Zahed Mohamed

Zahed Salem
Personal information
Born (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992
Alexandria, Egypt
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Egypt
Turned pro2009
RetiredActive
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 14 (March 2019)
Current rankingNo. 186 (June 2025)
Title8

Zahed Salem (born 24 June 1992), formerly known as Zahed Mohamed, is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career high ranking of 14 in the world during March 2019.[1]

Career

Mohamed enjoyed a meteoric rise up the World Rankings in recent years and has performed consistently well since he joined the PSA World Tour as a 17-year-old. He lifted his first PSA World Tour title in 2011 at the Al Hassan Squash Open where he bested Qualifier Mazen Hesham in a comfortable 3–0 final rout.

He doubled his title tally a year later when he won the Royal Jordanian Squash Open, against the local player Ahmad Al-Saraj being the unlucky party this time round.

It was then Zahed's turn to be unlucky as a number of runner-up finishes followed over the next two years with a 3–2 defeat to Ali Farag in the 2015 Alexandria Open finale, particularly being a close match.[2][3]

In October 2024, Salem won his 7th PSA title after securing victory in the Wakefield Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[4] An eighth title arrived in June 2025 after winning the Atlanta Open.In June 2025, X won his/her x PSA title after securing victory in the X during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ^ "SquashInfo Player Profile". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ^ "$6,000 Men's PSA Wakefield Open 2024, Wakefield School, The Plains, Virginia, USA". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "$9,000 Men's 26th Atlanta Open 2025, Atlanta Community Squash, Atlanta, USA". Squash Info. Retrieved 11 June 2025.