Lakshit Sood

• Participated and represented Income Tax Department in Ministerial (Government of India) Tournaments. Won Gold Medal back to back 4 Years for Income Tax Department.

Current Rankings:

• Doubles: Ranked No. 6 in the world (tied) alongside twin brother and partner Chandril Sood.
• Singles: Ranked No. 22 in the world.

ITF Masters Tournament Achievements:

• ITF Masters M700, Vancouver, Canada (April 2024):
• Singles: Finalist
• Doubles: Winner (Partner: Chandril Sood)
• ITF Masters M400, Vancouver, Canada (May 2024):
• Singles: Winner
• Doubles: Winner (Partner: Chandril Sood)
• ITF Masters M1000, Mont-Tremblant, Canada (June 2024):
• Singles: Finalist
• Doubles: Winner (Partner: Chandril Sood)

Representation:

• Selected to represent Team India at the ITF Masters World Team Championships 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.

• Best ATP World Ranking - 282 (2017)
• Played ATP 250 World Tour Chennai Open, INDIA in 2015.
• Represented India at World University games held at Shenzhen, China in 2011 and at Gwangju, South Korea in 2015.
• Won numerous International Titles (ITF/ATP), For Example: 2017 : India F9 Futures, India F8 Futures, Sri Lanka F2 Futures, India F5 Futures. 2016: Egypt F37 Futures, Egypt F36 Futures, Egypt F35 Futures. 2015: India F18 Futures, India F8 Futures, India F7 Futures, India F4 Futures.
• Finalist and Semifinalist in other numerous International (ITF/ATP) Events.
• Have won various National events in Singles and Doubles. Was also finalist twice in one of biggest National events in India.
• Attended all practices and workouts on time. Following Professional Tennis Players routine everyday.
• Managed time effectively while traveling for games, attending practice and going to classes.
• Practiced with team on schedule and trained alone to enhance athletic abilities and contributions to team success
• Developed and maintained key relationships fellow athletes, coaching staff and school administrators and professors
• Trained extensively 30-36 hours per week for upcoming competitions to perform at top-level.
• Exhibited excellent teamwork and strong work ethic by promoting camaraderie
• Effectively communicated with diverse group of athletes, coaches and game officials using dynamic listening and open-ended questioning skills

Assisted Performance Group

• Collaborated with national and international players to enhance performance and achieve collective goals.

Adult Group Coach (2.0 to 3.5 Levels)
Designed and conducted training sessions tailored to adult players ranging from 2.0 to 3.5 skill levels, focusing on improving techniques and match strategies.

Instant Tennis Instructor

• Delivered Instant Tennis sessions aimed at providing quick introduction and basic skills to beginners.

Teen Try Coach

• Coached teenagers in the Teen Try program, fostering interest and skills development in tennis.

Teen Compete Coach

• Guided teenage players in the Teen Compete program, focusing on competitive play strategies and mental preparation.

Orange Development and Green Try Program Participant

• Actively engaged in the Orange Development and Green Try programs, contributing insights and experiences to support player development initiatives.

• Worked as Mentor to help International Tennis Players get back to competitive circuit after Covid-19 Lockdown. This helped them in achieving International Rankings.
• Collaborated with other International Players to achieve target results.
• Helped in identifying and correcting technical mistakes.
• Helped in strategy development and implementation for international competitions.
• Focused on improving technical expertise and efficiency of serves, volleys and groundstrokes in positive learning environment.
• Coached athletes in private and group lessons to help improve hand-eye coordination
• Determined areas in need of improvement and optimized strategies to strengthen performance
• Worked with coaches and trainers to understand and implement improvement strategies

• Collaborated with 7 to 10 individual players to achieve target results. Eg: Worked with Canadian Tennis Players.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
• Received and processed stock into inventory management system