Nineteen-year-old Egyptian Amina Orfi made history by becoming the youngest U.S. Open champion in history, while Kiwi Paul Coll lifted his second career title on a thrilling finals night at the 2026 U.S. Open Squash Championships powered by Comcast Business Saturday, November 7, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
Coll has won the Platinum-level tournament for the second time and first since 2023 after he came back from a game down to defeat 2022 winner Elias by an 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 margin.
The 34-year-old would have surrendered the World No. 2 spot to Elias had he lost and it was the Peruvian who started strongly 24 hours after sending World No. 1 and defending champion Mostafa Asal out of the tournament. However, Coll responded brilliantly and showed a number of different layers to his game as he punished his opponent in the front of the court. The victory means that Coll has now won his 35th PSA title, his second of the season, while it’s his first major trophy since June’s British Open.
“It means a lot, I’ve been playing really well,” said Coll afterwards. “Today was huge for me. I had every excuse in the book to get tired, which I did, but my mind took over and I couldn’t be more proud of myself this week. I’ve got the best team in the world behind me and we put in some work, which paid off.”
Coll marked his third final appearance in Philadelphia after his 2023 triumph and falling short in the 2025 final against Mostafa Asal.
“I have belief in my mind,” Coll said. “When it gets down to it against those top boys, I need to believe that I’m better than them and that my game is good enough to compete. That was a key factor for me today. I know what I can take, I know what I can do in training, so it was all about believing in that today.”
Orfi has become the youngest women’s U.S. Open champion in history after a sublime performance saw the 19-year-old beat four-time champion Nouran Gohar 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 to go one better than last year’s runner-up spot.
Orfi has now won 17 PSA titles and holds the record for being the youngest women’s World No.1, World Champion, British Open champion and now U.S. Open champion. The phenom remains undefeated during the 2026-2027 season.
Gohar was appearing in her first major final since giving birth to her daughter just seven months ago and came into the title decider off the back of a 107-minute victory over Hania El Hammamy in the previous round, the longest women’s match in U.S. Open history.
That semifinal match finished after midnight, but the four-time U.S. Open champion still made it difficult for Orfi particularly in the first game. However, Orfi turned the tables and punished Gohar with her ferocious pace and severe hitting into the front as she pulled away to seal the title.
“It feels good, I’m really enjoying my squash at the moment,” Orfi said. “I feel that’s what really matters, if you enjoy it you play well and you win titles. I’m really happy with how I’m performing. I still have two tournaments left for the rest of this half of the season, so hopefully I can do well in those. I then have the World Teams and that will be exciting because it’s my first time playing at No.1. I’ll then relax and get ready for the second half of the season.”