- Ahmed Barada
Ahmed Barada (born
25 April 1977 , inCairo ,Egypt ) is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He finished runner-up at both theWorld Open and the Super Series Finals in 1999 (losing in both finals toPeter Nicol ). His career-high world ranking was World No. 2, which he reached in December 1998.Barada won the World Junior Open squash title in 1994, as well as 4 British Junior Open titles in 1991-94 (1 under-14, 2 under-16, and 1 under-19). He shot to stardom on the professional circuit in 1996, when he became the first wildcard player ever to reach the final of a
Professional Squash Association Super Series event, finishing runner-up at the inaugural Al-Ahram International Championship in Cairo.In 2000, Barada was stabbed by an unknown assailant outside his home in Cairo. Following his recovery from this injury, Barada had a short-lived comeback, before officially announcing his retirement from the game in August 2001.
Barada is now a professional singer.
External links
* [http://www.squashtalk.com/profiles/abaradaprof.htm Profile]
* [http://www.squashtalk.com/profiles/abaradastats.htm Career statistics]
* [http://www.squashpics.com/topmen/barada.htm Page at squashpics.com]
* [http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/globalgallery31.htm Article at squashtalk.com]
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