Yasser El Halaby

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Yasser El Halaby
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Born (1984-09-30) September 30, 1984 (age 40)
Cairo, Egypt
Residence New York City, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Turned pro2000
RetiredActive
Racquet used Dunlop
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 40 (February 2008)
Current rankingNo. 77 (December 2009)
Updated on December 22, 2009.

Yasser El Halaby (born September 30, 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player.

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Career

El Halaby attended Princeton University from 2002-2006. He won the College Squash Association individual championships an unprecedented four straight times. He also was a member of a squad that almost toppled the Trinity College (Connecticut) squash team's 100+ match win streak, but he failed to convert four match balls against Freshman Gustav Detter and lost (it later emerged that El Halaby was competing with two torn Achilles tendons). [1]

El Halaby has represented Egypt at the international level. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 40 in February 2008. [2] [3]

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