Tarek Momen
Tarek Momen
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| Nickname(s) | The Viper, The Momenator |
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| Country |
 Egypt
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| Residence | Cairo, Egypt |
| Born |
February 23, 1988 Cairo, Egypt |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Turned Pro | 2005 |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | Haitham Effat, Hisham El Attar |
| Racquet used | Harrow |
| Website | Tarek Momen on Twitter |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (March, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (March, 2017) |
| Title(s) | 4 |
| Tour final(s) | 12 |
| World Open | SF (2015) |
| Last updated on: July, 2016. | |
Tarek Momen, (born February 23, 1988 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in March 2016. He also has a bachelor's degree in Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
A PSA member since 2005, Tarek Momen found time to graduate in Electronic Engineering at the American University in Cairo before devoting himself 100% to the Tour - and first breaking into the top 20 world rankings in August 2010, then celebrating a career-high No10 in April 2013.
The latest Egyptian to break into the world top ten, Momen reached his first Tour final at the Thessaloniki Open in Greece in March 2006 as a qualifier – upsetting No2 seed Daryl Selby in the semi-finals before losing out to Spanish favourite Borja Golan in the final. It was five years later before he converted a final appearance into a winner’s cheque – claiming his maiden title at the 2011 Irish Open in Dublin. Unseeded, Momen dismissed No2 seed Olli Tuominen, then third seed Saurav Ghosal before overcoming Australian favourite Stewart Boswell 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3 in the final.
And later in 2012, two significant titles came Momen’s way: Firstly, seeded three in the Colombian Open, he ousted local hero Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in the final to win the PSA International 35 title in Bogota – then, unseeded, he carved his way through the Malaysian Open field in Selangor, dismissing Borja Golan in four games in the semi-finals before overcoming fellow countryman Mohamed El Shorbagy, the event’s second seed, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12 in the 109-minute final. The PSA International 50 title marked the third and biggest of his career.
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