Amr Shabana (born 20 July 1979, in Cairo, Egypt) is a professional squash player from Egypt. He won the World Open in 2003 and 2005, and reached the World No. 1 ranking in 2006. For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), It comes... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation // Squash is an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called Squash rackets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... The World Open is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Shabana stunned the squash world in December 2003 when, seeded ninth, he captured his first World Open title, beating Thierry Lincou in the final 15-11, 11-15, 15-8, 15-14. Thierry Lincou is a French squash player, ranked best in the world in 2003 and 2004 Sponsored by Tecnifibre Squash, which incorporates the use of Hexalium. ...

In 2004, Shabana finished runner-up at the British Open, losing in the final to David Palmer 10-11 (4-6), 11-7, 11-10 (3-1), 11-7. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Open Squash Championships is one of the oldest and most established tournaments in the game of squash. ... David Palmer (born 28 June 1976, in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional squash player from Australia. ...

Shabana won his second World Open title in 2005, beating Palmer in the final 11-6, 11-7, 11-8.

In April 2006, Shabana became the first Egyptian player to reach the World No. 1 ranking.

Shabana won the 2006 PSA Masters and Tournament of Champions titles. The PSA Masters is a prestigious squash tournament which has been part of the mens international tour since 2000. ... The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. ...

External links

• Profile at psa-squash.com
• Profile at squashinfo.com
• Page at squashpics.com
• Article from Al-Ahram Weekly On-line (Jan 2004)