| PLAYER | Raneem El Welily |
| COUNTRY | Egypt |
| AGE | 28 |
| HEIGHT | 5′ 3″ |
| PLAYS | Right-handed, Harrow |
| RANKING | #2 Broke into top 20 in Jan 2009, top 10 in Oct 2011 and has been there since (top 5 since Feb ’12). In Sep 2015 became first Egyptian woman to reach #1 in any sport. |
| PSA TITLES | 34 Finals, 15 Titles. 2x World Junior Champion. |
| WORLDS HISTORY | Playing her 16th Worlds in a row. Reached semis in last 5, runner-up in ’14 (had match balls) and ’16. |
| RECENT FORM | No titles since Windy City in February, but reached finals of US Open and Hong Kong. |
