Amina Orfi

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Amina Orfi
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Born (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 (age 17)
Cairo, Egypt
Height167
Weight55
Turned pro2022
RetiredActive
Racquet usedDunlop
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 8 (December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 8 (December 2024)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Hong Kong Team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Maxeville Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Melbourne Singles
PSA profile

Amina Orfi (born 29 June 2007) is an Egyptian professional squash player. [1] In December 2024, she achieved her career-high PSA ranking of World No. 8. [2]

Career

Orfi won the World Junior Championships 2022 (under 19), held in Nancy, France, and has won four British Junior Open championship age titles between 2018 and 2023.

As the 11th seed, she reached the third round at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship in May, losing out to Nour El Sherbini. [3]

In December 2024, Orfi helped Egypt win their fourth consecutive title at the 2024 Women's World Team Squash Championships. [4]

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References

  1. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. "Squash Info | Amina Orfi | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. "$565,000 Women's 2023-2024 CIB PSA World Championship 2024, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt". Squash Info. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. "Egypt complete historic clean sweep of WSF World Squash Team Championship titles". World Squash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.