Lina El Tannir
Nickname(s) | Likaz; Lkz |
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Country | Egypt |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | October 23, 1987
Residence | Cairo, Egypt |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
Turned pro | 2005 |
Plays | Right Handed |
Coached by | Talha Hussein Akram Youssef Mohamed Ismail |
Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
Women's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 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
[edit]- ^ "Squash is the last stop". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ WISPA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
External links
[edit]- Lina El Tannir at WISPA (archived)
- Lina El Tannir at Squash Info