Nouran Gohar
Full nameNouran Ahmed Gohar
CountryEgypt
ResidenceStamford, Connecticut, USA
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. 1 (December 2022)
World OpenSF (2015, 2016, 2019-2020)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  Egypt
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020–21 Chicago Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chicago Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 El Gouna Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019–20 Cairo Singles
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Issy-les-Moulineaux Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dalian Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Last updated: June, 2021.

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.

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]

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. In 2016, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[2]

In 2018, she won her second world team title as part of the Egyptian team that won the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3]

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.[4] This helped propel her toward the number 1 ranking in the world which she achieved in July 2020.

In 2022, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships. It was her third world team title.[5]

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]

Gohar is married to fencer Ziad El-Sissy.[8]

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 4 finals (1 title, 3 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2016Egypt Nour El Sherbini7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11
Winner2019France Camille Serme11-3, 11-8, 11-3
Runner-up2021Egypt Nour El Sherbini9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
Runner-up 2022 Egypt Hania El Hammamy 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11

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

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016United States 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-up2019Egypt Raneem El Weleily8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11

United States Open: 3 finals (3 titles, 0 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2019Egypt Nour El Tayeb3–11, 8-11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–7
Winner2021Egypt Hania El Hammamy9–11, 11-9, 11–7, 11–3
Winner2022Egypt Nour El Sherbini3-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Squash Association Official Biography".
  2. ↑ "Egypt Beats England, Winning Women's World Team Squash Championship". Cairo Scene. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's World Team Championship squash: Egypt beat England to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "EGYPTIAN DUO GOHAR AND ELSHORBAGY LIFT 2019 BRITISH OPEN TITLES". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Egypt defeat USA in thriller to retain WSF Women's World Team Championship". World Squash. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "FINALS : Sherbini and Farag retain titles". World Squash. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "So you think you know Nouran Gohar?". thesquashsite.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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