Gogi Alauddin
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| Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1950 Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 3 (January 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final | 2 (British Open: 1973, 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gogi Alauddin (born 9 September 1950) is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the game's leading players in the 1970s.[1]
Biography
Alauddin won the British Amateur Championship in 1970/71[2] and 1971/72,[3] and the Pakistan Open in 1972 and 1973. He was also runner-up at the British Open in 1973 and 1975. In the 1973 British Open, Gogi defeated the great Geoff Hunt in the semi-finals but lost to Jonah Barrington in the final. Gogi reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2.
His nephew Sohail Qaiser was also a Pakistani international squash player.[1] Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a squash coach. He is considered one of the best squash coaches of all time by many professionals. His son is the captain of the Trinity College squash team, which once defeated the Harvard squash team as well.
Gogi made a post-retirement appearance in 2012 as a player at the FMC 2nd Asian Squash Masters Tournament, where he won a gold medal for his age bracket (60+).[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ^ "Student is the master". Nottingham Guardian. 12 January 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alauddin rubbed wrong way". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 December 1971. p. 16. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gogi displays his class". pakistantoday.com.
- ^ "Pakistan win Asian Masters Squash". The Nation. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
External links
- Article at squashtalk.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 4, 2006)
- Interview with PakistanToday
- Gogi Displays his class in Asian Masters
- Gogi Alauddin at Squash Info