Career
A Professional Squash Association (PSA) member since 1999, Wael El Hindi has long been regarded as one of Egypt"s most talented players – first making his mark in the United States of America in 1998 when he reached the final of the World Junior Championship as a 5/8 seed. Steady progress on the Tour saw the 28-year-old from Giza – who currently divides his time between Egypt and England – reached a career high ranking of World Number. 8 in November 2008.
El Hindi reached his first Tour final in Spain at the Trofeo Aquarius Open in October 1999 – but it was a further two years later, in the same country, that he claimed his maiden title at the Spanish Open in Tenerife, in September 2001.
The following month, unseeded, he joined the last eight of the World Open, also in Egypt, after beating seeded compatriot Karim Darwish and England"s Nick Matthew.
El Hindi began 2007 by again beating higher-seeded Darwish en route to a semi-final berth in the Canadian Classic in January. El Hindi"s 2008 campaign began with a quarter-final berth in the Tournament of Champions in January, then the following month he exceeded his seeding in the Canadian Classic in Toronto, where he beat Australian Cameron Pilley to set up a surprise all-Egyptian semi-final line-up.
In May, Wael made his debut in the Super Series Finals in London, where he beat Ong Beng Hee en route to recording a sixth-place finish. El Hindi credits his recent success to working on his fitness with British squash legend Jonah Barrington in England.
He reached a career-high world ranking of World Number.
8 in November 2008. United States Open: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up).