Siddharth Suchde
Siddharth Suchde (born 20 January 1985, in Mumbai) is a professional squash player from India. He grew up in India, Scotland and Switzerland. He studied in Cathedral School in Bombay and completed his high school education from Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland. Later, he attended Harvard University from 2003-2007 as an undergraduate, where he received a degree in Economics.
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Harrogate, England | ||||||||||||||
Born | |||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Black Knight | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 39 (September 2012) | ||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated: October 2017. |
The year that he graduated from Harvard, Suchde became National Champion of college level squash in the US, despite the title had eluding him during the first three years of his undergraduate life. His freshman year he stood Fourth, Sophomore year third and Junior Year he was runner-up in the same championship. He held the number one spot on the team for most of his time there.
After completing his education, Suchde moved to Harrogate, England, where he lived and trained and constantly travelled all over the world to play squash.
His highest world ranking to date is 39. He is the second highest ranked Indian squash player in the world.
In 2012, Suchde retired from professional squash and founded LiveYourSport.com an online sports e-commerce company.
PSA Tour Titles
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2008 | Regions Racquet Club Pro Series | César Salazar | 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 |
PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up)
Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
2009 | BC Open | Laurence Delasaux | 10-12, 3-11, 1-11 |
2005 | Chennai Open | Ritwik Bhattacharya | 5-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
2007 | Saskatoon Boast | Arturo Salazar | 10-11, 7-11, 7-11 |
External links
- Siddharth Suchde – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-09-17)
- Siddharth Suchde at Squash Info
- Suchde Gains 10 Spots in International Squash Rankings at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)
- Eight Indians in Top 100 of World Squash Rankings at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)
- Suchde wins his first PSA title
- Suchde becomes CSA national Champion
- Ivy League Rookie of the Year