A search for “Nour El Sherbini biography” gives you the basics on Wikipedia. This profile goes deeper into her world titles record, career stats and the longevity that makes her arguably the greatest women’s squash player of the modern era. Seven world championships and counting, she dominates the women’s game like no one else.
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Quick facts: Nour El Sherbini
Detail
Information
Born
November 1, 1995, Alexandria, Egypt
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) reported
Turned pro
2012
Highest ranking
World No.1
World titles
7 (modern-era record)
Known for
Deception, composure, tactical intelligence
Early life
El Sherbini was born in Alexandria and played squash from a very young age, representing Egypt at age-group level and climbing the national ranks as a prodigy. Egypt’s deep coaching system gave her world-class training early, and she was already competing on the full PSA Tour in her mid-teens.
Career highlights
Year
Milestone
2013
Wins first PSA Tour titles as a teenager
2016
First world title at 19, youngest in the modern era
2016
Reaches world No.1 for the first time
2017
Wins a second world title
2019-20
Claims titles number three and four
2021-22
Wins five and six in Cairo and beyond
2024
Wins a seventh, extending her own record
2026
Still ranked in the world top five
Seven world championship victories make Sherbini the most decorated women’s player in PSA World Championship history, achieved through a decade at the very top.
Playing style
Sherbini’s game blends Egyptian technical precision with rare court intelligence. She can play patient length, aggressive volleys or devastating drops, and changes pace without telegraphing the shot.
Shot / Skill
How it shows on court
Drop
Among the most accurate in women’s squash
Volley
Takes the ball early, punishes loose serves
Deception
Changes pace and direction at the last moment
Length
Deep, consistent control of the T
Composure
Calm in tight fifth-game finishes
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Rivalries
Her defining rivalries shaped the modern women’s tour: first with Raneem El Welily, whose world finals with Sherbini defined the mid-2010s, then with Nouran Gohar’s relentless physicality. Hania El Hammamy has emerged as her most frequent opponent in the 2020s, with England’s Georgina Kennedy adding speed to the mix.
National team role
Sherbini is the centrepiece of Egypt’s dominant women’s team, contributing to multiple World Team titles. In any team format her near-guaranteed point bolsters a squad already deep in Egyptian talent.
What’s next
At 30, Sherbini still enters every event as a contender. An eighth world title would be historic, and she remains the benchmark every player on the women’s tour measures herself against.
As of 2026, Sherbini has won seven women’s world championship titles, a modern-era record. She first won at 19 and most recently added a seventh in 2024.
How old is Nour El Sherbini?
Sherbini was born on November 1, 1995, in Alexandria, Egypt. She is 30 years old as of the 2026 season and remains inside the world top five.
Was Nour El Sherbini the youngest women’s world champion?
Yes. When she won her first world title in 2016 at age 19, she became the youngest woman to win the PSA World Championship in the modern era.
How long was Nour El Sherbini world No.1?
Sherbini first reached world No.1 in 2016 and has held the ranking in multiple spells through 2016-2020 and beyond. No active women’s player has spent more cumulative time at the top.
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