Lina El Tannir

Lina El Tannir
Nickname(s) Likaz; Lkz
Country  Egypt
Residence Cairo, Egypt
Born (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987
Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Turned Pro 2005
Plays Right Handed
Coached by Talha Hussein
Akram Youssef
Mohamed Ismail
Racquet used Tecnifibre
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 80 (October, 2006)
Last updated on: December 22, 2009.

Lina El Tannir, (born October 23, 1987 in Cairo) was a professional squash player who represented Egypt.

Lina 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 Lina 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.

Lina 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] Lina reached a career-high world professionals ranking of World No. 80 in October 2006.[2][3]

References

  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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