# Tarek Momen
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{{Short description|Egyptian squash player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox squash player
| name = Tarek Momen
| image = Tarek Momen.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Tarek Momen
| fullname =
| nickname = The Viper, The Momenator
| country = {{EGY}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cairo, Egypt
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb}}
| turnedpro = 2005
| retired = 2025
| plays = Right-handed
| coach = Haitham Effat, Samir El Degwi
| racquet = Harrow
| website =
{{Twitter|id=TkMomen}}
| event = Men's singles
| years_active =
| highest_ranking = No. 3
| date_of_highest_ranking = February 2019
| current_ranking =
| date_of_current_ranking =
| WorldOpenresult = '''W''' ([2019-20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship))
| titles = 8
| finals = 27
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [squash](/source/squash_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{EGY}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/World_Squash_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze | [2015 Bellevue](/source/2015_Men's_World_Open_Squash_Championship) | Singles}}
{{MedalSilver | [2018–19 Chicago](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship) | Singles}}
{{MedalGold | [2019–20 Doha](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship) | Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Team Championships](/source/WSF_World_Team_Squash_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2013 Mulhouse](/source/2013_Men's_World_Team_Squash_Championships) | [Team](/source/Egypt_men's_national_squash_team)}}
{{MedalGold | [2019 Washington D.C.](/source/2019_Men's_World_Team_Squash_Championships) | [Team](/source/Egypt_men's_national_squash_team)}}
| updated = July 2020
}}
'''Tarek Momen''' (born 23 February 1988) is a professional former [squash](/source/squash_(sport)) player representing Egypt. He is a former World Champion and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in February 2019.
==Career overview==
A PSA member since 2005, Tarek Momen found time to graduate in Electronic Engineering at the American University in Cairo before devoting himself 100% to the Tour – and first breaking into the top 20 [world rankings](/source/PSA_World_Rankings) in August 2010, before celebrating a then career-high No 10 in April 2013.
The latest Egyptian to break into the world top ten, Momen reached his first Tour final at the Thessaloniki Open in Greece in March 2006 as a qualifier – upsetting No 2 seed [Daryl Selby](/source/Daryl_Selby) in the semi-finals before losing out to Spanish favourite [Borja Golán](/source/Borja_Gol%C3%A1n) in the final.
It would be another five years before he would claim his maiden title, at the 2011 Irish Open in Dublin. Unseeded, Momen overcame No 2 seed [Olli Tuominen](/source/Olli_Tuominen), then third seed [Saurav Ghosal](/source/Saurav_Ghosal) before downing Australian favourite [Stewart Boswell](/source/Stewart_Boswell) 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3 in the final.
Later in [2012](/source/PSA_World_Tour_2012), two significant titles came Momen's way: Firstly, seeded three in the [Colombian Open](/source/Colombian_Open_(squash)), he ousted local hero [Miguel Ángel Rodríguez](/source/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(squash_player)) in the final to win the PSA International 35 title in Bogota – then, unseeded, he carved his way through the [Malaysian Open](/source/Men's_Malaysian_Open_Squash_Championships_2012) field in Selangor, dismissing [Borja Golán](/source/Borja_Gol%C3%A1n) in four games in the semi-finals before overcoming compatriot [Mohamed El Shorbagy](/source/Mohamed_El_Shorbagy), the event's second seed, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12 in the 109-minute final.
The PSA International 50 title marked the third and biggest of his career.
The Selangor success had extra significance for Momen as the women's title was won by compatriot [Raneem El Weleily](/source/Raneem_El_Weleily), the then world No. 2 who later became his wife.
Momen's 2013 campaign began strongly with a surprise semi-final finish in the [Swedish Open](/source/Swedish_Squash_Open_2013) after a five-game upset over 4th seed [Daryl Selby](/source/Daryl_Selby) in the opening round.
Last 16 round finishes in successive [World Series](/source/PSA_World_Series_2013) events, the [North American Open](/source/North_American_Open) and [PSA Kuwait Cup](/source/PSA_Kuwait_Cup) in March – coupled with a quarter-final berth in the [KL Open](/source/Men's_Kuala_Lumpur_Open_Squash_Championships_2013), where he was unseeded – all led to his career-high No.10 ranking the following month.
And the [British Open](/source/2013_Men's_British_Open) in May saw the 25-year-old record his best ever performance in the event when he upset seventh seed [Peter Barker](/source/Peter_Barker_(squash_player)) to reach the quarter-finals.
Away from the Tour, Momen made his senior debut for [Egypt](/source/Egypt_men's_national_squash_team) in the [World Team Championship](/source/2013_Men's_World_Team_Squash_Championships) in June in France, where he won all but one of his matches for the title-holders.[[http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~983,00.html PSA Player Profile]][[https://www.squashinfo.com/player-778 SquashInfo Player Profile]]
In May 2023, he reached the quarter final of the [2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship](/source/2023_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship), before losing to [Mohamed El Shorbagy](/source/Mohamed_El_Shorbagy).[{{cite web |url=https://worldsquashchamps.com/draws/ |title=2023 World Championship draws |website=PSA |access-date=9 May 2023}}]
== Titles and Finals ==
=== Major Finals (7) ===
Major tournaments include:
* PSA World Championships
* PSA World Tour Finals
* Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year/Season
!Tournament
!Opponent
!Result
!Score
|-
|2017
|[Qatar Classic](/source/Qatar_Classic)
|[Mohamed El Shorbagy](/source/Mohamed_El_Shorbagy)
| bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss (1)
|8-11 12-10 7-11 7-11
|-
|[2018](/source/2018_Tournament_of_Champions)
|[Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(squash))
|[Simon Rösner](/source/Simon_R%C3%B6sner)
| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss (2)
|8-11 9-11 11-6 5-11
|-
|[2018-19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship)
|[PSA World Championships](/source/World_Squash_Championships)
|[Ali Farag](/source/Ali_Farag)
| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss (3)
|5-11 13-11 11-13 3-11
|-
|[2019-20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_PSA_Men's_World_Squash_Championship)
|[PSA World Championships](/source/World_Squash_Championships)
|[Paul Coll](/source/Paul_Coll)
| bgcolor="99FB98" |Win (1)
|11-8 11-3 11-4
|-
|2020
|[Tournament of Champions](/source/Tournament_of_Champions_(squash))
|[Mohamed El Shorbagy](/source/Mohamed_El_Shorbagy)
| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss (4)
|11-9 7-11 7-11 5-11
|-
|2020
|Egyptian Open
|[Ali Farag](/source/Ali_Farag)
| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss (5)
|9-11 3-11 4-11
|-
|2021
|[U.S. Open](/source/United_States_Open_(squash))
|[Mostafa Asal](/source/Mostafa_Asal)
| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss (6)
|11-5 11-5 9-11 10-12 3-11
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{PSA|new_id=tarek-momen|old_id=983|archive=20211028153203|archive2=20130821063650}}
* {{Squash Info|778}}
* {{Facebook|tarekmomenofficialpage}}
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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:Egyptian male squash players
Category:21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
Category:Squash players from Cairo
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