sangari, Aira shine as Malaysia stun England in World Team Squash". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 December 2024.