Background
Amr Khaled Khalifa was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt.
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Amr Khaled Khalifa
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Khalifa attended high school at the Sakara International School in Cairo, Egypt and graduated in 2010 with honors.
Career
Growing up, Khalifa first learned to play Squash and Swim at the age of 8 at Maadi Club within Cairo. In January 2013, Khalifa enrolled in Saint Lawrence University, a small liberal arts college in Canton, New York in the United States. He also took the top honors in every age group, U13 to U19 at the Pioneer.
He reached a career-high ranking of World Number.
50 in August 2011 on the Professional Squash Association Tour with 9 individual titles. Khalifa left the PSA Tour in December 2012 and enrolled as an undergraduate student at Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York in January 2013.
In February of 2013 Khalifa led the Saint Lawrence "Saints" squash team to a best ever 6th place overall finish at the United States Intercollegiate Team Squash Championships held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. In the semi-final match Khalifa beat Ali Farag from Harvard in a tight 3-2 match.
In Spring 2014, the Saints climbed from the 6th place overall to 2nd place overall at the United States Intercollegiate Team Squash Championships held at Trinity College in Connecticut.
Achievements
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Khalifa won Nationals for both Squash and Swimming Under-11 category. Khalifa won the prestigious British Junior Squash Open Under-15 category in 2007 and the Under-19 category in 2009. In 2010, he won the World Junior Title and Team Championship in Quito, Ecuador. In March 2013, Khalifa won the United States Intercollegiate Individual Squash Championships by defeating senior Todd Harrity from Princeton University in the final match 3 games to 0, at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Khalifa was awarded the Player of the Year award during the 2013 Saint Lawrence University Squash Banquet and featured in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd".
