Borja Golán
Country | Spain |
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Born | Santiago de Compostela | 6 January 1983
Residence | Santiago de Compostela |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2023 |
Plays | Right Handed |
Coached by | Jesus Souto |
Racquet used | Eye Rackets |
Website | www.borjagolan.com |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (April, 2014) |
Title(s) | 33 |
Tour final(s) | 44 |
World Open | QF (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
[edit]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
[edit]Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 2013 | Nick Matthew | 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 |
References
[edit]- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ Borja Golán at Squash Info
- ^ "Borja estará seis meses de baja" (in Spanish). October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ ‘A warrior on court’: Borja Golan retires
External links
[edit]- Borja Golan at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
- Borja Golan at Squash Info