Saurav Ghosal – 500 Matches: The Breakdown

India’s Saurav Ghosal reached the milestone of 500 matches during the Paris Squash last week as he overcame Eain Yow Ng to reach the third round of the Paris Squash 2023.

Ghosal first joined the PSA tour in 2003 and is therefore celebrating his 20th year competing as a professional squash player. The Indian No.1 has been a familiar figure in the major PSA events since 2008, featuring in 17 World Championships and 12 British Open’s along the way.

The 37-year-old has a highest career ranking of World No.10 and has captured 10 titles to date – we’ve broken down the stats behind the 500 matches and taken a closer look at some notable fixtures along the way.

Career Stats

Matches: 500

Won: 277 (55.29%)

Lost: 223 (44.71%)

Tournaments: 238

Finals: 18 (7.56%)

Titles: 10 (55.56%)

Match Breakdown

Wins (Best of Five Only)

3-0: 150 (54.15%)

3-1: 81 (29.24%)

3-2: 39 (14.08%)

Defeats (Best of Five Only)

2-3: 49 (21.88%)

1-3: 71 (31.70%)

0-3: 100 (44.64%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Mohamed ElShorbagy: 12 matches

Won: 2

Lost: 10

Notable Moments:

First PSA Match…

Country View Open 2003 – RD1: Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [4] Marcus Y Choong Yeap (MAS) 3-1: 15-13, 15-2, 13-15, 15-7

First PSA Title…

Otters Open 2006 (Mumbai, India): Final – [4] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [2] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 3-2: 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10 (75m)

Biggest Title…

Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2021: Final – [2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt [1] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 13-11 (58m)

First Time in World’s Top 100

February 2005

First Time in World’s Top 50

December 2006

First Time in World’s Top 10

April 2019

Longest Match…

Motor City Open 2014 – RD1: Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 3-2: 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 14-12, 7-11 (111m)