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Lina El Tannir

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Lina El Tannir
Nickname(s)Likaz; Lkz
Country Egypt
Born (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 37)
Cairo, Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byTalha Hussein
Akram Youssef
Mohamed Ismail
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 80 (October, 2006)
Updated on December 22, 2009.

Lina El Tannir, (born October 23, 1987, in Cairo) is a former professional squash player who represented Egypt.

El Tannir started playing squash when she was twelve years old because her cousin, Heba Abu Ouf - former Egyptian national champion - and brother, Mohamed El Tannir, already did. Based at the Cairo’s Gezira Club, she was coached by Talha Hussein, Mohamed Ismail and Akram Youssef.

As a junior, El Tannir won many national events and several international tournaments. These included the German Junior Open twice (2002 & 2005), the British Junior Open (2006). She was also runner up in the Dutch Junior Open in 2002. She also represented Egypt in the World Junior Team Championship in 2005.[citation needed]

El Tannir was ranked third in the national swimming team when she was twelve and second in the national gymnastics team when she was eight.[1] El Tannir reached a career-high world professionals ranking of World No. 80 in October 2006.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Squash is the last stop". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  2. ^ WISPA Player Profile
  3. ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
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