She became the World Champion in 2017, after defeating her compatriot Nour El Sherbini in the finals.

Alexandria-born El Welily emerged as one of the most skillful players on the PSA Women's World Tour since turning professional in 2002.

[2] El Welily won her first senior Tour title in 2009 when she triumphed at the Heliopolis Open in Egypt.

The Egyptian shot-maker doubled her Tour title tally in 2011 and four months later won the biggest event of her career so far, by topping then-World No.

[7] She reached the final of the World Championship in December 2014 but David proved to be a stumbling block once more as she denied El Welily squash's biggest crown.

[12] She graduated from the German School in Alexandria and between training sessions she also finds time to indulge her interests of music, jigsaw puzzles, and sudoku.