Spanish squash player
Borja Golán![]() |
| Country |  Spain |
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| Born | (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 (age 41)
Santiago de Compostela |
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| Residence | Santiago de Compostela |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
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| Turned pro | 2002 |
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| Retired | 2023 |
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| Plays | Right Handed |
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| Coached by | Jesus Souto |
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| Racquet used | Eye Rackets |
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| Website | www.borjagolan.com |
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| Highest ranking | No. 5 (April, 2014) |
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| Title(s) | 33 |
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| Tour final(s) | 44 |
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| World Open | QF (2012, 2014) |
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| 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
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]
| Outcome
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Year
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Opponent in the final
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Score in the final
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| Runner-up |
2013 |
 Nick Matthew |
11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
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