Diego Elías
Diego Elías 
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| Diego Elías (2019) | |
| Nationality: |
 Peru
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| Birthday: | November 19, 1996 |
| Size: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 82 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 2014 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | José Manuel Elías, Roberto Aliaga |
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| Career title: | 7th |
| Career finals: | 14th |
| Best placement: | 6 (January 2020) |
| Current placement: | 7th |
| Last update of the infobox: February 1st, 2020 | |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
Diego Elías Chehab (born November 19, 1996 in Lima ) is a Peruvian squash player .
Career
Diego Elías already celebrated major successes during his time with the juniors. He won the British Junior Open and the US Open, among others . In 2013 he won the Pan-American championships and was South American champion in the highest age group, the U19 juniors. In the same year he took part in the World Games for Peru , but was eliminated in the first round against Raphael Kandra . At the Junior World Championships in 2013, he failed in the quarter-finals to Fares Dessouki before winning the title in Windhoek in 2014 . Without losing a set, he prevailed over the course of the tournament and defeated Omar El Atmas in the final 11: 3, 11: 2 and 11: 1. In 2015 he successfully defended his title with a 3-0 final win over Youssef Soliman .
He started his professional career in 2014 and has won seven tournaments on the PSA World Tour so far . He achieved his first tournament victory in May 2014 in Resistencia against Leandro Romiglio , making Elías the first Peruvian to win a PSA title. He reached his highest place in the world rankings with sixth place in January 2020.
At the Pan American Games in 2015 , he won a silver medal in singles and a bronze medal in doubles. In 2019 , he won the gold medal in singles in Lima , while he won another bronze medal in doubles . In 2018 he became the individual panamerican champion after beating Christopher Binnie in the final .
successes
- Pan American Champion : 2018
- Won PSA -Titel: 7
- Pan American Games : 1 × gold (singles 2019), 1 × silver (singles 2015), 1 × bronze (doubles 2015 and 2019)
- South American Games : 3 × gold (singles, doubles and team 2018)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Elías, Diego |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elías Chehab, Diego (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima , Peru |