Ramit Tandon
Tandon in August 2022
Country India
ResidenceNew York City, U.S.
Born (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992
Kolkata, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Turned Pro2018
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byCyrus Poncha
Racquet usedTecnifibre
WebsiteRamit Tandon on Twitter, Ramit Tandon on Instagram
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 46 (April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 46 (April 2019)
Title(s)4 PSA World Tour titles, Asian Junior Team Champions, 6 Junior National titles, Malaysian Junior Open
Tour final(s)3 PSA World Tour finals, Asian Jr Individuals, World Cup U-21, PSA NY Open, PSA Malaysian Pro Circuit, German Junior, Pioneer Junior
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Last updated: April 2019.

Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992 in Kolkata) is an Indian professional squash player. He is ranked number 35 in the world and India #2 (April 2019). He turned pro in 2018 and has won 4 PSA tour titles since then. He's an Asian Games Bronze Medalist. He also represented India at the Gold Coast CWG 2018. As a junior he won 6 Junior National Titles, several international titles and ended his junior career as India #1, Asia #2 and world #5. He captained the Indian Junior Team to a historic Gold Medal beating Pakistan in the final match. He was also part of the U-21 World Cup Team that secured the silver medal.

He passed out from La Martiniere Calcutta in 2011 and moved to the US to continue his education at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he was the captain of the squash team. He was ranked #2 in College Squash and he ended his college squash career winning the Skillman Award(given for sportsmanship and good conduct on and off the court). He was 4 times MVP at Columbia University and also won the Maniatty Award which is given to the best student-athlete. He graduated with a BA in statistics.[1]

After completing university he worked in the finance industry for a few years before stepping into the professional squash world. Off the court he is seen at fashion shows, Ted Talks and other as a guest speaker at several events. In many ways he's a youth icon and appeals to school/college students.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ramit Tandon - Men's Squash". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "How hedge fund analyst Ramit Tandon turned into a top-100 squash pro". espn.in. ESPN. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ramit Tandon player profile". psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ramit Tandon player profile". squashinfo.com. Squash Info. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.


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