Ramy Ashour
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| Country: | Egypt | |
| Residence: | Cairo, Egypt | |
| Height: | 1.8 m | |
| Plays: | Right | |
| Turned pro: | 2006 | |
| Highest World Ranking: | 5 (Feb. 07) | |
| PSA Tour Titles: | 3 | |
| PSA Tour Finals: | 7 | |
| Racquet: | HEAD | |
| Coach: | Ashraf Hanafi, Antony Hill & Ahmed Matan | |
| Sponsors: | Ziad El Turki-ATCO Company | |
Ramy Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo Egypt) is an internationally renowned Egyptian squash player. Ashour won his first major international title in 2004, when he became the youngest player ever to win the Men's World Junior Squash Championship at just 16 years old. He also led Egypt to a second-place finish in the team event in 2004, losing to Pakistan in the final. In July 2006, he became the first player in history to win the World Junior Championships twice. He defeated his junior compatriot Egyptian Omar Mosaad. He also led Egypt to 2-1 victory over Pakistan in the final of the team event. By his victories, Egypt captured the first three positions in the invidiual players event and the team event title which was a feat no team has ever accomplished in the history of the tournament.
He reached his first major final at the Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong Squash Open 2006 where he lost to the eventual World No.1 fellow Egyptian Amr Shabana. En Route to the final, he beat World No.10 John White, World No.3 Thierry Lincou and World No.2 David Palmer.
He won his first major professional title in January 2007, when he defeated David Palmer 3-0(11-7/11-3/11-4) in 32 minutes for the PACE Canadian Squash Classic.
Ashour's older brother, Hisham Mohd Ashour, also plays on the PSA tour.
