Nouran Gohar

Nouran Ahmed Gohar (Arabic: نوران أحمد جوهر; born 30 September 1997 in Egypt) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in July 2020.

Nouran Gohar
Full nameNouran Ahmed Gohar
Country Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997
Egypt
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byOmar Abd El Aziz, Karim Darwish
Racquet usedTechnifibre
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 2 (December 2021)
World OpenSF (2015, 2016, 2019-2020)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
2015 Kuala Lumpur Singles
2016 El Gouna Singles
2019–20 Cairo Singles
2021 Women's PSA World Tour Finals Singles
World Team Championships
2016 Issy-les-Moulineaux Team
2018 Dalian Team
Last updated: June, 2021.

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]

During May 2019 Gohar defeated the French fourth seed Camille Serme in the final of the prestigious 2019 Women's British Open Squash Championship, which saw Gohar (seeded seventh) becoming the lowest seed to win the tournament in the modern era. It was a well deserved victory because she beat the number 1 and 3 seeds (Raneem El Weleily and Nour El Tayeb) on the way to the final.[2] This helped propel her toward the number 1 ranking in the world which she achieved in July 2020.

Junior career

Nouran Gohar won the prestigious British Junior Open three times: in 2012, 2015, and 2016. She also was a two time World Junior Squash champion, winning two back to back titles in 2015 and 2016.

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2016 Nour El Sherbini7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11
Winner2019 Camille Serme11-3, 11-8, 11-3
Runner-up 2021 Nour El Sherbini 9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2

Hong Kong Open: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016 Amanda Sobhy6–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8

El Gouna International: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2019 Raneem El Weleily8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11

United States Open: 2 finals (2 titles, 0 runner-up)
Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2021 Hania El Hammamy9–11, 11-9, 11–7, 11–3
Winner2019 Nour El Tayeb3–11, 8-11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–7

See also

References
  1. "Professional Squash Association Official Biography".
  2. "EGYPTIAN DUO GOHAR AND ELSHORBAGY LIFT 2019 BRITISH OPEN TITLES". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2021.


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