{{Short description|Dutch squash player (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox squash player|name=Tommy Berden|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|04|22}}|country={{NED}}|spouse=Natalie Grinham|birth_place=Hilversum, Netherlands|event=men's singles|racquet=Head|plays=right-handed|highest_ranking=22|date_of_highest_ranking=December 2001|current_ranking=|date_of_current_ranking=}}
'''Tommy Berden''' (born 22 April 1979) is a retired Dutch professional squash player and an entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/33-tommy-berden|title=Squash Info {{!}} Tommy Berden {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|date=|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~251,00.html|title=Tommy Berden - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101172819/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~251,00.html|archive-date=1 January 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=2 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He achieved his highest career ranking of 22 in December 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/rankings/33-tommy-berden|title=Squash Info {{!}} PSA World Squash Rankings: Tommy Berden {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|date=|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
== Career == Tommy Berden was crowned as the European Junior Squash champion in 1998 before becoming a renowned professional squash player.
He has won eight PSA World Tour titles in his career including PSA World Tour title wins came in 2001 at the Australian Open, Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships and Motor City Open which led to improve his record career singles ranking of 22 in the same year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/tommy-berden-announced-as-wsa-interim-chief-executive/|title=Tommy Berden announced as WSA acting chief executive - Squash Mad|date=2014-04-30|work=Squash Mad|access-date=2 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Tommy Berden retired from playing in professional squash tournaments in late 2006 at the age of 27 due to undergoing surgeries in his playing hand (right-handed) to repair snapped tendons and decided to take part in event management of PSA World Tours.
== Personal life == He married fellow popular Dutch squash player, Natalie Grinham in March 2006 who has represented both Netherlands and Australia at the international level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7869/natalie-grinham|title=Natalie Grinham - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/tommy-berden-teams-up-with-wsa/|title=Dutch Promoter Tommy Berden joins forces with WSA - Squash Mad|date=2014-02-05|work=Squash Mad|access-date=2 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/squash-sisters-dump-australia/news-story/30e3f9ad718d923cfd9cde31e97ca3de?sv=4416ffeebee52132e29e24f0fb2507ef|title=Natalie Grinham marries former Dutch Pro Tommy Berden|last=|first=|date=|website=Herald Sun|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> His wife, Natalie Grinham achieved her highest career ranking of World No.2 position in women's singles in February 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/299-natalie-grinham|title=Squash Info {{!}} Natalie Grinham {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
Both Tommy and Natalie became the first husband and wife team to win a joint championship in squash after winning the respective trophies at the inaugural edition of the Tranzparanz Open in June 2006 which was held in Almere, Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/news/1239-berden-grinham-record-first-husband-wife-win|title=Squash Info {{!}} Berden & Grinham Record First Husband & Wife Win {{!}} Squash|last=Info|first=Squash|website=www.squashinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
== Career with PSA ==
After his retirement in 2006, he is currently serving as the Chief commercial officer of the Professional Squash Association. He has been seen as a promoter for several squash championships and also played a key role in collaborating both men's and women's PSA World Tours from 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/psastaff|title=PSA - who's who|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> He was also later appointed as the CEO of the Women's Squash Association in 2014 for his great efforts in developing and improving women's squash tournaments.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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