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Borja Golán
Country Spain
Born (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 (age 41)
Santiago de Compostela
ResidenceSantiago de Compostela
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Turned pro2002
Retired2023
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byJesus Souto
Racquet usedEye Rackets
Websitewww.borjagolan.com
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (April, 2014)
Title(s)33
Tour final(s)44
World OpenQF (2012, 2014)
Updated on May 2023.

Borja Golán (born 6 January 1983 in Santiago de Compostela) is a Spanish retired professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in April 2014.[1][2]

Career overview

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In August 2009, in the Colombian Open final, Borja suffered serious injury to his right knee which kept him out of action for six months.[3] He reached the top ten World Ranking the month following the tournament.

About three years later, in 2013, he got back into the top 10. In November, he reached the semi-final of the Qatar Classic, winning in the quarter-final against the seed No. 1 Grégory Gaultier in a tense and controversial match. In December, he was runner-up of the Hong Kong Open, his first PSA World Series final, against Nick Matthew. He announced his retirement in May 2023.[4]

Major World Series final appearances

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Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2013 England Nick Matthew 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5

References

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  1. ^ PSA Player Profile
  2. ^ Borja Golán at Squash Info Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Borja estará seis meses de baja" (in Spanish). October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  4. ^ ‘A warrior on court’: Borja Golan retires
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