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Amanda Sobhy

Professional squash player and five-time US national champion, the first US-born player to reach the world top five, with a career high of No. 3 in October 2021.[Source]

Where in the US · HomeLives in Philadelphia. She was born in Sea Cliff, New York.[Source]

Family history

Her father, Khaled Sobhy, is Egyptian and her mother, Jodie Larson, is American; both played squash. Her brother Omar and sister Sabrina play too.[Source]

Connection with Egypt

Egyptian through her father, she won the 2010 World Junior title by beating Egypt's Nour El Tayeb in the final, and reached the final of the 2021 CIB Egyptian Open, where she lost to Nour El Sherbini.[Source]

Organizations

  • Squash Education AllianceCurrentBoard member[Source]
  • Professional Squash AssociationCurrentTour player[Source]

Education

  • Harvard UniversitySocial anthropology, 2015[Source]

Recognition

  • World Junior Squash Champion (2010), the first American winner[Source]
  • World Doubles Champion with Natalie Grainger (2013)[Source]
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