Amina Orfi is doing for women’s squash what no one has done before: winning the world junior championship at an age most players haven’t started their junior-title real hunt. Born in 2010, she is a top-10 professional at 16 — the youngest in the sport’s history.
Egypt’s squash machine keeps producing champions, and Orfi is its most extreme output yet. This post covers her age, her record-breaking junior career, and the teenage revolution she leads.
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Quick facts: Amina Orfi
Detail
Info
Full name
Amina Orfi
Born
2010 — Cairo, Egypt
Age (2026)
16
Plays
Right-handed
Turned pro
2022–23 (as a young teen)
Highest ranking
World top 10 (youngest ever)
World Junior titles
2 (2023, 2024)
Pro titles
Multiple PSA/Challenger wins
The Cairo pipeline
Orfi emerged from the same Egyptian junior system that produced Nour El Sherbini, Hania El Hammamy, and Nouran Gohar. Cairo’s squash academies — famously the most productive in the sport — scouted her talent before she was a teenager and accelerated her through a match-heavy development curriculum.
By age 13 she was competing in adult pro events — and winning.
The record-breaking junior years
2023: World Junior Champion at 13
Orfi won the World Junior Championship (the sport’s under-19 global title) at 13 — a feat previously thought impossible in a sport where the junior field is dominated by 17–19-year-olds.
2024: Double success
She repeated as World Junior Champion in 2024, then added the world junior title run to professional wins as a 14-year-old.
2025–2026: Professional top-10
Broke into the PSA world top 10 — youngest player ever
Multiple pro titles (Challenger and PSA level)
Semifinal and quarterfinal appearances at Platinum events
Playing style: future elite
Skill profile
Skill
Rating
Notes
Talent
Unquantifiable
Generational — already a top-10 player at 16
Fitness
Still growing
Will only get stronger as she matures
Court craft
Elite for age
Reads rallies like players 5+ years older
Power
Developing
Her drives will gain pace with physical maturity
Courage
Exceptional
Plays the big names without fear
Her game is characterized by fearless attacking and a mature command of the front of the court — the characteristics Egypt’s champions share.
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The El Hammamy / El Sherbini connection
Orfi is the next wave of the Egyptian dynasty:
– vs. Hania El Hammamy: the 2026 World Championship semifinal — Orfi stretched the No. 1 before losing — was a passing-of-the-torch moment in reverse: the veteran held on against the teenager
– Idol Nour El Sherbini: Orfi has cited El Sherbini, the record world champion, as her role model
What’s next for Amina Orfi
Charts look obvious:
– A comfortable top-5 ranking by her late teens
– World Championship final appearances in the coming seasons
– 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: the defining stage for her generation, where medals will be expected
Amina Orfi was born in 2010 in Cairo, making her 16 years old in 2026. She is the youngest player ever to reach the world top 10 in women’s squash and a multiple world junior champion.
Who is Amina Orfi?
Amina Orfi is an Egyptian squash prodigy and the youngest player in professional squash history to win the World Junior Championship twice (2023 and 2024) before turning 15, and to break into the PSA world top 10 as a teenager.
Has Orfi won a pro title?
Yes — Orfi has won multiple PSA and Challenger-level titles as a teenager, making her the youngest woman to collect a professional title on the PSA Tour.
Who is Amina Orfi’s idol?
Orfi has cited compatriot Nour El Sherbini — the record world champion — as her idol and a direct inspiration. She trains in Cairo’s elite system that produced the current Egyptian champions.
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