Lina El Tannir

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Lina El Tannir
Nickname(s)Likaz; Lkz
Country Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 36)
Cairo, 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)
Last updated: 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 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), and was 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 national 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]

  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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