Borja Golán
Country Spain
ResidenceSantiago de Compostela
Born (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983
Santiago 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)
Last updated: 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

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

Major World Series final appearances

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2013England Nick Matthew11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5

References

  1. PSA Player Profile
  2. Borja Golán at Squash Info
  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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