Amanda Sobhy – 400 Matches: The Breakdown

Amanda Sobhy – 400 Matches: The Breakdown

Amanda Sobhy has become only the second American woman to reach 400 PSA matches following her quarter-final clash with Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy last night in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family.

Sobhy is second only to former World No.18 Latasha Khan in terms of professional appearances, with Khan playing 459 between 1997-2017, but is the highest ranked American-born woman of all-time.

The 29-year-old from Boston has a career-high ranking of No.3 and has won 20 PSA titles to date – we’ve broken down the stats behind Sobhy’s 400 matches and have taken a look back at some notable fixtures along the way.

Career Stats

Matches: 400

Won: 275 (68.8%)

Lost: 125 (31.3%)

Tournaments: 141

Finals: 27 (19.2%)

Titles: 20 (74.1%)

Match Breakdown

Wins (Best of Five Only)

3-0: 155 (56.4%)

3-1: 76 (27.6%)

3-2: 31 (11.3%)

Defeats (Best of Five Only)

2-3: 32 (25.6%)

1-3: 34 (27.2%)

0-3: 49 (40%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Nour El Tayeb: 16 matches

Won: 6

Lost: 10

Notable Moments:

First PSA Match…

2008 Capitol Hill Open: First Round – Larissa Stephenson (NZL) bt Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-0: 9-0, 9-4, 9-6

First PSA Title…

2010 Liberty Bell Open: Final – [2] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt [7] Olivia Clyne (USA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-4, 11-8

First Title on SQUASHTV…

2015 NetSuite Open: Final – [1] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt [2] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 3-1: 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 12-10 (37m)

First Time in World’s Top 100

June 2009

First Time in World’s Top 50

February 2010

First Time in World’s Top 10

September 2014

Longest Match…

2017 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions: Second Round – [11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 9-11, 14-12, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5 (67m)