 Undeterred, El Welily had a terrific opening to 2015 as she won the Tournament of Champions, the Windy City Open and the Alexandria International to close the gap on David's hold on the World No.1 ranking.In May 2015 she was named as the PSA Women's Player of the year for the 2014/15 season.In September 2015, Raneem surpassed David to clinch the World No.1 ranking in the PSA Women's World Ranking.