Hania El Hammamy

Hania El Hammamy is an Egyptian professional squash player, born in Cairo on 1 September 2000. ^{1 2} World junior champion in 2019, she reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2025. ¹

El Hammamy began playing squash at the age of seven, inspired by her brother Karim El Hammamy, who is also a professional squash player. ¹ She completed a degree in marketing at the American University in Cairo. ¹

El Hammamy turned professional in 2014. ¹ In March 2015 she won the Geneva Open without dropping a game, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to win a PSA tour title. ¹ After junior final defeats in 2017 and 2018 she won the world junior title in 2019, beating her compatriot Jana Shiha in the final, and helped Egypt defend the world junior team title the same year. ¹ In February 2018 she produced a major upset at the Windy City Open, coming from two games down to beat the eight-time world champion Nicol David in the first round. ¹ In March 2020 she won her first Platinum title at the Black Ball Open, beating Nour El Sherbini for the first time, and later that year she won the PSA World Tour Finals, defeating Nour El Tayeb in the final. ¹ She won the Manchester Open and the El Gouna International in 2021. ¹ With Egypt she won the women's world team championship in 2022 and again in 2024. ¹ In May 2025 she reached the final of the world championship in Chicago, losing to Nour El Sherbini, and in October 2025 she won the US Open before rising to world No. 1. ¹

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