Salma Shabana (born 8 October 1976) has the distinction of being the first female professional

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player from

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. She reached a career high ranking of World No. 20 in September 2000. She is the sister of former male

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(PSA) world No. 1 squash player,

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. She lives in Cairo with her husband Omar El Borolossy, also a squash player who represented Egypt internationally, and their three children.

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* * Egyptian female squash players 1976 births Living people Squash players from Cairo {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub