Country | Spain |
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Residence | Santiago de Compostela |
Born | Santiago de Compostela | 6 January 1983
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) |
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]
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]
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 2013 | Nick Matthew | 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 |
Country | Spain |
---|---|
Residence | Santiago de Compostela |
Born | Santiago de Compostela | 6 January 1983
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) |
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]
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]
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 2013 | Nick Matthew | 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 |