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Ramit Tandon
Full name	Ramit Tandon
Country	India
Born	21 August 1992 (age 32); Kolkata, India
Residence	New York City, United States
Education	Columbia University
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed
Coached by	David Palmer; Hesham El Attar
Racquet used	Tecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest ranking	28 (October 2024)
Current ranking	28 (October 2024)
Clubs	Columbia Lions; (2011–2015);
Title(s)	4
Tour final(s)	8
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing India
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	PSA profile
	Updated on September 2024.

Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992) is an Indian professional squash player.^[1] He is a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a gold and a silver medalist at the Asian Team Championships.^[2] As of Oct 2024, Tandon is ranked 28th in world rankings.^[3]

He turned pro in 2018 and has won four tour titles since.^[4] He is India's number one and Asia's number three ranked male player.^[5]

Early life

Tandon completed his education from Sishya School, Chennai and moved to the United States to continue his education at Columbia University, New York. He became a part of the college's squash team Columbia Lions.^[6] He was ranked #2 in university squash, won the Skillman Award given for sportsmanship and good conduct on and off the court and captained the team.^[7] He also became the MVP four times and won the Maniatty Award, given to the best student-athlete. Tandon graduated with a BA in statistics.^[8]

After graduating, 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 as a guest speaker at several events.^[9]

Career

In 2011, Tandon won the U-19 boys singles title at the Asian Junior Championships. He was part of the bronze medalist men's team at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games.^[10]

In 2021, he was a part of the men's team that clinched the silver medal at the Asian Team Championships. Tandon was also a part of the gold medalist men's team at the 2022 edition.^[11] The win was historic as it was the first time the team had won the title.^[12]^[13]

Titles and finals


Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result	Score	Ref
2002	Singapore Junior Open	Aditya Jagtap	Win	3–0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-2)
2003	Scottish Junior Open	Robert Downer	Win	3–1 (5-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-2)	^[14]
2017	SYS Open	Kush Kumar	Win	3–0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-3)	^[15]
2017	Singapore Open	James Huang	Win	3–0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-3)	^[16]
2018	Abu Dhabi Squash Open	Omar Abdel Meguid	Win	3–1 (11-6, 6-11, 11-3, 11-2)	^[17]
2019	Seattle Open	Mohamed ElSherbini	Win	3–1 (11-4, 11-7, 2-11, 11-2)	^[18]
2019	EM Noll Classic	Youssef Ibrahim	Loss	1–1 (8-11, 11-5, 2-0 rtd)