Lakshit Sood

Lakshit Sood (born 20 February 1991) is an Indian professional tennis player and a padel athlete. He has represented India in international competitions. Lakshit with his twin brother, Chandril Sood, have played as a doubles pairs in ITF and ATP tournaments.

Professional tennis career

Rankings and achievements

• ATP Singles Ranking: Achieved a career-high of No. 1,075 on 20 July 2015. • ATP Doubles Ranking: Achieved a career-best of No. 282 on 13 November 2017.

ATP Main Draw Debut

Lakshit made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2015 Aircel Chennai Open, partnering with Chandril Sood in the doubles draw.

ITF Men’s Futures circuit

Lakshit has claimed 11 doubles titles in the ITF Men’s Futures circuit between 2015 and 2018.

• 2015: Secured 3 titles. • 2016: 3 additional titles. • 2017: 4 titles, his most successful year in terms of doubles performance. • 2018: 1 title.

International representation

Lakshit has represented India, including:

• 2013: World University Games in Shenzhen, China. • 2015: World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

Padel career

As of 30 December 2024, he holds a ranking of 1282 with the International Padel Federation (FIP).

World Championships performance

In August 2024, Lakshit competed in the ITF Masters World Team & Individual Championships in Lisbon, Portugal:

• Doubles: Partnered with Chandril Sood to win the Bronze medal. • Mixed Doubles: Secured an individual Bronze medal alongside Joanne Homza from Canada.

Current ITF Masters Rankings

• Singles: Ranked 11. • Doubles: Ranked 1. •Mixed Doubles: Ranked 12.