of 2013, with David winning all three, before she won her second Malaysian Open title in 2014, beating Nour El Tayeb in the final. In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. She reached the final of the World Championship in December 2014 but David proved to be a stumbling block once more as she denied El Welily squash's biggest crown. Undeterred, El Welily had a terrific opening to 2015 as she won the Tournament of Champions, the Windy City Open and the Alexandria International to close the gap on David's hold on the World No.1 ranking. In May 2015 she was named as the PSA Women's Player of the year for the 2014/15 season. In September 2015, Raneem surpassed David to clinch the World No.1 ranking in the PSA Women's World Ranking. In 2016, she won her third world team title as part of the Egyptian team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2018, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships, It was her fourth world team title. El Welily announced her retirement from professional competition in June 2020. Personal life El Welily was born and raised in Alexandria. She is married to Tarek Momen, a professional squash player. She graduated from the German School in Alexandria and between training sessions she also finds time to indulge her interests of music, jigsaw puzzles, and sudoku. Titles (24) World Open Finals: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up) See also Official Women's Squash World Ranking WISPA Awards References External links 1989 births Living people Egyptian female squash players Sportspeople from Alexandria 21st-century Egyptian women