Nouran Gohar

Nouran Gohar
	Nouran Gohar in 2024
Full name	Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Country	Egypt
Born	30 September 1997 (age 27); Egypt
Residence	Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Retired	Active
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Omar Abd El Aziz, Karim Darwish
Racquet used	Technifibre
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (October 2020)
Current ranking	No. 2 (July 2024)
World Open	W (2023–24)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Egypt
World Championships
World Team Championships
	Updated on June, 2021.

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]

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 consecutive 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]

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 2022, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships, 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]

Personal life

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

Major World Series final appearances

British Open: 6 finals (2 title, 4 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2016	Nour El Sherbini	7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11
Winner	2019	Camille Serme	11-3, 11-8, 11-3
Runner-up	2021	Nour El Sherbini	9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-2
Runner-up	2022	Hania El Hammamy	9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11
Runner-up	2023	Nour El Sherbini	9-11, 7-11, 1-11
Winner	2024	Nour El Sherbini	11-6, 17-15, 3-11, 7-11, 11-4

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2016	Amanda Sobhy	6–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8

El Gouna International: 5 finals (2 title, 3 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2019	Raneem El Weleily	8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11
Runner-up	2021	Nour El Sherbini	7-11, 8-11, 5-11
Runner-up	2022	Hania El Hammamy	11-2, 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 4-11
Winner	2023	Nele Gilis	11-5, 11-7, 11-9
Winner	2024	Nour El Sherbini	11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2019	Nour El Tayeb	3–11, 8-11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–7
Winner	2021	Hania El Hammamy	9–11, 11-9, 11–7, 11–3
Winner	2022	Nour El Sherbini	3-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6