 Tayeb at the 2020 Cleveland Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 8, 1993 Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Haitham Effat Hossam Shaddad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (March, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: December, 2020. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nour El Tayeb (Arabic: نور الطيب; born March 8, 1993, in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of three in March, 2018.[1][2]
The highlight of her junior career was, at age sixteen, reaching the final of the World Juniors in 2009, beating top seed Dipika Pallikal on the way before losing to fellow Egyptian Nour El Sherbini.
In 2012, she was part of the team that regained the world team title after winning a gold medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3]
In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[4]
In 2018, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[5] In 2022, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was her third world team title.[6]
In May 2023, she reached the quarter final of the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, before losing to number 1 seed Nouran Gohar.[7]
| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2014 |  Nicol David |
11–4, 12–10, 11-8 |
| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2015 |  Laura Massaro |
11–6, 9–11, 6–11, 11–8, 11-7 |
| Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2014 |  Raneem El Weleily |
7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11-7 |
She is married to fellow squash professional Ali Farag, and the pair set a new record, becoming the first married couple to both win a major title on the same day after winning the US Open in 2017.[9] She retired on December 7, 2020, on announcing her first pregnancy.[10]
