Nour El Tayeb

Nour El Tayeb (; born 8 March 1993) is a former professional squash player who represented Egypt. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3, in March 2018.

Career The highlight of her junior career was reaching the final of the World Juniors in 2009 at age sixteen, beating top seed Dipika Pallikal of India on the way, before losing to compatriot Nour El Sherbini.

In 2012, she was part of the team that regained the world team title after winning a gold medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 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. In 2022, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was her third world team title.

In May 2023, she reached the quarter final of the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, before losing to number 1 seed Nouran Gohar.

Soon after reaching the quarter-final round at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, she announced her retirement from the PSA tour in July 2024.

Squash achievements Winner – WISPA Young Player of the Year 2010 Winner – Internationaux De Creteil, Paris, France Winner – British Junior Open U13, U15, U17, and U19 Winner – Pioneer U11 and U13 Winner – First National Championships U11 and U15 Winner - World Junior Champion 2011

Major World Series final appearances Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2014 Nicol David 11–4, 12–10, 11-8

U.S. Open: 2 final (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2015 Laura Massaro 11–6, 9–11, 6–11, 11–8, 11-7

Malaysian Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2014 Raneem El Weleily 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11-7

Personal life She is married to fellow squash professional Ali Farag. The pair set a new record, becoming the first married couple to both win a major title on the same day after winning the US Open in 2017. The couple came close to repeating the feat in the 2019 US Open, but Tayeb lost her final in a narrow 5-game thriller. She stepped away from the professional squash tour during the 2020–21 season to give birth, but returned the next season and reentered the top 10.