Aifa Azman

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Aifa Azman
CountryMalaysia
Residence Kedah, Malaysia
Born (2001-12-18) December 18, 2001 (age 21)
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 rankingNo. 24 (July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 30 (December 2022)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cairo Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Last updated: December 2021.

Aifa Azman (born 18 December 2001 in Kedah) is a Malaysian professional squash player. [2] As of December 2021, she was ranked number 36 in the world. [3]

Career

She 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]

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References

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  6. "Egypt beat USA to retain title". World Squash. Retrieved 18 December 2022.