Egypt’s Amina Orfi becomes youngest women’s squash world number one at 19
Summary
Amina Orfi, a 19-year-old Egyptian squash player, has become the youngest woman to reach the world number one ranking in squash. She earned this position by winning the Qatar Classic and has also won both the world junior and senior championships in the same year.Key Facts
- Amina Orfi is 19 years and two months old.
- She broke the previous youngest world number one record held by Susan Devoy, who was 20 years and two months old in 1984.
- Orfi won the Qatar Classic final against Hania El Hammamy with scores of 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10.
- The Qatar Classic victory was Orfi’s first Platinum title and her 15th career win.
- In May, she became the youngest world champion at 18 years and 10 months by beating Nour El-Sherbini.
- She is the first squash player to hold both world junior and senior professional titles simultaneously.
- Orfi has been among the world’s top three players since October of the previous year.
- The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the organization that ranks players worldwide.
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