Nour El Tayeb – 400 Matches: The Breakdown

Nour El Tayeb – 400 Matches: The Breakdown

Nour El Tayeb joined an exclusive club following her victory against Alexandra Fuller in the South Western Open second round last Thursday evening, with the World No.6 playing her 400th match on the PSA tour.

The 30-year-old Egyptian has enjoyed a fruitful career at the top of the women’s game, achieving a career-high ranking of World No.3 and winning 13 titles within her first 400 matches – before making it 14 when defeating American No.1 Amanda Sobhy in Houston last weekend.

We’ve broken down the stats behind El Tayeb’s first 400 matches and have taken a look back at some of her most notable fixtures along the way.

Career Stats

Matches: 400

Won: 271 (67.75%)

Lost: 129 (32.25%)

Tournaments: 138

Finals: 27 (19.57%)

Titles: 13 (48.15%)

Match Breakdown

Wins (Best of Five Only)

3-0: 151 (55.72%)

3-1: 69 (25.46%)

3-2: 36 (13.28%)

Defeats (Best of Five Only)

2-3: 34 (26.36%)

1-3: 42 (32.56%)

0-3: 42 (32.56%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Nour El Sherbini: 25 matches

Won: 6

Lost: 19

Notable Moments:

First PSA Match…

2004 Hurghada International: First Qualifying Round – Nadine Bahgat (EGY) bt Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 3-0: 9-0, 9-0, 9-0

First PSA Title…

2010 Creteil International Open: Final – Nour El Tayeb bt [1] Camille Serme (FRA) 3-2: 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8 (65m)

First Title on SQUASHTV…

2017 U.S Open: Final – [10] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 3-2: 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5 (52m)

First Time in World’s Top 100

May 2008

First Time in World’s Top 50

November 2009

First Time in World’s Top 10

September 2014

Longest Match…

2011 Irish Open: Final – [4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt [3] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 3-2: 13-15, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 16-14 (110m)