Nour El Sherbini – 400 Matches: The Breakdown

Nour El Sherbini has become the youngest female player ever to reach 400 professional squash matches, with the six-time World Champion achieving the milestone at 26 years and 11 months.

That sees her eclipse the legendary Nicol David, who was 27 years and two months when she reached 400 matches on the tour.

We’ve broken down the stats around El Sherbini’s 400 matches and taken a look back at some notable fixtures along the way.

Watch El Sherbini take on World No.1 Nouran Gohar tonight in the U.S. Open final.

Career Stats

Matches: 400
Won: 319
Lost: 81
Tournaments: 108
Finals: 49
Titles: 30

Match Breakdown

Wins

3-0: 178 (55.8%)
3-1: 81 (25.4%)
3-2: 41 (12.9%)

Defeats

2-3: 26 (32.1%)

1-3: 24 (29.6%)

0-3: 21 (25.9%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Raneem El Welily: 24 matches

Won: 12

Lost: 12

All-Time Women’s PSA Titles List

1- Nicol David (MAS): 81

2- Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS): 62

3- Michelle Martin (AUS): 56

4- Susan Devoy (NZL): 52

5- Rachael Grinham (AUS): 36

6- Nour El Sherbini (EGY): 30

7- Cassie Jackman (ENG): 28

8- Carol Owens (NZL): 27

9- Vanessa Atkinson (NED): 25

10- Raneem El Welily (EGY): 24

Notable Moments

First PSA match…

2008 Hurghada Open: Qualifying First Round – Eman Al Amir (EGY) bt Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 3-1: 9-3, 9-2, 3-9, 9-6 (30m)

First PSA title…

2010 Heliopolis Open: Final – [5] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 3-0: 6-11, 9-11, 5-6 retired

First title on SQUASHTV…

2016 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions: Final – [7] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [10] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-1: 11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8 (46m)

First Time in World’s Top 100…

July 2009

First Time in World’s Top 50…

December 2009

First Time in World’s Top 10…

June 2012

First Time at World No.1…

May 2016 – Replaced Laura Massaro

Has since spent 206 weeks at World No.1

First Platinum/World Series Title…

2016 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions: Final – [7] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [10] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-1: 11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8 (46m)

First British Open Title…

2016 Allam British Open: Final – [4] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [8] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 (75m)

First World Championship Title…

2015 Naza PSA Women’s World Championship: Final – [5] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [1] Laura Massaro (ENG) 3-2: 6-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-8 (63m)

Longest Match…

2010 CIMB Singapore Masters: Final Qualifying Round – Low Wee Wern (MAS) bt Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 3-2: 11-5, 9-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8 (85m)