Nouran Ahmed Gohar (Arabic: نوران أحمد جوهر; born 30 September 1997 in Egypt) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She is the 2023–24 World Champion. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in July 2020.
Career
She lifted her first Tour title at the Prague Open in December 2013 at 16 years of age, where she played to her seeding to see off Lucie Fialová to triumph. Gohar earned another title the following year at the Irish Open before her victory over Omneya Abdel Kawy in the final of the Monte Carlo Classic elevated her into the world's top 20 for the first time. A quarter-final finish at the Texas Open in April 2015 ensured that Gohar would breach the top 15 in the world.[1]
In May 2019, Gohar defeated the French fourth seed Camille Serme in the final of the prestigious Women's British Open Squash Championship, which saw Gohar (seeded seventh) becoming the lowest seed to win the tournament in the modern era. On her way to the final, Gohar had beaten the number 1 and 3 seeds (Raneem El Weleily and Nour El Tayeb).[4] This helped propel her toward the number 1 ranking in the world, which she achieved in July 2020.
In May 2023, she reached the final of the 2023 PSA Women's World Squash Championship, defeating number 3 seed Hania El Hammamy in the semi final.[6] However, in the final despite being the top seed she was defeated in straight sets by Nour El Sherbini. It was the third consecutive world final that Gohar had been beatean by El Sherbini.[7]
