Ahmed Barada

Ahmed Barada is an Egyptian former professional squash player, born in Cairo on 25 April 1977. ^{1 2} He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in December 1998 and was runner-up at the 1999 World Open. ¹

Barada won the World Junior Open title in 1994, as well as four British Junior Open titles between 1991 and 1994. ¹ In 1996 he became the first wildcard player ever to reach the final of a PSA Super Series event, finishing runner-up at the inaugural Al-Ahram International Championship in Cairo. ¹ He won gold in singles at the 1997 World Games in Lahti, and represented the Egyptian team that won the 1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Cairo. ¹ In 1999 he finished runner-up at both the World Open and the Super Series Finals, losing both finals to Peter Nicol. ¹ In 2000 Barada was stabbed twice near the spinal cord by an unknown assailant outside his home in Cairo; following his recovery he made a short-lived comeback, before officially announcing his retirement from the game in August 2001. ¹

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