![]() Abouelghar at the 2012 World Squash Junior Championship Final | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Cairo, Egypt | October 1, 1993||||||||||||||
Residence | Giza, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Akram Yousef Mohamed Farid Samy Farag | ||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (June 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 30 (December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohamed Abouelghar (born 1 October 1993) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 7 in June 2019. [1] [2] As part of the Egypt team, he won the 2019 men's gold medal at the World Team Championships held in Washington D.C.
Major tournaments include:
Year/Season | Tournament | Opponent | Result | Score |
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2018-19 | PSA World Tour Finals | Karim Abdel Gawad | Loss (1) | 10-12 6-11 11-5 11-8 10-12 |
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