Ramy Ashour

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ramy Ashour
Occupation	Squash Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 30, 1987(1987-09-30)
Age	37
Birthplace	Cairo
Country	Egypt
Birth City	Cairo Governorate
Horoscope	Virgo

Ramy Ashour Biography

Ramy Ashour is one of the most popular and richest Squash Player who was born on September 30, 1987 in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Egyptian squash star who was the first to achieve the number-one ranking in the world in 2010.

He became a number-one ranked Egyptian squash champion, following in the footsteps of He followed in Amr Shabana‘s footsteps by becoming a number-one ranked Egyptian squash player..

Ashour won his first major international title in 2004 at the age of 16, becoming the youngest player ever to win the Men’s World Junior Squash Championship. The same year, he helped lead Egypt to a second-place finish in the team event, behind Pakistan. In July 2006, he became the first player in history to win the World Junior Championships for the second time, defeating fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad. He also led Egypt to a 2–1 victory over Pakistan in the final of the team event; the Egyptian team captured the top three positions in the individual players’ event as well as the team event title, a feat no other team had ever accomplished.

In the same year he transitioned out of the junior division, Ashour reached his first major final at the Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong Squash Open in 2006, where he lost to fellow Egyptian, Amr Shabana, who later would attain the number one ranking in the world. En route to the final, Ashour defeated world number ten John White, world number three Thierry Lincou, and world number two David Palmer.

Hisham Mohd Ashour was his older brother.

Ramy Ashour Net Worth

Ramy Ashour is one of the richest Squash Player from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ramy Ashour 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At sixteen years old, he became the youngest World Junior Squash Champion.

He won his 26th title and the second World Open Championship title in 2012.

Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (Arabic: رامي عاشور ‎), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s, as well as being the first ever two time World Junior Squash Champion. On April 22, 2019, at the age of 31, Ashour announced his retirement from professional Squash.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ramy Ashour height 5 ft 11 in Ramy weight 78 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ramy Ashour Dating?

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Ashour’s 2012 campaign was arguably the most successful of his career, becoming the first player to make the final of every tournament in which he competed since Jansher Khan. After coming back from a long injury break in February 2012, Ashour made the final at the North American Open 2012, where he lost to the new world number one, James Willstrop. At the El Gouna International in April, Ashour won their rematch, collecting another major title in front of his home crowd after Willstrop pulled out of the final in the third game. At the Allam British Open in May, Ashour missed the opportunity to be the first Egyptian title holder, after Abou Taleb in 1966, by losing to his old rival and defending champion Matthew. Ashour then went undefeated in the second half of 2012, winning all four tournaments in which he took part. Specifically, he defended his Australian Open title in August, won the US Open title in October by defeating Grégory Gaultier, and took the Hong Kong Open title in November by beating Willstrop. This string of wins led up to his final victory of the year at the Qatar World Open in December. By beating Matthew in the semi-final, he would reclaim the world number one spot the following January, and by defeating his fellow countryman, Mohamed El Shorbagy, in the final after a gruelling five-game match, he gathered his second World Open title.

Facts & Trivia

Ramy Ranked on the list of most popular Squash Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Egypt. Ramy Ashour celebrates birthday on September 30 of every year.

On November 21, 2014, Ashour won his third world title when he defeated fellow Egyptian Mohamad El-Shorbagy at the Squash World Championship in Doha, in a match that was described as “epic.”

Why did Ramy Ashour retire?

Despite his undoubted skills with a racket, Ashour has been ravaged by injury over the past decade and has suffered a range of hamstring and knee issues. The latter has kept him out of action since last May, with his final ever PSA appearance coming at the 2018 British Open.

Which racket does Ramy Ashour use?

Ramy Ashour uses the Prince Airstick 130 squash racket, having officially returned to the Prince fold after leaving Dunlop in February 2013. He had already reverted to using the Airstick at the Tournament of Champions in New York in January 2013.

Who is the best squash player ever?

Considered the best squash player of all time, Jahangir Khan is a retired Pakistani squash player. Jahangir holds the Guinness World Records for the most consecutive wins, not just in squash but all professional sports. With his 555 consecutive wins, he is truly a remarkable athlete.

Who is the best squash player in the world?

PSA Men’s World Rankings, of June 2022
RankPlayerAverage Points
1| Ali Farag ( EGY )| 1,771
2| Paul Coll ( NZL )| 1,747
3| Mohamed Elshorbagy ( EGY )| 1,192

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Personal information
Native name| جان شیر خان
Nickname(s)| King Khan , The Punisher
Citizenship| Pakistan
Born| June 15, 1969 Peshawar, Pakistan