Salma Hany is another of the young crop of talented Egyptians ascending the path to the top of the rankings. She drew a lot of admirers in 2012 and 2013 for a number of performances as she captured three titles over that period. Despite suffering a trophy drought in the next two years, several consistent performances ensured that she would break into the world’s top 20 for the first time. She finished runner-up at the 2018 Macau Open and then made the semis of the Carol Weymuller once again, before a last eight appearance in the 2019 Tournament of Champions. Hany started 2021 by reaching the semi-finals of the Black Ball Open and followed that up with quarter-final results at the El Gouna International and the World Championship. Towards the end of the year, she reached the finals of both the Oracle NetSuite Open and the Malaysian Open Championships. In her first appearance of 2022, the Egyptian made it into the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open, before also reaching the semi-finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York City. Hany started 2023 with semi-final appearances at both the DAC Pro Classic and the Cincinnati Cup before making the final of the Canadian Women’s Open. She ended the 2022-2023 campaign with quarter final finishes at the Richmond Open and the El Gouna International, as she aimed to break back into the world’s top ten for the first time since November 2022.